iPhone 4S Rush!

Friday, October 14th was the day that the new iPhone was released. I had been planning on receiving one of these iphones but I'd missed the presale date, so my plan was to get up early Friday morning and try to get in line for one. I worked late Thursday night and had uncompleted homework due Friday, but I was determined to get my phone.

After work, I got back to my dorm around 1am Friday and began doing my homework. The apple store informed me the previous day that in order to get a phone, my best bet would be to be at the store (which opens at 8am) by 6am. I ended up doing my homework until 4am, taking a shower, and hopping on the bus (skipping sleep) just to make sure I didn't oversleep. Dozing off on the bus, I make it to Georgetown around 6:10am. There's already a line! I thought that by getting to the store before the sun even came up, I'd be at least waiting in front of the store. No dice.

News cameras and police were on the scene as well. I ended up in line about 200 yards away from the store, standing beside a lady and her canine companion. I was tired and bored, so to occupy myself I ended up playing with her dog to pass the time. Eventually Apple employees came out and started taking questions from consumers, streamlining the process which would allow us to get in and out the store faster. Apple employees also began passing out free coffee, water and donuts, which was a nice touch. Eventually, the clock struck eight and it was on!

Customers started filing into the store and making their purchases, finding their time and money well spent. After waiting about 5 minutes I was allowed into the store, and I bought my 16gb black iPhone4s! Its been 2 days, and I must say I'm in love with this phone. The rest of my weekend was spent playing with my new phone, which i thoroughly enjoyed.