Saturday, March 3, 2012

The Amsterdam Apple Store opening

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This is the Hirsch building at Leidseplein in Amsterdam. It's one of Amsterdam's landmarks if you ask me but it's been kinda hidden for years due to reconstruction work.

Today Apple opened an official Apple Store in it, next to a Mini (the car) store. Finally some classy new stores that are not clothing shops or warehouses. The location of this new Apple Store couldn't be any better for me as it's a 5 minute walk from where I live. (DANGER! DANGER!)

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I honestly wasn't expecting much of a line-up but when I got there... Oh-My-God! The line-up went all the way around the corner towards the entrance of the Vondelpark!

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A few minutes before 10AM the 300 people Apple crew gathered behind the door to welcome the first customers.

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Almost.

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The crew counting down from 10 to 1...

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And there the doors swing open.

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This gentleman was the first customer. Backpack with sleeping bag on his bag and all... Rumour has it that he is actually German and tries to be the first customer where ever in Europe a new Apple Store is being opened!

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On the other side of the building there was a lonely guard. I think he had a great time not having to do anything else but standing there ;-)

The back of the line-up 45 minutes after the opening...

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When I came home there was a beautiful little creature sitting in my garden.

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These are the tickets for tomorrow's concert I'm going to with Nancy, Mic and Ruud.

RAMM! STEIN!

5 comments:

marian said...

zag een vandaag op de tv, over Apple, je weet waar en hoe de werk omstandigheden zijn van de mensen in de fabriek??? niet van deze tijd.

Vincent said...

@ ma: Ik las laatst juist dat de omstandigheden in de aziatische fabrieken van Apple beter zijn dan elders. De spullen van C&A en Blokker e.d. komen er ook vandaan hoor...

marian. said...

ja, dat weet ik, t'is schandalig dat het zo moet, apple is het duurst genoteerde bedrijf op de beurs,maakt enorme winsten, door mensen zo uit te buiten!!

Vincent said...

Van de andere kant, westerse bedrijven kunnen er ook geen zaken doen en dan hebben al die mensen weer geen werk...

marian. said...

ook dat is waar, wij mensen maken er een zootje van, altijd al geweest en zal nooit veranderen, en dan zitten wij nog aan de goede kant van de aardbol!!