The iphone SCs cometh...

[Seanette]

If Mr. Discount makes so much...why does he need a discount?

I wondered the same thing.

[Orgaloth]

I'm on my 5th iPhone launch, and it happens every year, they make the announcement, and that day people come in asking to get the phone (that was the announcement you idiot), ask for the price (we don't know until a few days before, although this year they jumped on that quickly), or if we'll hold it for them (nope. We have plenty of people who are happy to line up). so if you want a phone now, I'll sell you a Samsung or BlackBerry.

[Lace Neil Singer]

I read in the paper that people are actually queueing up outside the Apple store and have been there for a week. O_o Um, it's just a phone.

This reminds me about the whole Wii launch; a mate of mine got a black eye cuz he dared buy the last Wii at that particular store and a woman tried to snatch it off him. Security took care of her. XD I mean, seriously? That item you want, whether it's a phone or console, is still going to exist after launch week. You don't have to have it right now.

[AyreBiskits]

I hear an incoming of "YOU'VE RUINED MY SON/DAUGHTER/COUSIN/FRIEND/FRIEND-WITH-BENEFITS/________'S BIRTHDAY/CHRISTMAS/HOLIDAY OF YOUR CHOICE!!!!"

get the popcorn ready. i'm bringing the Kailua and vodka.

[mathnerd]

I read in the paper that people are actually queueing up outside the Apple store and have been there for a week. O_o Um, it's just a phone.

I don't know about anywhere else, but I live in a pretty major city, and had to go to the Apple Store yesterday with a repair issue for my laptop and the store was pretty slow. It was busier than normal for 10AM on a Friday morning, but still more staff than customers.

As for upgrades I have a 5c, as does one of my sons. Out of curiosity, I checked my account yesterday and my other son, the one with a 4s, is eligible for an upgrade now. I'm still not going to spend the money though. Maybe they'll come out with a 6c, or something similar to reduce the cost a bit, and then I'd be more likely to upgrade his phone.

[lonnolan]

Was getting an upgrade for my phone from Verizon yesterday, and it seriously makes you wonder. While dealing kindly with the lady helping me, I heard two people practically demanding to know why it is that they do not have a display of the new IPhones out for people to see and look at, and then getting upset when told that they were too new to have a display model out at the stores yet.

[Sapphire Silk]

So you make $100 000+ a year, and? You want a DISCOUNT?

Wait... what?! The gall!!!

Either he's a liar... or really does have a bare-faced cheek and expects a discount for no reason even though he's rich.

He's not rich. He doesn't make near enough to be classified as rich. He's middle class. He's just an asshole middle class.

I read in the paper that people are actually queueing up outside the Apple store and have been there for a week. O_o Um, it's just a phone.

I absolutely do not get this. And I love my Apple products. I have never and will never stand in line for a phone.

[retro]

Ah the crux as to why I got so stressed out at my last job.

Apple.

Yes, I'm sure their products are very nice but pretty much guaranteed that the entitled SCs were always ones that had one of Apple's product range (present company definitely excepted). Has put me off their products for life.

Besides, I don't get this demand for upgrading as soon as the new product hits the market. I'm quite happy with my Samsung Galaxy S4 which I had in January. The S5 came out a little while ago and I'm sure the S6 will be out before I'm due to upgrade too. Do I care? I'm quite techy but I was actually happy with my S2 and I only upgraded from that because the camera was faulty.

[fireheart]

I mentally changed this to "Bro, do you even commerce?" Just because I am very strange.

Yes IPF, yes you are.

As for me, I've decided to avoid Apple for my next phone. Why? Because I was so annoyed with the frequent upgrades locking me out of everything. >.<

[Evannah]

He's not rich. He doesn't make near enough to be classified as rich. He's middle class. He's just an asshole middle class.



I absolutely do not get this. And I love my Apple products. I have never and will never stand in line for a phone.

Oh... I guess it differs. In the UK, anyone on a six-digit salary is classified as rich.

[ozcatbug]

I think its funny but if you ask any of my coworkers that fix idevices, myself included, which is the best iphone or ipad to get they will say Samsung every time. I can't imagine these new releases will be any different. And as for updates, that is just going to make our work even harder.

[AnqeiicDemise]

We had a particular famous person call in. Wanted to order the fight. Doesn't have the right packaging for it and sadly it can't be fixed considering it needed a tech out to set up.

Said 'star' hung up before we could even finish saying that we had no techs available.

I wanted to tell him 'Well, if you're such a damned hot shot and super famous, why the hell aren't you in a ringside seat?'

I hope my mouth-to-brain filter doesn't fail me one day and I find myself asking a person who is making statements about how much they make a year why the hell they're so past due in their bill that their account is disconnected. I'd get walked out so fast I'd be confused as to what happened. Its started to malfunction a little bit lately.

[mathnerd]

I think its funny but if you ask any of my coworkers that fix idevices, myself included, which is the best iphone or ipad to get they will say Samsung every time. I can't imagine these new releases will be any different. And as for updates, that is just going to make our work even harder.

I like my Apple devices. They have their issues, sure, but when it comes to managing multiple devices, managing my family's schedules, and various other reasons, having the iPhones, iPad and MacBook all talking to each other helps me out tremendously. I'm comfortable with the way they work, so I'll be keeping them, in spite of the occasional aggravation they present.

[EricKei]

I caught one of the competition's wonderfully sarcastic commercials today -- In essence, "congratulating" Apple for catching up to the larger screen size that [Competitor] was using two years ago. Was a nice touch, and hey, at least they have a sense of humor about it.

[Peppergirl]

People are so ridiculous. I want one. I go to my account and check when I am due for upgrade. I see it's December. I pout and close my browser, harassing no one in the process.

Clearly I'm doing it all wrong.