It's just a phone ...

[tomato]

Welcome back Kasey!!

people told me i should have bought the first iPhone when it came out (people were making money reselling them on e-bay back then) since I had an opportunity to get a one on the day of the release, but I don't know, these things are not guaranteed, and you still have to front the price of the phone

[KRAZGRL]

Originally Posted by tomato

Welcome back Kasey!!

people told me i should have bought the first iPhone when it came out (people were making money reselling them on e-bay back then) since I had an opportunity to get a one on the day of the release, but I don't know, these things are not guaranteed, and you still have to front the price of the phone

Thanks!

Yeah, there was no way I was going to front $4xx just to not have a guarantee that I would get it all back.

But seriously... I think I could make money buying cheap iphone battery packs at monoprice and selling them to all the people in line who's iphones were dead by 7am since they were using them all night. That, or to hold people's spot while they made bathroom breaks. Next time there's an apple release... I'm so there with seat cushions, batteries, and credit card reader. lol

[tomato]

Originally Posted by PK198105

can someone explain to me whats the deal to torture yourself with boredom and uncomfortableness (is it a word lol) in order to give your hard earned money to some company for their crappy product? the only time i saw people camp out in front of stores for good reason was during the Cold War back in Poland....they were waiting for food

I gotta tell you, one thing I find amazing is that people are willing to do just about *anything* to get their paws on the first batch of phones, meanwhile the country is still in a deep recession and double digit unemployment figure.

To be honest, I did almost the same thing, when I went to get an EVO on the day of its release... however, I didn't stand online for it, I had pre-registered and made an appt. but I did wait around in the store for a couple of hours because Sprint's system crashed due to too many activations that day so maybe I'm a little like those people

[GeneralDon7]

Originally Posted by tomato

I gotta tell you, one thing I find amazing is that people are willing to do just about *anything* to get their paws on the first batch of phones, meanwhile the country is still in a deep recession and double digit unemployment figure.

To be honest, I did almost the same thing, when I went to get an EVO on the day of its release... however, I didn't stand online for it, I had pre-registered and made an appt. but I did wait around in the store for a couple of hours because Sprint's system crashed due to too many activations that day so maybe I'm a little like those people

I hope you meant in line for it, otherwise .

[Yaris Hilton]

In some parts of the U.S., one stands on line rather than in line.