Ever queue up outside a shop for the release of a new product

CiaranK · 04-10-2012 02:20PM

Only time I've queued in a shop was ticketmaster on the morning tickets were on sale.

Longest I've ever queued was 7 hours each at 2 Springsteen gigs two days in a row. Worth every minute of it. Wouldn't do it for anything else.

TheStook · 05-10-2012 12:36AM

Kolido wrote: »

This is the sad part.

Not understanding passion for music is rather sad Imo. Obviously I don't literally mean "Anythig", I contextually meant queuing up for concert tickets for a few hours.

And somebody said queuing up for stuff means you have an empty,pathetic and shallow life, thats a bit far in fairness. Its sad(in most cases) but it doesnt reflect on your life in anyway.

Bobo78 · 05-10-2012 12:37AM

eth0 wrote: »

Like a book, an iPhone or a new version of Windows? Never done so myself couldn't get excited over these kind of things. The price of the kind of thing people queue up for tends to drop fairly fast anyway

I think those people need to get a life!

humbert · 05-10-2012 12:55AM

I usually wait until I can download it via bittorrent. It's how I got my new car.

emzolita · 05-10-2012 01:06AM

Spice girls dolls, but it was only for about an hour before the shop opened

Seedy Arling · 05-10-2012 01:14AM

Tickets for REM in 1995.

Manach · 05-10-2012 01:20AM

Half-Life 2 - Gordon Freeman's return.

Madam_X · 05-10-2012 01:38AM

When it comes to items (not tickets for big concerts that will sell out quickly) is the rationale behind it to have the thing first or be one of the first? Not something that ultimately matters really - apart from being able to tell people. But you're not 14 forever.

Seedy Arling · 05-10-2012 01:40AM

Madam_X wrote: »

Is the rationale behind it to have the thing first or be one of the first? Not something that ultimately matters really - apart from being able to tell people. But you're not 14 forever.

'Spose some stuff like game consoles etc sell out. There was a big run on the Nintendo Wii there a few years ago and a lot of people had very sad Christmases because they couldnt get one.

Jimoslimos · 05-10-2012 01:42AM

The only (limited number) thing I can remember queuing for was for entry to recordings for QI. Was worth it definitely.

The waiting I mean, tickets were free!

fasttalkerchat · 05-10-2012 01:42AM

Thinly veiled we have FIFA thread!

johnmcdnl · 05-10-2012 01:44AM

Been close to doing it a few times but never was actually arsed to do it in the end and basically just picked up the game/book/device the next morning without the effort of standing in a queue for hours on end.

Kolido · 05-10-2012 08:44AM

TheStook wrote: »

Not understanding passion for music is rather sad Imo. Obviously I don't literally mean "Anythig", I contextually meant queuing up for concert tickets for a few hours.

And somebody said queuing up for stuff means you have an empty,pathetic and shallow life, thats a bit far in fairness. Its sad(in most cases) but it doesnt reflect on your life in anyway.

Just to clarify, yes I did take your post literally and yes there are people who will do pretty much anything to see their favourite celebs.
I'm not saying people who que for concert/sports tickets are sad but I think queing out all night is taking your passion a bit too far.
I'm passionate abour many things but nothing enough to do this.

Without patronising anyone, I think when your younger its more acceptable to let your passions run wild but as you get older your priorites change and you may view it differently.

krudler · 05-10-2012 08:56AM

the last Call Of Duty game, mostly because its good craic to chat to people in the queue, you're all there for the same reason, and they had free pizza, and that always helps. I worked in Smyths Toys years and years back the time the Pokemon craze first started, parents queuing overnight to buy the Gameboy games and toys, was mental.

TheStook · 05-10-2012 08:31PM

Kolido wrote: »

Just to clarify, yes I did take your post literally and yes there are people who will do pretty much anything to see their favourite celebs.
I'm not saying people who que for concert/sports tickets are sad but I think queing out all night is taking your passion a bit too far.
I'm passionate abour many things but nothing enough to do this.

Without patronising anyone, I think when your younger its more acceptable to let your passions run wild but as you get older your priorites change and you may view it differently.

Or when you're younger you have more time to enjoy the things you're most passionate about.

But yeah I get your point, a lot of people take it a wee bit too far indeed.

Madam_X · 05-10-2012 09:23PM

TheStook wrote: »

A man of few words is Youssef.

How is queuing up for tickets for a concert sad? If you really like a band you'll do anything to see them, queuing up for a few hours is a small price to pay.

I predict you're reply will be- "Its not a small price to pay."

Because they could sell out quickly. It was understandable for people to do that pre online days re anything that could sell out quickly, and in the case of toys etc at Christmas. But just doing it for the sake of it when there's no danger of anything being sold out... is pretty questionable IMO.

irishgirl19 · 05-10-2012 10:34PM

Yeah for the happy potter book,got down there was loads! And for a book signing

phasers · 05-10-2012 10:38PM

yep, queued up for the last Harry Potter book's midnight release. I queued in Liffey Valley so I was nice and warm, they gave out sweets and goody bags and I got my copy for free because I was one of the first 10 in line. It was a really fun night!

They showed the idiots on O'Connell St. out in the rain that night, i'd never queue in the rain for anything.

Faith+1 · 05-10-2012 10:39PM

phasers wrote: »

yep, queued up for the last Harry Potter book's midnight release. I queued in Liffey Valley so I was nice and warm, they gave out sweets and goody bags and I got my copy for free because I was one of the first 10 in line. It was a really fun night!

They showed the idiots on O'Connell St. out in the rain that night, i'd never queue in the rain for anything.

Go you!:rolleyes:

LoonyLovegood · 05-10-2012 10:49PM

Oh jesus, I've queued for a lot.
-Harry Potter 5, 6, 7
-Concert Tickets (Justin Bieber, Paramore, Green Day, Miley Cyus)
-Get a wristband to meet Paramore
-Outside the Academy for bands...I must have spent the guts of a week outside that place.

I excuse all of this by saying that I am a teenager.

DebDynamite · 05-10-2012 10:51PM

Queued up for this bag outside Brown Thomas about 5 years ago. It was the must-have bag at the time. It cost €12 in the shop but they were selling on ebay, etc for a few hundred euro. There were riots in Japan when they went on sale there.

The funny thing is, I never really used it 'cause I didn't want people recognising it and knowing I must've queued for it

Father Damo · 06-10-2012 01:39AM

iDave wrote: »

Got talking to an Aussie on holiday earlier this year who runs a shopping centre down there. When one of the Apple phones was being released down there, there were the usual queues outside the Apple store. When he asked one of them why dont they just buy it in one of the other elecronics stores that didnt have a queue the response was 'no I want to buy it directly from Apple'.
Dear god!

I think there was nothing funnier than people moning about the glitches in the latest iPhone. You ran out and spent a fortune on a product without having seen any reviews of it the second it is released, and now you want to moan because it is not perfect?

Idiots of that level do not even deserve a refund.

areyawell · 06-10-2012 01:44AM

you would want to pretty sad. I would't want to go into work tired earning 80k a year at 22 for some sort of device or game. Maybe if the new Lamborghini was out showing in Dublin maybe. 10 year finance option though. I have enough money, could afford it

Stinicker · 06-10-2012 01:53AM

I queued outside LIDL one morning waiting for it to open so I could buy a cheap tv! They had like 3 there and I got the first,

MaxSteele · 06-10-2012 02:02AM

Queued for about two hours before when I was about 10 to meet Ian Rush and take a penalty kick.

Longest waste of time ever.

Ever queue up outside a shop for the release of a new product

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