September 9, 2010

iPhone Queue Protocol

Alright everybody. Only three days left until the mighty iPhone will bow its magnificent head. Only three more days until all of our dreams will come true. (Besides the 3G and GPS ones of course…)

So, are you ready to do your fair share and stand in an endless line to purchase your dream like these guys have already started today?

This brings us to an interesting question. How should we behave in the iPhone line?

Here’s some guideline suggestions:

Respect the official line: If someone got to your location before, respect it. These guys probably want the iPhone just as bad as you, so don’t start another line. It’s just going to cause tension.

Don’t cut in line: This one seems self explanatory, but I guess it isn’t. During the PS3 launch many late-comers tried to sneak up to the front of the line. Don’t do it. It WILL get ugly. Trust me!

Be Prepared: Read up on our iPhone Survival Guide so you will be able to get through the night.

Stay home if you won’t buy the iPhone: I know you all want to take a look at the iPhone, but may we plead with you to do so another day, if you’re not yet prepared to purchase the phone? There’s already going to be a large crowd and you’ll only make matters worse. If you’re not eager enough to buy an iPhone on Friday maybe you can wait till Saturday to go and check it out. They won’t sell their on-display models.

At The Apple Press we have a strict rule with our friends. You can only come with us if you are willing to wait with us all night long and are prepared to purchase the iPhone. Absolutely no exceptions. We don’t care if you’re our best friend, our mum, or the pope. If you ain’t buying the iPhone you ain’t coming with us! Basta!

So, are you going to buy the iPhone come Friday? Got any other suggestions you would like to add to the iPhone Queue Protocol? Go ahead, let us know in the comments.

About Philipp
Philipp lives in Los Angeles and writes as a freelance author for The Apple Press and FOCUS Online. He loves cereal. Perhaps unrelated, crying babies are known to disappear in thin air on his Twitter.

Comments

  1. Kris says:

    Only a poser would wait in line and not buy one. Lame.

  2. Tom says:

    Agreed with the previous speaker. You really have no life if you’re staying in line all day just to see the thing. Go get a life!

  3. John says:

    Absolutely no exceptions. We don’t care if you’re our best friend, our mum, or the pope. If you ain’t buying the iPhone you ain’t coming with us! Basta!

    Screw You Phil! I’m going to be there. I’m going to film your German ass while you become the first crazy to cut. I stood out in a line for a PS3 w/ a certain German and he had no plans to buy one. How the tables have turned. I will enjoy this capitalist society in my own way. My country. Go to back to Germany and get an iPhone. Oh wait… love you man and I’m going to be their with a miniDV camera no matter what you say.

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