iPhone
the following was written late last Friday in Seattle...
Friday, July 11th. The day that so many have waited for with baited breath. The day that my husband has looked forward to for at least 6 months. Actually, he's probably waited longer than that.
When we realized we were going to be in Washington the day the new iPhone came out, David told me that it would be fine if we weren't able to get one the day they came out. But when we got here, Michael told us he wanted one too. So, we tentatively decided to carve out some time to stop by an Apple or ATT store.
On our way into Seattle this afternoon, we stopped at an ATT store. Sadly, they were only given 40 and had sold out early this morning. So, David started calling all the stores in the area. After the first couple of stores didn't have any left, he called the two Apple stores in the Seattle area and both still had phones left. We headed to the Belleview store, which ended up being in a large mall (good news for me!) and the line in front of the store that didn't look so long. The guys headed up to the end of it and were promptly told that's not where the line started. They headed back to an employee entrance to the mall, and the girl in the Apple shirt told them to head down the hallway. After a long hallway and two corners, they found the end of the line. I was just laughing at them the whole way down. I told them I would come back with snacks, and headed out asking the guy at the very front of the hallway line (the first of three lines we found out later) how long he had been waiting. "4 hours." Are you kidding? Crazy.
Thankfully, that part of the line only took them 2 1/2 hrs - apparently ATT had some server issues that morning and things moved very slowly. Since we got there after they were up and running, the line was much better and the guys only ended up waiting 5 hrs in line. It was another hour to get it set up and purchased.
I asked Michael if it was worth it - because he wasn't an existing ATT customer it was much easier to set up his phone and get it going, so he was playing with it for about 30 minutes while David was still waiting - and he said he didn't know yet. But I got a pic of him grinning at his phone while playing with it - and within the hour he told it was definitely worth it. David said it wasn't worth it yet - his feet still hurt. Would it be when they quit hurting? Yep.
So all in all it was an eventful day. I got a lot of shopping done (I was tired before they were done waiting) and they both got new toys. While my day was more fun while it was happening, they ended up with a cool end product - one that has kept them busy ever since. 