Belfast Apple Store opens on Saturday (1 Viewer)

[Anthony]

http://www.apple.com/uk/retail/victoriasquare/

 

[shower another shower]

free apple tshirt for the first 1000 through the door!

 

[pete]

sounds hellish

 

[Stan Bowles]

iBomb.

 

[the strange guy]

Why Belfast and not Dublin?
Did they get some crazy tax breaks or something?

 

[Reets]

Why Belfast and not Dublin?
Did they get some crazy tax breaks or something?

better insurance

 

[Squiggle]

Why Belfast and not Dublin?
Did they get some crazy tax breaks or something?

They know their staff would be constantly pestered by people wanting to know why Macs are cheaper in every other country in the world than they are in Ireland.

 

[Lefty Frizzell]

iBomb.

 

[frambosenshmak]

Why Belfast and not Dublin?
Did they get some crazy tax breaks or something?

because commercially dublin's an overrated kip. imagine the horror of the bt2 crowd when they read that abercrombe and fitch wouldnt even sniff at taking up a shop space on grafton street because it was infested with poverty traps such as mcdonalds and mobile phone shops. too common for their brand (but primarily because rent was disproportionatly expensive compared to other european high streets).

Belfast, a city rejuvinating itself, part of the UK so Apple can increase its presence in that market and also knows us saps across the border will drive all that way to shop there so they've covered the republic as well (see also IKEA, petrol stations, supermarkets for cross border madness). Plus i imagine rent is dirt cheap, staff are 'spot on' to use the nordy lingo and it looks good to be setting up in a new hip part of the country.

what about ye, apple? Ulster says "aye!"

 

[the strange guy]

Great answer!
Shame the 32GB iPod Touch is only a fiver cheaper up North.

 

[Lefty Frizzell]

From what i can gather the apple store seems to be mainly targetted at people who don't know a whole lot about Macs/iPods, people who want to feel comfortable asking simple questions and want to use and see the products in the flesh. These people wouldn't necessarily want to drive 2 hours to do that and also wouldn't feel comfortable ordering blind from apple.ie

Also most apple stores have a walk in troubleshooting/repair area. I could see a decent demand for that given the amount of people every day looking for ipod/mac repairs.

I reckon we'll see a store in Dublin within a few years.

 

[pete]

given the amount of people every day looking for ipod/mac repairs.

because they're crap?

 

[Lefty Frizzell]

because they're crap?

More to the point because every other person has one. iPod that is.

 

[pete]

i think we all know what you meant

 

[Lefty Frizzell]

Whats that supposed to mean?

 

[pete]

you're a traitor to the Apple cause

 

[Lefty Frizzell]

Guess what the tech support dept is called? You'll love this pete.


...The Genius Bar

 

[Goodbye]

From what i can gather the apple store seems to be mainly targetted at people who don't know a whole lot about Macs/iPods, people who want to feel comfortable asking simple questions and want to use and see the products in the flesh. These people wouldn't necessarily want to drive 2 hours to do that and also wouldn't feel comfortable ordering blind from apple.ie

This is true.
At an apple store recently the dude in the t-shirt seemed surprised when I knew exactly what I wanted and disappointed that I just wanted to buy it and go.

Easiest sale he ever had I'd say

 

[Diddles]

HMD texted me last year from Glasgow saying he was in an apple shop, and I thought he was in some kind of shop that sold apple-related things, like apple shaped teapots and tea towels with apples on them. I was very disappointed when I found out this wasn't the case.

I'm similarly disappointed with this thread.

 

[frambosenshmak]

I'm similarly disappointed with this thread.

then go buy yourself a golden delicious and an ipod and see which one brings you the most satisfaction.

personally its hard to beat the cruch of le crunch bunch golden delicious that have been slightly chilled on a hot sunny day. like today for example.