Best Buy's "Apple Store" sucks.

There's like, two MacBooks and an iMac. zzzZZZZzzzzzZZ.

leetXcore

Yay for signing double contracts! ...Not.

AJCoombs

Luckily the "I am rich" app was removed. I'm sure they would blame it on Johnny Utah if it ended up on your iPhone after having them "fix" it. Of course, how could they fix it, since there's no USB port to plug their magic key in?

Git Em SteveDave displays attention-grabbing vanity

Does this mean an extra $200, for Geek Squad to open the box?

MystikONE

Oh dear God in heaven...this oughta be interesting. I'm just waiting for the first complaint of Geek Squad losing someone's applications or putting porn on a phone.

jayhawk11

@leetXcore:

oh wait, thats all apple stores.

not really but almost... no mac pro, and no mini. not like apple has a giant product lineup. i would consider one if they bridged the gap between mini and pro. imac sucks

endless

@Git Em SteveDave displays attention-grabbing vanity: Lol at Johny Utah, they are rarely a help.

sprice82

I sent like a million emails last month to you guys trying to give you early notice so you could be first. I told, I fucking told you and you guys ignored me. Read your damn tip emails, I know that they cant be trusted but can I be a reliable source for now on. Gizmodo, sometimes I just dont know what to do with you.

sprice82

If only they could get the darn thing to work properly first. I'm so sick of seeing NO SERVICE on my iPhone 3G in the heart of the San Francisco financial district. Get it right before you spread it around, Apple.

MacGeekGuy

Ooooh, discount??

rcast1986

The have the Instink at Best Buy? I never saw a line when it became available at the Best Buy.

Ken_Darrow

Oh you're right, I don't actually work there. I just slap on a blue shirt and khaki pants 30-35 hours a week and stand there without getting paid.

You're a smart one, huh?

rcast1986

This could be a huge deal for Apple and AT&T.

Nice going, Apple!!

yoshi

@Mayor McRib: They dont do that anymore.

sprice82

Best Buy...your one stop shop for the iPhone 3G and free magazine subscription.

Mayor McRib

@jayhawk11: That is why you wait till an old model goes EOL. Then there it gets a new shinier price.

sprice82

@rcast1986: If you actually worked at Best Buy you would know that Apple is price protected. AKA-no discount. The Apple accommodation that they give to Best Buy employees does not apply to the iPhone, either. Nice try.

jayhawk11

Yes, because I can't get an iPhone 3G until September 11 (bad day much?) because I'm not qualified for an upgrade until then. I wonder if they've restocked already.

nintendude

"Sir my Iphone's screen wont respond."

"Let me stick in my, oh wait. God damn it Leeroy!

vasha

OMG! now the commoners will be buying them!
quick, find a new product to be tragically hip with!
how 'bout the zune?
yeah, no one likes that. zune ftw!!!!

godwhacker

Could this mean the arrival of the iPhone to Puerto Rico???????!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hell would freeze over that day.

Aegis2k

I'd laugh if this happened to my local best buy, its right across the street from an AT&T store and about 4 blocks from a mall with an Apple store.

gamecrazychris

@gamecrazychris: Thats odd that describes the location of my Best Buy exactly. Am I also to believe that your name is really gamecrazychris or is that something else that you just imagined. ;)

sprice82

Y'all talking about Apple... WHO'S THE GREEN CHICK MANG!!!

freakerz

Who cares? Can we get more pics of that blonde?

Cetrian

@leetXcore: Maybe that's just yours. The one in my hometown (~100,000 population) they have 3-4 iMacs, 1-2 MacBook Pros and a MacBook air. I haven't checked out the one here but I know they had at least 2 iMacs and a MacBook Air.

ttech10

@nintendude: Fuck you and your day association. It's like my 10 year old sister saying 'Oh, somebody with my name got killed! That's so scary!'

Bullshit.

The Magnificen7

@leetXcore: There's like, at least one model of every computer they offer. Bummer.

The Magnificen7

A crappy phone for a crappy company. A perfect match made in Hell.

paul96734

Wow, i think the image accompanying this story might be a contender for the best ever. Giz should do an end of year Readers' Choice contest to choose the best image shown with a story. I should also somehow win a prize for coming up with this idea.

supesguy

Oops. I've been drinking vodka. All of it.

abemonty

Yes, I am an Apple fanboy, but the 3G is ... well ... I am just going to wait a few years.

I a more more than happy with Samsung Instinct.

Many of my 3G friends have had a lot of headaches and cracked backs.

abemonty

Yes, I am a Apple fanboy. But the the 3G is ... well ... I'm just going to wait a few years.

I'm more than happy with my Samsung Instinct.

My 3G friends have had a lot of troubles and cracked backs.

abemonty

@abemonty: Nah you probably used your Instink and crashed trying to post with its crappy web browser. ;-)

Ken_Darrow

@rcast1986: Apparently you don't work for Best Buy, because you acted like BBY is able to give it's employees a discount on Apple products. That is simply not true. Apple is price protected. Just like Bose. No discount. Accommodations are different, but the iPhone still does not qualify for accommodation pricing.

In other words, you're wrong and your smart ass reply just made you look like an idiot.

Back on topic, though: how is Best Buy going to promote the iPhone in areas that don't have 3G coverage (eg-most of the U.S.)? Oughta be a tough sell...."See sir, this here is how fast a page would load if the Death Star ever got off their asses and upgraded their network".

jayhawk11

@Ken_Darrow: My Instinct has a web browser?

abemonty

It's 4:23, I'm restoring my iPhone 3G for the billionth time. Replaced already. Same problem. Keeps getting stuck at Apple logo when I restart/install apps/sync/have phone crash. The white apple logo of death is causing me to have irrational thoughts. Like bringing my iPhone to Geek Squad. Restore almost complete. It's late/early and no sleep... I hate these late night restore sessions....

thechansen

@jayhawk11: "Back on topic..."

I always thought the topic of these Best Buy threads was the feuding between BB employees that inevitably seems to erupt in them. Let the games continue!

@thechansen: Which is why I figured on waiting for the 32gb 3G and the kinks to be worked out before upgrading from the 2G. Anyways, you probably shouldn't be making any rash decisions you might live to regret while in a sleep-deprived stupor, like bringing an iPhone to the Geeksquad. That could be painful. No offense to the black-tied white-shirted among us.

frigg

@Ken_Darrow: It renders really well, the problem I have with it's browser is that 1/2X is too small, but 1x view makes the font a little too big, requiring scrolling to read. If there was a middle zoom, I wouldn't need to scroll sideways. I don't like/get it.

karasu is my homeboy

@jayhawk11: All they have to do is say it's the new one. And that you can get it in white!

People are suckers.

karasu is my homeboy

They sell iPod headphones for $20 above Apple Store price.

I wonder what kind of opposite-discounts they'll have for iPhone and it's accessories.

karasu is my homeboy

@MystikONE: Definitely, if your lucky they'll teach you how to press the touch screen. And maybe just maybe if you're really important they'll charge and extra $50 dollars to show you how to plug it into your USB port.

basicxman

The instinct is terrible. Best of luck synching it with Outlook in an office environment. Business phone? Yeah, right.

s0crates82

I used to work at Best Buy not too long ago. I can confirm that Apple products are price-locked. The same with consoles. Is it really that shocking that iPhone is coming to one of the most successful electronics retailers?

On a related note, is there any credit for that photo? I really, really think that's my old store in Greensboro, NC. I recognize the two banners and the old guy standing there, I think. If it's the Greensboro store, that's probably Frank. He's a bit talkative, but he's an honestly good guy, if a bit, ah, slow on the uptake.

thegreyjedi

@Ken_Darrow:

instinct is exclusive to best buy and obviously sprint retail locations

aluminum54

Apple, AT&T and Best Buy? That's like a perfect storm of incompetence.

Cupajo

This honestly caught me by surprise.

FireFish

@sprice82: man calm down...maybe your email went to spam?? i know mine always do ::sigh::

seamustry