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Flickr is thoroughly, consistently fascinating. And lurking about in its endless depths are plenty of images that in one way or another relate to brands, products, consumption, and material culture. Here, for example, is one of many Flickr images of the recent Apple store opening in Manhattan.
I got to this particular set by way of an extremely detailed report from someone who arrived at the new store on Tuesday (to wait for the actual opening … on Saturday.) If you want all the details on who those people were who waited on the street for several days in order to visit a retail location, well, you have your link. The highlight: “With just 15 minutes left before opening,” one guy in the line, named Steve, ” turned to his girlfriend Patti and proposed to her. She accepted, and that set off a ripple of ‘Awwww’ back through the crowd, and up to the Apple staffers.”
Great story to tell the kids. Anyway, the site containing that report is ifo AppleStore: News and Information About Apple Computer’s Retail Stores. I ended up there by way of a link from this Wired News report: “Fans Storm Apple’s 5th Avenue Store.” Another account, from one of the Apple fans pictured above, can be found on her blog.
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Ya know, I had big plans (?) to check out the new store during my brief visit earlier this week, but plans got juggled pretty seriously and I never made it. I did get to buy an umbrella from a street vendor as rain loomed overhead, though.