Are we still in tough economic times? I thought we were but last week a few stores could have fooled me.
I’ll set the scene; Last Thursday evening I was @ the Pru, and I really wanted to see the new Boylston St Apple Store to purchase the new iPhone 3GS (I know I am a totally geek). As I was heading down the Pru corridor toward Boylston St I saw EB Games and my innergamer came out and I wanted to buy either Punch-Out for Wii or prepay for NCAA 10 for Xbox 360. As I was about step into the store the person behind the desk yelled at an employee near the entrance to stand in front of the store, and the employee turned to me and said “We’re Closed”. I replied “I am going to buy something” he goes “Sorry we are closed” I said “so you don’t want the purchase?” he shrugs and says “No” I walked out and headed to Apple.
I walk into this immaculate Apple Store … seriously this is what I imagine heaven to look like but with Abe Lincoln and Kurt Cobain instead of iPods and Computers. I talk to one of there nerdy (it takes one to know one) helpers and we talk about the new iPhone’s prices and updates. He has me dial some crazy 674$ number and wait for a text to see if I qualify for some discounts, & I do. I tell him I would like the 16 gig iPhone and he says ok, but the line just closed, so I say AGAIN “so you don’t want the purchase?” He replies “No”. I walk out very confused and what song is playing but Dave Matthews “Funny the Way It Is” fitting.
So in the end I kept nearly $400 bucks in my bank account but still shouldn’t these stores worry about revenue & not about what time the store closes?
So ARE we still in tough economic times EB and Apple?... are we?
Please note: I will probably heading back to both of these stores shortly, and spending more because I pretend I have a disposable income.
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