Comments on: First Australian Apple Store, Coming Soon

By: Travis Toppin

Travis Toppin — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 20:31:59 +0000

Love it! Cant wait til this opens next year. With flights being so cheap (like $140 return) will have to make the trip down from Brisbane.

By: Seb Payne

Seb Payne — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 18:44:03 +0000

I was at the opening of the Regent Street Store in November 2004. I was around 780th to be in the store so yes – I got a free T-Shirt (I have two infact). I bought a Tucano Skin which has lasted me till this day. Ron Johnson had gone by the time I got in. Four hours in less than 0C is dedication :)

By: shadownight

shadownight — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 21:33:15 +0000

It’s too bad Apple Stores are so concentrated in the US. UK, Japan, and Canada have a few, and the rest of the world is left in the cold.

Thankfully, the fourth store in Canada (Carrefour Laval) opened not too far from me, so I’m now covered (I went to opening, a lot of fun). The three others in Canada are in Toronto, which blows my mind. To any other canadiens, there are rumored stores for Calgary and Vancouver, the latter possibly flag-ship.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 14:33:24 +0000

I live in Manchester which has 2 Apple Stores (on in the center of town, one in old trafford), and my hometown (which I live in when I am not at uni) is near to Nottingham which also has one.

Everytime I go shopping I always get lured into the store to play on the Macs, dunno why because I have my own, but there is something special about the Apple Store.

By: zzap

zzap — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 07:46:02 +0000

We’ve got Apple Centeres already, of course… so this really isn’t that much of a big deal. I’m a Melbourner, and I think it’s a good idea to put one in/near the city; although the location they’ve chosen is a really bad idea.

By: Nik

Nik — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 06:59:09 +0000

I believe the Sydney store will be coming before the melbourne store. At least, It was announced before the Melbourne store.

By: Amit Karmakar

Amit Karmakar — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 06:01:46 +0000

@Pierre

I totally agree.

It was my first ever apple store experience and chances are I’ll visit it again this year! Fingers crossed.

By: Andre

Andre — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 05:42:35 +0000

I’ve never been to one. Apple seems to hate Canada – giving us shotty support and only three Apple stores (two in Toronto, no less). :/

By: Brad

Brad — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 04:51:57 +0000

I’ve been to every store but one in Illinois.

I’ve been to:
Michigan Avenue (Best Store in IL)
Oakbrook (Smaller Store)
Old Orchard (Average Sized)
Woodfield(One of the first five opened, my brother works there, I plan to work there come age 18.)

I have yet to go to the one in Northbrook IL

By: Rennervater

Rennervater — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 04:16:15 +0000

Yeah, you aren’t wrong there!!

By: Glenn Wolsey

Glenn Wolsey — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 03:59:27 +0000

I was born and bought up in Auckland, before moving to Napier then on to Rotorua.

The reason I stated Auckland as that’s the place an Apple store would go if one reached our shores.

By: Rennervater

Rennervater — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 03:57:25 +0000

Auckland??? Glenn you better not be a JAFA!! (just another fabulous aucklander!!) :)

By: Paul Stamatiou

Paul Stamatiou — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 03:44:07 +0000

Here’s my list:

Houston, TX Galleria
Atlanta, GA Lenox
San Jose, CA Mall (not sure of the name)
Cupertino, CA Company Store
Washington, DC Outdoor Mall (forgot the shopping center name as well)
New York 5th Av Cube Store
Bethesda, Maryland Store
and I think one in Virginia

By: Pierre Lourens

Pierre Lourens — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 02:35:26 +0000

@Amit:

I love the Southpoint store :).

By: Taylor

Taylor — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 01:35:42 +0000

Yes, I have been to one Apple Store. It was one of the best stores I have been to to say the least, and I wasn’t even that large, but I have been to the one in Denver, Colorado, in the Cherry Creek Mall.

http://www.apple.com/retail/cherrycreek/week/20070211.html

It was a great place!

By: Amit Karmakar

Amit Karmakar — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 01:28:55 +0000

Thats a good start, we do need one in Sydney though :) I have been only to 3 Apple stores so far, first one was in Durham, SouthPoint, North Carolina, North Michigan Avenue in Chicago (right on Magnificient mile) then in Stockton Street, San Fransisco. Apple stores are a lot of fun to say the least :)

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:38:00 +0000

Thats really cool, we have an Apple Store opening in the Ann Arbor Mall in the near future. It will be nice to have one near by.

By: Nick

Nick — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 21:42:45 +0000

Still waiting on that elusive Sydney store…

By: Steffan Williams

Steffan Williams — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 21:04:39 +0000

I’ve only been to one, at Brent Cross in the UK.

My roommate went to the Southampton one yesterday – he asked if I wanted to go but since I’m still recovering from flu I thought it was best not to.

@phil Bridges:
Have you been to any others? Just wondering how it compared! I hear that the Regent Street one was amazing.

By: phil Bridges

phil Bridges — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 20:50:48 +0000

As previosuly mentioned we had an Apple store open here in Southampton UK yesterday, I posted some pix at http://www.philbridges.com/photos/displayimage.php?album=2&pos=0

Quite an amazing sight to see the staff running down the lines of customers shaking eyerybody’s hands and yelling with delight, not to be missed!