Oh Yes, People ARE Spending Money
All Day Line to Get Inside the Apple Store
The new iPhone was released today for $200. I would venture to say that those buying one already have some soert of working cell phone, so this could be called a needless luxury. Well, the line-up at Ala Moana’s Apple store started at 4 AM this morning and continued all day long and into the evening. They had three hired muscle men at the door keeping people from sneaking in, and I counted 15 to 20 employees talking with people in the line.
AT&T’s main store ran out at 2 PM (130 iPhones) and all of their stores were sold out by 2:30 PM. They expect to have more in a week. I wonder if this will be front page news tomorrow. I doubt it.
UPDATE! Well, it wasn’t front page, but it did make the news. And there was no mention of people having money, instead, they focused on the problems with activation. That’s the news for you!
The next time you hear stories about high gas prices and the poor economy, just send them a link to this Blog post. “People are always there to buy from people who are there to sell.” I said that!
