With the announcement from AT&T today stating that they would begin selling the iPhone 3G at 8 a.m. on July 11th many people (including myself) wondered what time Apple Retail Stores would begin to sell the iPhone 3G. I spoke to a Manager at the Apple Store in Short Hills, NJ and was told that they would not be opening early on July 11th, they would begin to sell the iPhone 3G at the regular time they open the store on Fridays, which is 10 a.m. in their case.

I also called the Apple Store, Fifth Avenue in NYC to ask what time they would begin selling the iPhone 3G since they are opened 24 hours. I asked to speak to a Manager and told him that I was told Apple Retail Stores in NJ are going to begin selling the iPhone 3G at 10 a.m . when they regularly open (he said he was also told Apple Retail Stores would begin selling the iPhone 3G when they opened the store on July 11th). I asked since the Fifth Avene Store was open 24 hours what time could they begin selling, he said good question (put me on hold), He came back and said that the Fifth Avenue Store had not been told yet what time they could begin selling the iPhone 3G, he said he would think the earliest they could would be 8 a.m. because of AT&T's launch time, and to call back later this week.

I'm kind of surprised that the iPhone 3G launch isn't getting the huge dramatic opening the 1st iPhone did with Apple Retail Stores, and AT&T Stores closing for 2 hours and opening at 6 p.m. . Like something else in life, the 1st time is usually a big build up and then it's not as big a deal the 2nd time ;)

Labels: apple, iphone 3G

¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 7/01/2008 08:07:00 PM