Worth the Wait? 26 Hours for a $0.99 iPod Nano
9:17 am, June 26th, 2009, Nicole Martinelli
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…
Via San Diego 6
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applestories's status on Friday, 26-Jun-09 16:20:08 UTC - Identi.ca, on June 26th, 2009 at 9:20 am
Their time was worth $5.30 an hour? Federal min wage is $6.55 (soon to be $7.25)
Pretty sad. =\
Church of Apple, on June 26th, 2009 at 12:42 pm
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.
CommonSense, on June 26th, 2009 at 10:06 pm