February 2009
51 posts
digtriad - Greensboro Apple Store Opens →
Greensboro, NC — Local technology fans celebrated this morning with the opening of a brand new Apple store in Greensboro.
iPhone Savior - Greensboro Apple Store Opening... →
Ian Meyer, who camped out overnight to be the first person inside, grabbed the opportunity to do some impromptu job hunting for himself. Meyers’ tee shirt contained his promotional message du jour.
“I’ve been a Genius, a Consultant, and most recently a Helpdesk Lead. Now I can deliver amazing customer service experiences for you.”
Please, somebody… give the guy a...
TUAW - Greensboro store opening draws cheering... →
After extended delays and much anticipation, the Greensboro, NC Apple Store at Friendly Center finally opened its doors yesterday to paying customers.
Gedblog - Greensboro Joins the Cult of Mac →
After several false starts, months (even years) of waiting, and disputes with their retail neighbors, the new Greensboro Apple Store finally opened this past weekend.
The BeanCast - Bob Knorpp's Photos →
Some shots of the line, and click through to find the one of me rocking my Spreadshirt Special ;)
Apple Store's Greensboro Grand Opening Draws... →
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The store in the Friendly Shopping Center opened its doors at 10 a.m. Hundreds lined up Saturday morning to be among the first in the Piedmont to look inside the retail home base for iPods, PowerBooks and anything with Mac DNA.
Ian Meyer waited for 16 hours, just to be first in line.
“It’s so much fun,” said Meyer. “The energy inside, the energy outside,...
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Apple Friendly Center Greensboro NC by Talos Tsui →
Flickr set from one of the Iconfactory guys.
They were pretty cool. I talked to Gedeon Maheux a bit outside, and after the store was open, I don’t remember which one of them brought me a Frenzic pin, a nice Iconfactory pin, and a window sticker.
New Apple Store draws big crowd in Greensboro →
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“Welcome home,” general manager Dave Arnold shouted to the crowd before letting the first customer inside, 23-year-old Carrboro resident Ian Meyer.
Employees handed out free T-shirts to the first 1,000 customers while clapping and cheering as they entered.
But to the Apple faithful, it’s not just something you wear. You can now proudly show others you were at an...
Apple fans camp out, waiting for store's grand... →
We’re in the news! The reporter even came back to bring us some coffee, huzzah!
Apple Store Friendly Center, a set on Flickr →
Got the first chunk of pictures uploaded from the campout, check ‘em out!
staying warm!
doing pretty well layered up, my feet are even still warm!
the battery in one of the laptops died, so the webcam is down for now. i might fire it back up in the morning when the line starts growing.
Campout Webcam! →
It’ll be running as long as my battery holds out
