Apple Store in Belfast!

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This seems to be very very old news but just found out that an apple store is coming to new shopping centre in Belfast! This is class news as there was previously no close by apple retailers who would provide support for macs! Will mean I won't have to do all the long waits now for ordering online. Might just nip down and get that mac pro after work next week then!

http://stuff.tv/News/Apple-store-coming-to-NIreland/
 
Murzo said:
That is good news, the victoria centre is the perfect spot for it, i was in it yesterday when it opened and it is really is nicely designed, just what belfast needed.
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So i'm guessing the apple store wasn't actually opened yesterday?? I was past the centre the other day and it looks like some spot.
 
Anyone heard any more info on the apple store in victoria square? I heard somewhere that a big apple sign was spotted outside and now is covered over again. Also heard that a few people were starting work with apple last week so it couldn't be far away. Hopefully by mid september it will be open. Does anyone know if all apple stores include a repair centre or would equipment need to be sent to UK to be fixed?
 
Thanks for the info man. Can't wait till this opens. I hope there is a repair centre there too as it would be well handy if anything got broken without having to send to UK. Only ever been in a proper apple store once but it was a crappy one in Brussels.
 
Just been past the apple store again today and i could see inside from the balcony on the upper floor. It looks like its quite a way to go before opening yet. Probably a few more weeks.
 
Belfast Apple Store will open this saturday on 20th September at 0900!

Taken from apple site...

"Apple Store, Victoria Square Grand Opening

The Apple Store, Victoria Square will open on Saturday September 20th at 9.00 am; and you're invited to help us celebrate. Join us for the Grand Opening and get the chance to win a Digital Lifestyle Collection that includes a black MacBook and a silver iPod nano. The first 1,000 people through the doors will receive a free Apple T-shirt.
September 20, 9:00 a.m."
 
If I thought there was going to be good freebies then i'd go but if only a t-shirt then i think i can just afford to miss it! I work in city centre at the moment so will maybe nip down next week at lunch.
 
Well, an interesting day really. I was there at 8am this morning - any earlier was really going to be a bit mad. Didn't seem like too much of a wait for an hour really. With about 5 minutes to go all the staff coming running out high fiving everyone. Fair enough as I'm sure they are pretty passionate about their stuff.

The sad bit was the clapping, shouting and high fives as we paraded down the store after getting t-shirts. I felt like such a spanner with 30+ people clapping while I was trying to hide my embarrassment!

There really were some freak heads about. One guy even had an apple tattoo on his leg. Im sorry dude but get a flipping life! I was expecting the mac bunch of guys to be much cooler but to be honest i think windows fanboys are maybe even more conservative. Im guessing all the emo heads were more ipody people than macs but still they are a pain in the backside to have to look at. And as for the double lip piercing homo infront of me checking out other guys walking past it just really crowned off the bad state of affairs that our world is in!

All in all though the new store is nice and hope to make good use of it over the next while.
 
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