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Date set for Kentucky Apple Store
A couple of months ago, TUAW operative Kelly noticed listings for Apple retail positions in her home state of Kentucky. Then, reader Chris sent in this spyshot of the barricade in front of the future store.Today, the Courier-Journal.com has announced an opening date for this store: September 8th. This will be Kentucky's very first Apple Store, so expect long lines and excited shoppers. You'll find it on Shelbyville Road near Mall St. Matthews and Oxmoor Center.
If you attend this opening, let us know! It should be fun.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Jim said 10:12AM on 8-24-2007
No.
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Dean Kollet said 11:08AM on 8-24-2007
this isn't a spy shot, it's a picture take at a mall.
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marc cardwell said 11:45AM on 8-24-2007
once again, i scream to the heavens, "why not an apple store south carolina?"
and my screams go unanswered....
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b3studios said 11:15AM on 8-24-2007
Darn, and I just moved away 1 week ago...
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djangoman said 12:31PM on 8-24-2007
I, for one, am very excited! I will no longer have to go to Cincinnati, and I've always wanted to go to an opening! My first Apple Store in the city that I've lived... Wow!
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Zach said 12:34PM on 8-24-2007
Kentucky's a big state; you could've mentioned the city in the text of the post.
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Jonathan said 1:32PM on 8-24-2007
"You'll find it on Shelbyville Road near Mall St. Matthews and Oxmoor Center."
It's in Oxmoor Center, actually. Rather than near it.
I've peaked inside. There's enough space between the door on that barricade, and its frame, that you can.
Looks like every other Apple store, of course.
The best news about this is that it'll put the assholes at Mac Authority, AKA MacTown AKA some other name they had at one point, out of business. Shadiest jerks in Louisville retail.
Once Louisville Mac users can finally get decent service on their machines, ownership should skyrocket.
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Ruby Sinreich said 2:57PM on 8-24-2007
Marc, come on up to Durham, NC!
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ben c said 3:51PM on 8-24-2007
The 45 minutes to the Louisville store from Lexington is better than the hour-and-a-half to the Cincinnati store, but it would be nice to get some Apple Store lovin' over here as well. Not much chance of that happening soon, though, so I guess I'll just suck it up.
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phlyingpenguin said 5:22PM on 8-24-2007
I can't wait, wewt. Ditto on both comments earlier about our situations on getting Apple service here. I've dealt with MacTown and I've also driven to Cinci for service. I can't wait to have a real Apple authority locally.
See ya'll at the opening, ye'hear!?
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Ryan Goodlett said 7:14PM on 8-24-2007
I will definitely be there the morning the store opens! What time is everyone else getting there? Also, what should I buy? I don't have a lot of $$$ so I'm thinking a Shuffle.
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emoose said 1:27PM on 8-25-2007
Its ok that Louisville wasn't mentioned in the text. Everybody knows Louisville is the capital of Kentucky and will just assume that the Apple store will be located in the capital city.
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Ross Carter said 2:11PM on 8-25-2007
I too would like to know when the queue is likely to form, and at what entrance. Can anyone with Apple-store-opening experience gsugest a time to show up?
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SRBrown said 5:31PM on 8-25-2007
Well, emoose, apparently YOU don't know that Frankfort is the state capital of KY, NOT Louisville!
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emoose said 10:52PM on 8-26-2007
Dude seriously? An Apple store in Frankfort? No way. I stopped there to get gas once but I was way low.
Really low. There isn't anything there! No way that is the capital. And they definitely are not getting an Apple store in Frankfort
Must be Louisville.
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MacNScott said 2:40PM on 9-04-2007
The store will actually open on Sept 6 at 6p.m.
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