Ever queue up outside a shop for the release of a new product

eth0

Like a book, an iPhone or a new version of Windows? Never done so myself couldn't get excited over these kind of things. The price of the kind of thing people queue up for tends to drop fairly fast anyway

token101

No but I remember pre ordering WWF Attitude for the Playstation months in advance in Smyths in Cork. Don't think it ever sold out!

Where To

I hate queues, the only place I ever join one is the bank, feel dirty and sick afterwards.

akura

Never, i dont know why anyone would!

Zab

Surely only apple fanboys and children (for Harry Potter etc) do this?

eth0

Zab wrote: »

Surely only apple fanboys and children (for Harry Potter etc) do this?

Microsoft fanboys as well. Queues are common for the release of a new version of Windows or a new gaming console

Zab

eth0 wrote: »

Microsoft fanboys as well. Queues are common for the release of a new version of Windows or a new gaming console

I didn't know that!

titan18

I did for the last Harry Potter book. I was going to do it for Skyrim, but decided to skip the queue and just get it off of Steam and play it straight away.

Unless we're counting going to the cinema,then I doubt I've done it for anything else

EoghanIRL

Zab wrote: »

eth0 wrote: »

Microsoft fanboys as well. Queues are common for the release of a new version of Windows or a new gaming console

I didn't know that!

Neither did i

TheStook

Call of duty and Fifa, I'm 17 though so its not sad.....its not.......ITS NOT!

Schism

There'll be queues for the Hobbit films on first showing, guaranteed. Never queued for anything like that myself though. If I want it I just wait and get it when the hype has died down a bit.

Madam Marie

I recall queues for Windows '95 in Virgin Megastore, think the following is a clip from it:

keith16

I think what's worse is whoever is at the top of the queue and buys the product first invariably ends up on the front of some rag celebrating as if they won the lotto.

Something weird about being the first to buy a new product is deemed to be something of an achievement.

starviewadams

Nope and never will either,especially nowadays when most things can be bought online for way cheaper!

Wee Willy Harris

It's fcuking weird, why not wait at home til the queue disperses

when you've become that kind of product monkey there is no hope

castletownman

The only thing I queued for that I genuinely didn't mind waiting ages for was when the Vince Lombardi trophy (aka the Super Bowl trophy) was on tour of Indianapolis after the Colts won the Super Bowl in 2007. I was over visiting at the time and got wind that it was appearing near by. Queued for about two hours or so but it was worth it :cool:

Got a couple of autographs from some cheerleaders too :cool:

minidazzler

The last Harry Potter book, Battlefield 3 and COD MW3. Can't think if I did for anything else.

eth0

castletownman wrote: »

The only thing I queued for that I genuinely didn't mind waiting ages for was when the Vince Lombardi trophy (aka the Super Bowl trophy) was on tour of Indianapolis after the Colts won the Super Bowl in 2007. I was over visiting at the time and got wind that it was appearing near by. Queued for about two hours or so but it was worth it :cool:

Got a couple of autographs from some cheerleaders too :cool:

Cheerleaders give autographs now? I thought they were expendable nobodies that nobody gives a damn about besides for a bit of perving? Never heard of a famous cheerleader before (unless they moved on to doing porn maybe)

Youssef Chippo

TheStook wrote: »

Call of duty and Fifa, I'm 17 though so its not sad.....its not.......ITS NOT!

It really is

El Weirdo

Madam Marie wrote: »

I recall queues for Windows '95 in Virgin Megastore, think the following is a clip from it:

FFS, now I have that Boyzone song stuck in my head.

You bastard!

TheStook

Youssef Chippo wrote: »

It really is

I know it is, hence the clear sarcasm, was it really that hard to pick up?

Whats wrong with having a passion for something anyway, queuing up for concert tickets wouldnt be seen as "Sad" would it?

Youssef Chippo

TheStook wrote: »

I know it is, hence the clear sarcasm, was it really that hard to pick up?

Whats wrong with having a passion for something anyway, queuing up for concert tickets wouldnt be seen as "Sad" would it?

Yes it would

El Weirdo

TheStook wrote: »

... queuing up for concert tickets wouldnt be seen as "Sad" would it?

That really depends on the concert, tbh.

im invisible

Only thing that I queued for was tickets for Eminem at slane, didnt even want to go, but Oxygen was sold out.
Got sitebanned on my first post on my first two accounts here trying to swap/sell the tickets for Oxygen ones, and then yer man cancells the gig...

TheStook

Youssef Chippo wrote: »

Yes it would

A man of few words is Youssef.

How is queuing up for tickets for a concert sad? If you really like a band you'll do anything to see them, queuing up for a few hours is a small price to pay.

I predict you're reply will be- "Its not a small price to pay."

TheStook

El Weirdo wrote: »

That really depends on the concert, tbh.

Well its all subjective obviously, one mans meat is another mans poison

Youssef Chippo

TheStook wrote: »

A man of few words is Youssef.

How is queuing up for tickets for a concert sad? If you really like a band you'll do anything to see them, queuing up for a few hours is a small price to pay.

I predict you're reply will be- "Its not a small price to pay."

It's a big price to pay

Shane-KornSpace

Queued for Gears of War 2 and Mw2.
Never queued for anything since. If I have it pre-booked,I know theres copy waiting for me so theres no real need for it.

spunkymunky

Queued overnight to buy an apartment....:(

nitromaster

queued up for 30 mins or so when picking up my Wii back in 2006 (wow this makes me feel old :pac: ) but that barely counts :P

TheStook wrote: »

Whats wrong with having a passion for something anyway, queuing up for concert tickets wouldnt be seen as "Sad" would it?

yes when the internet exists, with ticket websites. :cool:

Wee Willy Harris

You know what the people who do this just wanna be around similarly stupidly obsessed people, for a change and what better opportunity so let's cut them some slack

Canis Lupus

I can understand (barely) queuing for something like a concert or a sporting event. They are live with unique content. You will never get the same thing twice.

Queuing for a game, movie, ipod/phone or book however is a bit pathetic... The product will always be the same and often cheaper if you wait a small while. People be stupid...

djsim101

Em I queued up for a launch day Nintendo Wii, em for my daughter (yes....my daughter, that will do nicely)

bbam

If there are more than two people in front of me at a checkout I'd be thinking its not worth queueing... Queuing outside a closed shop is just absurd.

Real Life

im invisible wrote: »

Only thing that I queued for was tickets for Eminem at slane, didnt even want to go, but Oxygen was sold out.
Got sitebanned on my first post on my first two accounts here trying to swap/sell the tickets for Oxygen ones, and then yer man cancells the gig...

I queued for those tickets too. from 5 o clock in the morning.
I wouldnt queue for any other new products though, the only thing il queue for is the bank or in the dole office and only if its a short q if not il try again later. thankfully i dont have to q in the dole office anymore, for now anyway.

YFlyer

I queued up for Houston 500

FueledbyCoffee

Yeah years ago I had to queue outside Game for a Nintendo DSi - f*cking half six in the morning and I was 9th - this was December and Santy was running short of them

i_steal_sheep

Overnight for U2 Tickets... Overnight for new U2 Albums... Overnight for U2 Concerts! I have seen the error of my ways.

gobnaitolunacy

If you're not going to get it any cheaper, why bother?

Dravokivich

Only ever did it for tickets to a gig that I knew was going to be popular and harder to get later on.

RedXIV

Yep, Queued for a Nintendo Wii which I didn't get in the end and for my PS Vita which I only had to wait 45 mins for.

I don't mind queuing, especially if you're somewhere you can watch people or if you have something to do like play a game on your phone or read a book, Two birds with one stone really.

But yeah, queuing while just sitting there sounds dull.

Actually, one of the best memories I have is queuing up for U2 tickets when I was in school, we set up a camp on the main street and had cans all night. Great craic!

CruelCoin

No.

Why in the hell would you?

How sad, empty and shallow is your life that you must camp outside a shop to get the product a week before everyone else?

charlietheminxx

I queued up at midnight for the last Harry Potter book And I queued up from 5am for a couple of concerts.

Other than that, no.

GavRedKing

Myself and a buddy queued up for Call of Duty MW 2 a few years back for a midnight release.

Got out copies after a few minutes and stayed up for a few hours playing, I had taken the next day off work anyway so it was ok.

I remember doing it before for a few concerts that didnt even sell out.

iDave

Got talking to an Aussie on holiday earlier this year who runs a shopping centre down there. When one of the Apple phones was being released down there, there were the usual queues outside the Apple store. When he asked one of them why dont they just buy it in one of the other elecronics stores that didnt have a queue the response was 'no I want to buy it directly from Apple'.
Dear god!

Zomg Okay

Queued for the midnight release of the fifth Harry Potter book when I was about 12 and for Black Ops when I was about 16/17. Other than that, no.

Jogathon

Queued for the Harry Potter books, 5, 6, and 7. Then stayed up all night reading them. Then slept for the day, and then read them again. Fantastic. If only there was a series of books that lit my imagination now in the same way.

Kolido

TheStook wrote: »

A man of few words is Youssef.

How is queuing up for tickets for a concert sad? If you really like a band you'll do anything to see them, queuing up for a few hours is a small price to pay.

I predict you're reply will be- "Its not a small price to pay."

This is the sad part.

Bacchus

Queued for a several concert/festival tickets back in my college days. Generally 2 hours tops before opening depending on the gig.

Only other item I've ever queued outside a shop for was the Nexus 7 when it was released a few months ago. PC World is across the road from where I work so I popped over half an hour before opening. I was the first person there, another 6 people arrived over the next 10 minutes. There were only 2 Nexus 7's available. Worth the half hour

Agricola

Queued for the PS2 when it came out in 2000. I was young and eager back then. Now its all done online and wait for delivery.

charlietheminxx

Kolido wrote: »

This is the sad part.

Being passionate about live music is hardly sad or uncommon.