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06-12-08, 10:32 AM
I just wanted to report that I had to bring my laptop into the mac store yesterday because the latch wouldn't work. Ended up being dog hair...:o
Anyway, I went into the mall, which is one of the larger ones in the Twin Cities, outside of the MegaMall, and it was pretty empty for a summer day. American Eagle had about 10 kids in it, but otherwise it was very quiet with many of the stores being empty.
Then I got to the Apple Store. It was packed. It reminded me of registration day in College. I actually paused at the front door, which was a wide gate-like thing, because there were too many people exiting and entering the store to walk straight in. The age range was 15-70. It was like a party... I'll bet there were over 50 people in this store, taking mac classes, playing with products, or standing in line at the end. I was totally taken by surprise. I had to dodge bodies to get to the back of the store. I started to count employees while I was there but couldn't finish. I would say there were 14 of them?
I've had a mac since 1986 and have visited the mac store since they started them, but I have never* seen it like I did yesterday. I asked her if it was always this crowded, and she looked around and said, "yeah".
Anyway, I was stunned to see this in what I consider difficult economic times. Has anyone seen other stores or restaurants which similarly surprised them? I thought people were pretty much hunkered down right now.
I suppose it could be people blowing their economic stimulus checks?
Anyway, I went into the mall, which is one of the larger ones in the Twin Cities, outside of the MegaMall, and it was pretty empty for a summer day. American Eagle had about 10 kids in it, but otherwise it was very quiet with many of the stores being empty.
Then I got to the Apple Store. It was packed. It reminded me of registration day in College. I actually paused at the front door, which was a wide gate-like thing, because there were too many people exiting and entering the store to walk straight in. The age range was 15-70. It was like a party... I'll bet there were over 50 people in this store, taking mac classes, playing with products, or standing in line at the end. I was totally taken by surprise. I had to dodge bodies to get to the back of the store. I started to count employees while I was there but couldn't finish. I would say there were 14 of them?
I've had a mac since 1986 and have visited the mac store since they started them, but I have never* seen it like I did yesterday. I asked her if it was always this crowded, and she looked around and said, "yeah".
Anyway, I was stunned to see this in what I consider difficult economic times. Has anyone seen other stores or restaurants which similarly surprised them? I thought people were pretty much hunkered down right now.
I suppose it could be people blowing their economic stimulus checks?