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Apple whore

Went into the apple store today and i’ve gotta say i was a little under-whelmed. It’s smaller than I expected, I reckon it’s probably closer to the size of their mini-stores, but they probably aren’t opening them as mini-stores in this country. They do do workshops, but i can’t imagine where, they must have to all huddle together on the floor in a corner. Also, big complaint, there’s way too many sales staff with nothing to do, I counted 12, I felt like I was in a south park at one point as one member of staff approached me uninvited delaring excitedly “oooh oooh lemmie just adjust this ipod strap, it’s cutting off the circulation”.. “um, so? oh ok… actually please go away”. So, note to apple, we don’t like the hard sell style in the UK, especially in the north lol. On the upside I had a nice play with aperture on a dual 30″ screen setup and I dribbled a bit.

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Dave2 Says:

Personally, I find it refreshing that I can go into an Apple Store even when they are busy and find somebody to help me. You can always tell them to go away if you don’t want help… but just try getting them to help you when you DO want it, and there’s nobody available.

It’s a trade-off I’m perfectly happy to live with.

I’ll bet they have such a large staff because the store is new and it’s the holidays… it’s sure to die down after a bit.

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