Worth the Wait? 26 Hours for a $0.99 iPod Nano

Nicole Martinelli ()

image courtesy Apple

image courtesy Apple

According to local news reports, hundreds of people camped outside a discount store in San Marcos, California hoping to buy 8G iPod nanos for $0.99 cents.

Matt Roberts told TV station San Diego 6 he waited 26 hours to be the first of the lucky nine customers who got the device at a $148 discount as part of grand opening celebration for a 99¢ Only Store.

The eight guys behind him eyed each other  for stamina; if none dropped out after the overnight vigil, the rest of the folks in the parking lot got scooters, DVDs and computer mice for a buck.

If you’ve got the staying power and are short on cash, check out the openings of 99¢ Only Stores or follow their Twitter feed, they’ve been running the iPod scheme to celebrate new stores for months now.

Wonder if people would do that for a Zune…

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Via San Diego 6

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  • Church of Apple

    Their time was worth $5.30 an hour? Federal min wage is $6.55 (soon to be $7.25)

    Pretty sad. =\

  • CommonSense

    Brilliant.

    I may be purchasing an established independent Apple reseller (fingers crossed) within the next couple of months. Reading this story inspires me.

    Think about it . . . the money you spend on (essentially) giving away a few Nanos (or hell, even Touches) versus the free publicity — local TV is going to be ALL OVER this, especially in the mid-size TV market this store is located in — is an incredibly wise investment.

    I am SO going to steal this idea (remember — “great artists steal”) if the financing comes through and I can buy this store. I’ll come out WAY ahead.