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It only took 5 minutes, a disappointment really, after all the buildup. In reality, you don’t line up for iPad/iPhone/iPod coz you’re actual…

Thin Lines at Best Buy on 23rd Street in Manhattan
photo: Rafat Ali

It only took 5 minutes, a disappointment really, after all the buildup. In reality, you don’t line up for iPad/iPhone/iPod coz you’re actually dying to buy it; you line up for the show, to be part of the moment, and camaraderie. And for us lining up to buy two iPads for our company at Best Buy on 23rd street in Manhattan, the wait for only two hours. At 10 AM, when the doors opened, there were only about 25 people lined up, a big change from the frenzy at Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) flagship store on 5th Av. So what do you do to build up excitement? You make up your own routine. So on the left, in pictures, the silliness.

 
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    Thin Lines at Best Buy on 23rd Street in Manhattan
     
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    We were second in line at BB; arrived at 8 AM ET
     
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    Counter at BestBuy. I am already dreaming...
     
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    My iPad at Flatiron Building
     
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    My iPad at Museum of Sex
     
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    My iPad at Empire State
     
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    My iPad by Chrysler Building, in my apt
     
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    iPad unboxed at my apt. Prizes for guessing what's next to iPad...
     
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    iPad unboxed at my apt. Prizes for guessing what's next to iPad...
     
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    Even the goddess can't resist spinning the iPad....
     
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    Even the goddess can't resist spinning the iPad....
     
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    Here's how I am propping up my iPad
     
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    Here's how I am propping up my iPad
     

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