Heading to Belfast store for a new iPhone

Gumbo

mad muffin wrote: »

Also no preorder this year.

No preorder last year either

mad muffin

kceire wrote: »

No preorder last year either

Was there not? I didn't go up last year. Decided to wait and order it from apple.ie

Does anyone know how the lines were last year?

Gumbo

mad muffin wrote: »

Was there not? I didn't go up last year. Decided to wait and order it from apple.ie

Does anyone know how the lines were last year?

I was there. IIRC shop opened at 8am and I was in and served by 9am.

I left Dublin around 2ish and got there about 3.40 joined the que. it progressively got busier and and the que got longer but from what I heard in the day, the shop had enough stick for everybody.

fifth

Queueing from 3-4am.. don't think I fancy that. But don't want to join at 12pm and be there until 5pm either. Do you guys think demand will be less this year as it's an S model?

mad muffin

kceire wrote: »

I was there. IIRC shop opened at 8am and I was in and served by 9am.

I left Dublin around 2ish and got there about 3.40 joined the que. it progressively got busier and and the que got longer but from what I heard in the day, the shop had enough stick for everybody.

Do you remember roughly how many were ahead of you? It's two and a half hours to Belfast for me.

Gumbo

funkyflea wrote: »

Queueing from 3-4am.. don't think I fancy that. But don't want to join at 12pm and be there until 5pm either. Do you guys think demand will be less this year as it's an S model?

I done my queuing early so that I could hit the road early and be back in Dublin before some people joined the que.

Gumbo

mad muffin wrote: »

Do you remember roughly how many were ahead of you? It's two and a half hours to Belfast for me.

At a complete guess, about 200~
Are you familiar with the store in Victoria square?

mad muffin

kceire wrote: »

At a complete guess, about 200~
Are you familiar with the store in Victoria square?

Yeah. I was there for the 4 and 4S.

For the 4 I could reserve it before I arrived got there at 7:30 was out by around 12:00

For the 4S they didn't let you reserve for store pickup. Got there again at 7:30 and was out by around 10:00

Gumbo

mad muffin wrote: »

Yeah. I was there for the 4 and 4S.

For the 4 I could reserve it before I arrived got there at 7:30 was out by around 12:00

For the 4S they didn't let you reserve for store pickup. Got there again at 7:30 and was out by around 10:00

Cool, was asking because I was based :

As you leave the apple store, there's a big void in front of you. I was in the opposite side to the right, on the bridge as such that joins the two rows of shops if that makes any sense?

I done the same for the 4, reserved them and collected.

stimpson

Is there anyone in North Dublin who fancies splitting the cost of diesel? I'm planning on hitting the road about 5AM (I must be mad...)

Gumbo

stimpson wrote: »

Is there anyone in North Dublin who fancies splitting the cost of diesel? I'm planning on hitting the road about 5AM (I must be mad...)

If my iPhone 5 sells before Thursday ill be heading up but I'd be leaving around 2am. It means your in and out, back on the road before 9am and plus you get the over night rate in the car park

stimpson

kceire wrote: »

If my iPhone 5 sells before Thursday ill be heading up but I'd be leaving around 2am. It means your in and out, back on the road before 9am and plus you get the over night rate in the car park

So much for not upgrading this year

Keep us posted if you get a buyer.

golfnut1

Stimpson pm sent.

Dicksboro_man

Guys you reckon the parcel motel method should work okay for me?

FourFourRED

Dicksboro_man wrote: »

Guys you reckon the parcel motel method should work okay for me?

I've used them a lot and they have been very reliable so far.

Gumbo

stimpson wrote: »

So much for not upgrading this year

Keep us posted if you get a buyer.

I wasn't planning on doing it tbh but I've found the balance I would need down the back of a sofa but I'm not going all out to get one.

If it doesn't sell for what I want I will wait till next year!

Gumbo

Dicksboro_man wrote: »

Guys you reckon the parcel motel method should work okay for me?

It will work out no problem. Just beware that if it does get lost or damaged, PM only cover items up to €100.

Mimikyu

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Zcott

Captain Morgan wrote: »

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I'd say it's unlikely. The Belfast store always has plenty of iPhones because they know it's the only store in all of Ireland and there'll be big demand.

stimpson

I take everything on the rumours sites with a pinch of salt

Mimikyu

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stimpson

Captain Morgan wrote: »

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They used to announce the wave 2 dates at the launch (used to be 10 days after IIRC), but not this year. It's anybody's guess when they'll ship.

miralize

Kind of tempted to go up again.

• I have relatives in the UK to post it over, but dont want to get caught on customs.
  
• I could chance parcel motel, but dont want to risk it, or
  
• I could wait for what could be a long time.

Going to belfast seems like a good option tbh.

Only problem is I'm in Limerick

Zcott

The line has started already...

culabula

Zcott wrote: »

The line has started already...

Round here we call it a queue

-and yes, it has!

culabula

Captain Morgan wrote: »

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All I can tell you is that Three UK across the road from the Apple Store have told me privately that they've been given bugger-all.

culabula

kceire wrote: »

If my iPhone 5 sells before Thursday ill be heading up but I'd be leaving around 2am. It means your in and out, back on the road before 9am and plus you get the over night rate in the car park

Took me 40 minutes to sell mine.

Mimikyu

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mad muffin

All ready? :eek:

How many are queueing there? Is that just the one person or is that other guy by the pillar queuing too?

culabula

mad muffin wrote: »

All ready? :eek:

How many are queueing there? Is that just the one person or is that other guy by the pillar queuing too?

There's a couple more since that photo was taken

mad muffin

culabula wrote: »

There's a couple more since that photo was taken

I didn't expect people to start queuing so early in Belfast.

culabula

mad muffin wrote: »

I didn't expect people to start queuing so early in Belfast.

They're all mad, Ted.

stimpson

Any chance you could keep an eye on it tomorrow evening lads?

Oh, and where's the best place close by for an Ulster Fry?

mad muffin

stimpson wrote: »

Any chance you could keep an eye on it tomorrow evening lads?

Oh, and where's the best place close by for an Ulster Fry?

Yes.
We need queue watch 2013 Belfast, Apple Store.

conor_ie

mad muffin wrote: »

Yes.
We need queue watch 2013 Belfast, Apple Store.

Don't forget the catchy theme music....

culabula

stimpson wrote: »

Any chance you could keep an eye on it tomorrow evening lads?

Oh, and where's the best place close by for an Ulster Fry?

The closest vomitorium, of course.

culabula

mad muffin wrote: »

Yes.
We need queue watch 2013 Belfast, Apple Store.

Yeah, I'll pop round frequently.

mad muffin

conor_ie wrote: »

Don't forget the catchy theme music....

Yes, something from the RTÉ archives will do nicely.

culabula wrote: »

Yeah, I'll pop round frequently.

You don't have to do it to frequently. Hourly should suffice.

mackerski

stimpson wrote: »

Oh, and where's the best place close by for an Ulster Fry?

This place:

http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=54.59969&mlon=-5.92529&node=315348158#map=19/54.59969/-5.92529

fifth

Queue started already, nuts. I was planning to queue friday morning but probably no point now.

miralize

funkyflea wrote: »

Queue started already, nuts. I was planning to queue friday morning but probably no point now.

People queuing throughout the day last year got them.

I think I'm going to go up again.

Dublinstiofán

Thats gas, if they were giving it to me for free i wouldn't queue for 40+ hours for it!

Guy must not have a lot on at the moment!

mad muffin

How many in the queue so far?

Gumbo

Dublinstiofán wrote: »

Thats gas, if they were giving it to me for free i wouldn't queue for 40+ hours for it!

Guy must not have a lot on at the moment!

Probably more to do with the attention or the hype around the first customer gets on the day.

fifth

7 queueing now.

Edit: 6

Sorry. Just 5

culabula

funkyflea wrote: »

7 queueing now.

Edit: 6

Could you not have posted this a) just five minutes ago before b) I waited in the cold for c) the 9A bus to d) go into town and e) check this out for f) you lot?

G)

fifth

culabula wrote: »

Could you not have posted this a) just five minutes ago before b) I waited in the cold for c) the 9A bus to d) go into town and e) check this out for f) you lot?

G)

Hehe sorry dude! I'm shopping in victoria square today so i'm keeping an eye on it for another hour or so.

mad muffin

Hopefully there won't be like 1000 people I front of me by the time I get there :pac:

stimpson

funkyflea wrote: »

7 queueing now.

Edit: 6

Sorry. Just 5

Any chance you'd hold a place for me. Should be there about 5AM.

Cheers.

fifth

stimpson wrote: »

Any chance you'd hold a place for me. Should be there about 5AM.

Cheers.

What's it worth to ya??