Sydney Apple Store Opening
Die-hard Apple fans are staking their place in the queue for Thursday's opening of the computer giant's Sydney store.
The George Street store, which will open its doors at 5pm (AEST) Thursday, is Apple's first Australian retail outlet.
Armed with sleeping bags, thermos flasks and laptops, most of those in line on Wednesday were Apple enthusiasts who have attended dozens of store openings worldwide. Amoung them Mr MAC Richard Olson number nine in the line
Mike Kaufmann, a retired US airline pilot from Santa Cruz, California, joked he lined up to make sure he gets one of the T-shirts Apple will hand out to the first 2,500 customers.
It will be Apple's first retail presence in the southern hemisphere and last week it began to bait tech shoppers walking by the Sydney CBD store with a three-storey high "coming soon" sign. According to designs filed with the Sydney City Council last year, the store will be spread across three levels, each with a floor space of about 445sqm.
Read MoreThe George Street store, which will open its doors at 5pm (AEST) Thursday, is Apple's first Australian retail outlet.
Armed with sleeping bags, thermos flasks and laptops, most of those in line on Wednesday were Apple enthusiasts who have attended dozens of store openings worldwide. Amoung them Mr MAC Richard Olson number nine in the line
Mike Kaufmann, a retired US airline pilot from Santa Cruz, California, joked he lined up to make sure he gets one of the T-shirts Apple will hand out to the first 2,500 customers.
It will be Apple's first retail presence in the southern hemisphere and last week it began to bait tech shoppers walking by the Sydney CBD store with a three-storey high "coming soon" sign. According to designs filed with the Sydney City Council last year, the store will be spread across three levels, each with a floor space of about 445sqm.
