mattparmely

I'm going to camp tomorrow night. I'll go to my Verizon at like 7pm and talk to the manger to see if he'll write me a note for the police just in case they have a problem with me being out there. I have done this before lol. Will be in my car with my girlfriend & two other friends. Going to get pizza delivered & starbucks & krispy kreme fresh donuts @ 5 am too. We are gonna watch movies on our laptops & use the wifi there. It really is a lot of fun.

Anyways, is there ANYONE else doing this? I know most people will just go in whenever or just early morning but what the hell, it will be awesome.

Matthew

That sounds like fun actually. I thought about it but I just couldnt pass up getting the instant rebate from Best Buy.

mattparmely

Camp at BB. ha. I did for my xbox about 3-4 years ago. whenever It came out that November. it was a ton of fun. Its more fun with a lot of people though.

DR0ID

that sounds sweet, i should do it even though i pre-ordered haha
and a crowd of cell phone geeks wouldn't be as hostile as they are on black friday at best buy..people are insane

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mattparmely

are they? I want to get that day off of work (i work at a grocery store) so the day before thanksgiving is our big one. I want to go to a black friday thing. WOuld be a ton of fun probably. I don't have money for anything huge after the droid, MW2, LEft for dead 2, & assassins credd 2, along with a few movies but I bet they will have some stuff cheap. Maybe I can snag an ihome half price or something...
I know a lot of ads and such get leaked weeks early.

DR0ID

yeah, one year i ran into walmart...like sprinted to get a tv at 5am with about 200 people behind me (i was like 5th in line, got there REALLY early)

Fadelight

CLEARLY you don't live in my neck of the woods.

It is currently 22 degrees out. I don't consider hypothermia a good tradeoff for bragging rights to the first phone sold at my local VZW. I'll just casually stroll in at 8am when they open. I don't anticipate a line at all, anyway.

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QrafTee

The last time I stood in line for anything was a midnight launch of Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos.

Fadelight

So it would be a big change of pace to stand in line for something worth while, huh?


Just kidding.

mattparmely

haha I guess Im the only one.. for now. I don't anticipate anything till like maybe 6 am. But it will just be fun. It kind of feels like its here sooner, even though its not. Because your already in line lol.

I'm going to stroll in to verizon tomorrow night before they close up shop & try to get them to show me one!

xvenom89

No need to camp out and freeze. I have mine reserved at my local Verizon store and will just swing by at 7:45 to pick it up. I get to skip the line since I have a reservation

jaymac8888

Damn, be careful, and make sure there is an accessible toilet nearby. You don't want to lose your place in line.

BigRedNole

VZW does not have any reservations for phones. They have a "list" that they are taking, but it is not to reserve your Droid. You will be waiting like the rest of the folks. I spoke with a Regional Manager by luck yesterday. He was negotiating with the mall to let them open the kiosk at 7AM. He said in our area that there is little chance of running out of Droids before early afternoon. The only way it would happen is if they have crowds larger than the iPhone crowds.

So, don't worry about it unless you are concerned with how long it is going to take to process everyone's orders. It will take about 20-30 minutes to process each person.

I am going at 6AM. If they line is more than 10 deep, I will just go to BB to pick up my preorder at 10AM.

SSinisterSS

are we able to just walk into BB without an appointment and get one?

CatsTide

yes...provided they have more than enough to fill preorders

kingohearts2005

I camped from 6PM to 7 am last year in my city's first snow to get the storm. It was a great experience and listen to this there was one guy in front of me!! He was there at 3. So I have pre ordered the droid at best buy and I will be making my way out there around midnight. I will probably do a check at 10PM to be sure no one else is there and if they are I will be there then. I see it this way. I know the droid will be more stocked than the storm was last year so it shouldn't be a problem getting one but if I can do it for the piece of crap the storm turned into then I can do it for something as great as the droid is going to be not only for android but for Verizon also.

JRowMe

that sucks.
I got to Verizon at 6 and was the first one of about 25 in line for the storm.

I'm going at 5:50 this time :P lol

Last edited by JRowMe; 11-05-2009 at 08:00 AM.

knickerbocker

Sounds a little extreme to me in my old age. I have done this for sports events and concert tickets and it is fun. But my back and my wife would frown on such things now.

I am going to Best Buy today to see how many pre-orders there are and when I can come in to get the phone.

dkaufman1

If you have an android already get Qik or Ustream and live cast it. Or just post live shots here in this thread. We'll be watching!

cybercruiser

hmmm, now you guys are getting me worried, ha....

But, I plan to get there about 10 minutes before they open, maybe 15.

Taking the entire day off, to get the phone, get it insured, then play with it the rest of the day(the phone, I mean ;-).

Try to figure out which apps and widgets I have to have, and get them loaded...

trick202

LOL

I'll be watching too.

We don't get camping much here in the UK, but it sounds like loads of fun. I'm really excited for you guys!

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scorrpio

I dunno... I am not that much of an instant gratification type. I am going to order mine tonight as soon as it becomes available. Gonna have a busy weekend, so won't really have time to play with my new toy...

That said, I'll probably stop by the VZW across the street from my office and see if I can test-drive one.

DanSan

most best buys will have anywhere from 50-200 droids in stock for the release date..

Redbird1

Camping is starting to sound like a good idea. I spoke to a few stores in Chicago's Western suburbs. A few days ago, they weren't getting many calls about the phone. As of today however, they've been flooded with calls.

QrafTee

If I stood for anything worthwhile in my city, I'd get shot and it would get jacked as soon as I got to the parking lot.

rockne

I see people on here talking about camping out or getting to the store 2-3 hours early, do you guys really think this is necessary?

xvenom89

The store has a limited stock. If your name is on their list you are guarenteed to get one.

mattparmely

possibly. but it is more improbable than probable. It really is just fun, & if you can do it with ease and have some buddies come along too.. it really is a ton of fun.

I'm going to go out there tonight after work. Im stoked!

BSmith

I just made an appt for noon. No getting up early, no staying up all night. Pick it up and head for Atlanta. We'll see how the Google Navi works.

bigdroid

Sounds like a lot of fun. I am however staying up late tonight to wait and order online, that way I do not have to mess around with the rebate. $150 will be my price on 2 year upgrade.

Fadelight

LMAO!! Man, that was an awesome post. I've been up for 20 minutes, and I'm already laughing hysterically! I've lived in so many places like that already.


So, it is currently 34 degrees and snowing here. The weather predicts an overnight low of high teens or low twenties. Who will be camping at my local store tonight?

QrafTee

You better hope someone does... so you can exchange body heat with one another. I haven't been in 13-19 degree weather in quite sometime now... Even 37 degrees is chilly, whew...

mattparmely

no one. haha. I'm going to be in my car though. Its going to be in the 40's with rain. Lets hope the cops don't give me shit!

QrafTee

Matt rolls down the window: "Can I help you officer?"
Cop: "What are you doing here in front of the Best Buy store at 3 o'clock in the morning?"
Matt: "I'm waiting for the Motorola Droid."
Cop: "The what?"
Matt: "It's a smart phone."
Cop: "Uh huh... Do you know the store opens at 9?"
Matt: "Yeah, but I want to get it as soon as possible in case it gets sold out. It's a really hot item this year."
Cop looks around and sees no other cars or people in the area: "... Right. I'm going to have to ask you to get out of the car..."

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wsbsteven

The local VZW store said they have more droids than they could possibly sell with non stop sales and aren't taking preorders nor selling accessories until tomorrow at 8am. They said their computers has the prices set at 10 grand to prevent selling them ahead of time and big brother was watching them. The salesman did say the phone was awesome but we knew that already. Not that I could camp out but it sounds like I shouldn't need to anyway.

dkaufman1

Matt will need a lot more jokes at his expense to stand the cold. This is probably a great kickoff of the jokes though.

Matty P - what movies does a droid camp out require? Did you plan the showings with a droid theme?

mattparmely

hahahaha. funny stuff guys. Cops are stupid. I wouldn't be surprised if they made me go home. But I'm going to try. & if I have to go back, I'll be back about 4 in the morning.

I'll probably grab I love you man, step brothers, Transformers 2, & maybe a few for the girlfriend's liking as well haha.
No real movie out all about a phone unless I get 1 missed call. WHich absolutely blew horribly. I guess it is kind of in the spirit of things.. the iphone can't keep a damn call going longer than a minute & 46 seconds, might as well get the missed call and call back from the droid. haha idk, thats the best I can do.

Maybe Eagle Eye.. didn't that have motorolla phones in it?

QrafTee

... Eagle Eye and Cellular... maybe even Phone Booth.

But it's called the Droid so any of the Star Wars movie should be applicable too.

Barbara

That hurts. I hope everyone doesn't think that. I'm sure there are stupid cops and stupid teachers and stupid IT guys. Lots of good ones too. I'm not a cop but I do know some and they have an often times thankless job for doing something that many don't want to do. I'm not picking on you as that is a common attitude but I think it's unfair to paint all with the broad brush of "stupid" when it is a few that make them look bad.

mattparmely

Isn't it true for any profession, any item, or anything in our world? a few ruin it for all. That is how our law is even made sometimes. Drinking ages, teen insurance rates any lots more. Sorry if I hurt your feelings, I don't like cops much.. but i do respect many as I know many. I have a problem with getting in trouble or having power trips based on traffic bs or things like staying overnight to get a phone. It has happened to me before. Are we really hurting anything? nope. But they think because they have a badge they are above us sometimes, but when in reality our country is run by every one of us, we just elect officials to appoint us. Its a flawed system sometimes but I still think its the best there is.

Anyway, you can write back but I think we should let this die after.
deal? haha

i like what a cop is supposed to stand for, just not what A LOT are doing these days.

mattparmely

haha ya that works! maybe I'll bring along some star wars movies. We'll see.

dkaufman1

I have a good question for you....while you are there tonight...think of all the movies that would not exist if they just had a cell phone.

Post that list here.

QrafTee

Nothing specifically, but a lot of the older horror movies.

mattparmely

im going on to verizon soon guys!

diddiyo

i went to my local verizon store earlier today and they said they have well over 100 phones available... no reason to camp imo.

mattparmely

there isn't reason to.. if you read what i said at the beginning I said that. It is just fun for me!

jmhatz

Also, not to burst your bubble but you probably won't have much trouble getting this phone if that's why you're camping out. My local small college town Verizon has 150 in stock and back home in Rochester my friend works at the Verizon there and they have 350 in stock. I'm assuming it's for the fun factor I guess? I guess, if you find freezing your ass off/using large amounts of gas to use the heat in your car, eating food that can give you 2000 calories in about three bites and being sleep deprived, fun.

mattparmely

I eat well and maintain a healthy diet. Plus I exercise & lift more than most people I have even met. I don't mind having a couple slices of pizza, a donut in the morning and a coffee. It is fun.. You don't have to heat your car all night.. You heat it up for about half hour on full blast.. then you keep the doors/windows closed the rest of the night. There are a such thing as blankets/sleepingbags/pillows. Plus, Ill sleep whenever. midnight, 2am, whatever. It is for the fun factor, your right. SOmetimes people don't see fin in things, but I have brought numerous friends along and they ALL have confessed it was a blast. Anyway thats fine if you don't agree. It really is a lot of fun.

Droidood

I'm going to walk into our in-store warehouse and hide one for myself so I can buy it when my shift ends.

Of all the days for them to give me the 9-5 shift

mattparmely

Amen brother!!!
sucks for the bubble boy who walks in and would have gotten one if you didn't stash it. oh well! haha