“Huge lines for the iPhone 4S are seen at all five Apple stores in China, and in the Beijing Apple store, we see hundreds of queuers with red caps getting ready to buy the iPhone 4S to resell later at a profit,” Chris Chang reports for M.I.C. Gadget.
“We are very impressed by the lines. With close to eight hours (at the time of writing this article) still to go until opening time, there are already massive queues outside of China’s five official Apple stores in Beijing and Shanghai, all in readiness for the launch of the iPhone 4S,” Chang reports. “Interestingly, at one of the Apple stores in Shanghai, hundreds of queuers with red caps are seen. According to our tipster, they are a group of local citizens hired by the gray market dealers. They are being paid 100 yuan ($16) to queue up for 12 hours.”
Chang reports, “According to some Chinese Apple fans outside one of the three Shanghai stores, there were already about 60 people lined up outside at around 1pm afternoon. Now, there are almost a thousand people braving the cold weather.”
Many more photos and video in the full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Fred Mertz” for the heads up.]
Oh…you mean they’re not there for concert tickets??? Who would have guessed. What is this world coming to.
+1
Hell, these same things happen daily at Apple stores around the world. But most of the king pins are not generous enough to hand out hats.
Meanwhile, no lines outside the iPhone 4S launch in Jamaica and other Caribbean countries.
yea. I hear that someone forgot to put the advert up. Oh well.
China, the sleeping dragon awakens..
(in the year of the dragon no less)
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You’re all goofy. These eager Personal Computer Enthusiasts are all lined up and waiting to get into the brand spankin’ new Microsoft cart across the street. The Apple store is just a mere curiosity.
yeah. The Microsoft Store hs sooooo much to offer. Let’s see… There’s Windows 7. Then there is, uh. Uh. Uh. Oh… I heard they give away really keen mouse pads
“They are being paid 100 yuan ($16) to queue up for 12 hours.”
But they get to keep the hat!