{"id":1942,"date":"2014-09-19T11:06:04","date_gmt":"2014-09-19T11:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/?p=1942"},"modified":"2014-11-06T16:56:53","modified_gmt":"2014-11-06T16:56:53","slug":"the-surprisingly-easy-guide-to-surviving-the-apple-store-on-iphone-6-launch-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/09\/19\/the-surprisingly-easy-guide-to-surviving-the-apple-store-on-iphone-6-launch-day\/","title":{"rendered":"The Surprisingly Easy Guide to Surviving the Apple Store on iPhone 6 Launch Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

The iPhone 6 is officially launched today, with thousands of people currently queueing up outside Apple Stores across the globe desperate to get their hands on one. Quite a few of these people will have camped overnight too.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re planning to pay a visit to the Apple Store today, then you might want to follow a few of the tips in this surprisingly easy survival guide.<\/p>\n

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Accept that you probably aren\u2019t going to get an iPhone 6<\/h4>\n

Let\u2019s get the bad news out of the way first, eh? If you haven\u2019t been camping overnight, then the iPhone 6 will have probably sold out by the time you get to the end of the queue. People outside the Apple Store in Manchester\u2019s Arndale centre<\/a> have already been told that they probably won\u2019t get an iPhone due to \u201d\u02dchigh demand\u2019.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t give up hope just yet though…<\/p>\n

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Pay someone for their place in the queue<\/h4>\n

According to this article from the Metro, there is a long-standing rumour that some budding entrepreneurs join the queue solely to sell their place to desperate Apple fans. Unfortunately, they could charge anything from \u00a37,500 to \u00a315,000!<\/p>\n

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Bring a clothes peg for your nose<\/h4>\n

A lot of people in the Apple Store will have been queuing outside for well over 18 hours. They won\u2019t have showered and they will probably have…erm, needed to use the toilet. Needless to say, there\u2019s likely to be a \u201d\u02dcunique\u2019 funk in and around the store…<\/p>\n

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Pay someone for their iPhone<\/h4>\n

Okay, so you\u2019ve rocked up to the store and the iPhone 6 has sold out. What do you do now?<\/p>\n

Easy: just offer astronomical sums of money to the lucky folks who actually managed to get their hands on one!<\/p>\n

Be aware that this is the very definition of a \u201d\u02dcseller\u2019s market\u2019. You\u2019re desperate, they want to hang on to their precious new phone, so expect to pay at least triple what you normally would.<\/p>\n

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Make friends with a Genius<\/h4>\n

The Apple Geniuses are, by and large, a peaceful and friendly bunch. Why not try making friends with one, and see if they can lead you to the secret stash of iPhone 6\u2019s they keep \u201d\u02dcin the back\u2019?<\/p>\n

(note: most Apple Geniuses will be too busy to \u201d\u02dcbe your friends’, and the secret stash of iPhone 6\u2019s they keep in the back may or may not exist)<\/em><\/p>\n

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Go home, make a cup of tea and order one online<\/h4>\n

Forget about the stress, sit back and order your brand new iPhone online. Yes, you\u2019ll have to wait until November but at least you won\u2019t have to deal with arguments\/shouting\/potential stampedes to get your hands on one.<\/p>\n

You could even sell your current iPhone with musicMagpie<\/a> and put the cash towards your new handset at the same time!<\/p>\n

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Did you camp outside the Apple Store to get your hands on an iPhone 6? Share your story in the comments!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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