Filed under: Macworld, Retail, Apple
TUAW tours the Apple Company Store

David Chartier and I made the obligatory pilgrimage to Cupertino this week to snag some Apple swag for ourselves, friends, family and potentially even for you - to win in a future contest. We've posted some Company Store and generic campus pics in the gallery for your enjoyment. So... enjoy!


![TUAW [Cafepress]](http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tuaw.com/media/tuaw-cafepress-promo.png)


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Malcolm Bishop said 12:12AM on 1-13-2007
I want a modbook! Do they have those?
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Bob Edmison said 12:32AM on 1-13-2007
Wow...I've never seen it so empty. I've only ever been there during WWDC, when the hordes have decended on it and the queue to get it looks like the line outside the most popular club in Vegas.
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Alex said 12:40AM on 1-13-2007
... Im very dissappointed that you did not venture out into the handicapped parking lot to adore our fearless leaders car!
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MUTE MATT said 1:05AM on 1-13-2007
I'm a little disappointed that I never received the mug I "won" in the Design an Apple Invite contest.
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Oki said 1:14AM on 1-13-2007
im sure theres were some readers here that work there, shouldve found a way for a internal tour, the field inside is amazing, and they have partys like every week. amazing pizza too. those were the good old days when my dad worked there :-/
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Schlaeps said 1:40AM on 1-13-2007
Ah yes.
Been there many, many a time.
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Matt said 10:49PM on 1-16-2007
::sigh:: if only the retail stores sold what the company store does (the apparel portion of course)
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Nick said 12:36PM on 1-13-2007
No wonder there were reports of stealing there. They had ipods sitting on lower shelves with no hint of security. Sure, it's the company store, but thieves will be thieves!
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Debbie said 8:53AM on 1-13-2007
I'm jealous.
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Mike Rose said 9:24AM on 1-13-2007
Aww... if I had known about the little kid logo sweatshirts, I would have asked for one!
Bob: seriously. At WWDC it was like the line for the bathroom at a White Stripes concert combined with the signing line at a Neal Stephenson appearance. There were hundreds of people waiting all night to get in.
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Evan D said 12:02PM on 1-13-2007
Ok, quick question in the gallery there is a pictures of a glass case with the pens and such in it. on the last shelf all the way to the right. what is that? and the next shelf up there is a little silver looking boxish thing. i dont know what that is either. if it was on flickr i would put notes on it lol.
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DarthBook Lust said 3:11PM on 1-13-2007
Is there a way to get the clothing seen in the pictures without going to the store?
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Laurie said 9:10PM on 1-14-2007
@ Evan D - I just checked my high res original for you :) on the bottom shelf, on the right, is a luggage tag. The silver box thing I think you are referring to is a business card holder. Sorry we're limited to 800x600 max in the gallery, so some of the detail gets lost on wide shots.
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Laurie said 11:39AM on 1-13-2007
@ DarthBook Lust - there is not. official apple logo merchandise is sold only in person, in the Company Store - unless you count some of the stuff that people buy there and then sell on eBay.
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David Chartier said 4:08PM on 1-13-2007
#13: Sadly, no. Unless you can find articles pawned on eBay and the like. Like tons of Apple fans, I would love to be able to pick up this gear all year round at my local Apple Store in Denver as well.
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David said 9:30PM on 1-13-2007
What - no mock black turtlenecks for sale? :
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spil said 6:27PM on 1-14-2007
I'm surprised no one has noticed the sign yet. It says Apple COMPUTER, Inc. I call dibs on that sign when they get a new one!
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spil said 6:29PM on 1-14-2007
They had a faux black turtleneck (the kind that go up but don't fold back down) with an apple logo
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