See previous posts and photos of the Apple store here and here
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So here are the photos!!!
First, the store on the outside…
Surprise…they are open all frigging night. Oh, the bastards!
Next up…Father Time, one of the first few in line…
Okay, this is just crazy talk right now. Satellite uplink???
A mesmerized yours truly, salivating outside…
And a pissed off sibling…not happy about being dragged to the circus.
Leaving…
Final shot!
Off to bed. I can’t believe I just spent all this time on a darn phone 
It is about 11:08pm PST on June 28. I just drove by the Palo Alto Apple store and this thing is starting to get outta control. Here is all the craziness I witnessed, in bullet form:
- A line that is already a block long
- An overabundance of lawn chairs, more than you’d see at a damn concert arena
- A dude who looks like Father Time is fourth in line. Now this guy represents the true Apple faithful, making a recent Mac convert like me look like a HUGE poseur. Oh well, it’s worth it, dammnit!
- Several Stanford undergraduates. But of course!
- A few hot girls standing around on the side. But the line is overwhelmed with dudes, as expected
- A goddamn camera crew with a TV van outfitted with a mondo satellite dish!!!
- Dorky reading lights mounted on a hat. Hilarious!
Pictures coming soon – stand by, all ye geeks! Previous post/pictures are here.
On Sales Inboxes and Prompt Responses
June 29, 2007
As part of the cushy gig of product manager for a web company, I end up making plenty of calls to vendors in the health space (won’t give out details for two obvious reasons: I’m not fully stupid yet and I don’t like getting fired).
This is my first experience with leaving messages for salespeople who are supposed to be on the ball, what with their ass being on the line every quarter’s end. That being said, I started with lofty expectations of prompt turnaround time, pleasant conversations followed with slightly testy but businesslike contractual discussions.
Uhh, not so much. Sales inboxes have consistently proven to be a joke. You would think they’d at least have the good sense to call you back a few days after you leave an email address and phone number. Nope. Sure, I don’t work at a big shop so they have a right to screen me with wary skepticism – but shouldn’t they at least call back to see if I’m legit?
I’m not mad – just baffled. I thought engineers were bad at office organization. Yeah right.
