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Excited about the release of the Apple iPad? We are too! A group of SquareTraders and I will be headed to the Apple Store at Union Square early Saturday morning in anticipation. If you're in San Francisco, you should stop by and say hello! We won't be the first ones in line though. That's this guy... |
Meet Greg Packer. He's the first in line at New York's Fifth Avenue Apple Store. If you watched the news coverage for the original iPhone launch, he should look pretty familiar to you...
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Then: Greg began camping 5am on June 25th, 2007. 110 hours before iPhone Launch...
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Back in 2007, Greg was willing to camp in line for nearly 110 hours before the iPhone launch. He was rewarded by being the first to get his hands on a First Generation iPhone from the Fifth Avenue store. And now this retired highway maintenance worker is back!
Can't help but love this guy: While Gregory F. Packer may be bit more of a professional queuer than Apple fan, it's hard not to give this guy a thumbs up for dedication. After all, his strategy has given him to meet the likes of mariah Carey, Garth Brooks, Dennis Rodman, and Ringo Starr... not to mention at least three U.S. presidents! And...he clearly still loves his first generation iPhone.
Prefer your couch to a lawn chair? If you'd rather stay at home and live vicariously through the rest of us, that's cool too. I'll be tweeting live coverage so you can do just that! If you aren't already, follow us on Twitter: @SquareTrade
p.s. I mentioned a group of us SquareTraders would be at the Apple Store in downtown SF. Look for us in our orange fleeces! We'll be celebrating the launch by giving you a 20% discount to protect your new iPad from drops & spills. Plus, we'll have some extra iPhone skins to hand out, free for anyone who's willing to say "goodbye to overpriced warranties!"
