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To: Zen Dollar Round who wrote (149365)	1/28/2013 2:52:24 PM
From: yofal	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213182

Apple stores are too crowded Apple tries to stay ahead of this, but the crowds keep coming. They've expanded store square footage, they've streamlined the buying process (everyone's a cashier!), they move high volume items to the front of the store during the holiday season, they have an incredibly low ratio of staff to customers, they often move training sessions outside of the store to reduce the body count inside, they do training by appointment and they have an app that allows you to pick up some products and walk out of the store without interacting with staff at all. But the place can still be very busy at times. Sounds like a first-world complaint to me.

To: Zen Dollar Round who wrote (149365)	1/28/2013 4:08:29 PM
From: Stock Puppy	1 Recommendation Respond to of 213182

One of the points made is that Apple stores are too crowded, which I've often thought myself when I've gone to one. Walmart is that way too. The Walmart near me is the most consistently crowded store I've ever been in -- next to Apple Stores, that is They're exactly the same. Except Walmart has shopping carts. And usually a parking lot. And they're the same except for the decor. And the type of merchandise. And the quality of merchandise. (I am not a fan of Walmart) And the type of people who visit the store. And the checkout line length and efficiency. And the knowledgeability of the help. And the helpfulness of the help. And the way the store is run. Other than that, I suppose that the two stores are precisely the same. Excuse me I need to catch a chicken to go home from the 5th Ave Apple store now. Same as a taxi - they're both yellow, no? Hey they even both make shrieking sounds! :-)