Sure, I want to wait several hours for an Apple store to open

I am calling out the nitwits who waited in line for several hours just to get into a brand new Apple store in NYC's West 14th Street in the Meatpacking District.

Even CNET.com's authors did not find anything shocking about this latest store. The trademark glass staircase extends for three stories rather than the usual two. I guess that must be sufficient reason to start waiting at 1AM (yep, the store's grand opening was scheduled at 6PM). It's not even the largest Apple store. That recognition goes to the one on North Michigan Avenue in Chicago, but wait, Apple says that this NYC store is the only one with 3 stories, and is the second largest. Hmm, I guess tallest sounds better than largest.

But really, waiting in line for a grand opening? There's no big grand product release. No new gadget exceeding the iPod Touch or iPhone. Maybe a chance to boast to your fellow techies that you were the Xth person to enter the store on that day. Let's see how many times your girl roll her eyes when she hears that one, oh wait, you may not have a girlfriend...snap!

Perhaps waiting for 4-5 hours for that free t-shirt or limited-edition poster was enough incentive. Or maybe that possible surprise of a free Mac, MacBook Pro, or an iPod Touch was too tempting.

Maybe throw in a Panasonic plasma screen would be enough for me. Or what if you got Steve Jobs to open up the doors? The store is the only one with three stories, come on here. Where is he?!?!?!

Go ahead, and wait. You're just gonna get a few seconds of fame, then it's off waiting for iPhone 2007, 2008, and so on. The next time I visit the store, the wait time for me will be practically zero. =) I look forward to that.

Ta!

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