I'm a gadget geek. Anyone that knows me knows that. I got the first iPhone and absolutely loved it. The new one came out on the 11th and I wasn't going to get one, but listen to my reasoning: The new iPhone is faster, better looking, and...well...it's newer. It also only cost me $300 (as opposed to the $500 I spent on the first one). Well the thing is the older iPhone is still selling for about $500 on eBay. So I get to make $200 and get a newer, faster phone. Is that crazy of me? I got up at about 5:30 AM, stood in line for about 3 hours, and got one. They came out and asked people which phone they were going to get to try and gauge where the "direct fulfill" orders would start. I was right on the line. The guy told me that as long as no one changed their mind in front of me I'd probably get what I wanted. The store only got 10 16gb white, 10 16gb black, and 20 8gb black phones. They were only letting 1 person in per sales person and then locking the door. One person would leave, they'd unlock the door then let the next person in and lock the door behind them. I finally got to the front of the line and followed the sales person to their computer. There was a girl walking around with the phones in her arms dispensing them as needed. I could see one white box in the stack so when the sales person asked me what I wanted I pointed and she said, "you got the last one". I about went through the roof I was so happy. I not only got the last 16gb white iPhone, I got the last 16gb iPhone. I felt kinda bad because the guy behind me was apparently there a few hours before me but went out to breakfast...you snooze, you lose I guess. I've never waited in line for anything before, but I got to tell you it was pretty fun. Getting to know complete strangers, having them pretty much cheer for you when they found out I got the phone that I wanted. Good times.
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