Apple Store Midsummer Place, Milton Keynes - your reports

Apple opened a new retail store at Midsummer Place, Milton Keynes this weekend (that's in the UK, Buckinghamshire to be precise). As usual, we asked any TUAW operatives who may have attended to share their reports and/or pictures. So, did you go, and if you did, how was it? Let us know in the comments. Here's hoping you scored a T-shirt or even the Opening Day Contest's grand prize.

If you haven't gone down to the store yet, when you do get there, show us a little love and set the in-store machines to TUAW for their Safari homepage! Apple Store employees love that.

View Tags

Source: http://www.apple.com/uk/retail/miltonkeynes/

Categories

Retail Apple

Apple opened a new retail store at Midsummer Place, Milton Keynes this weekend (that's in the UK, Buckinghamshire to be precise). As usual,...

Add a Comment

Sign in »

22 Comments

Filter by:

ian prince

I arrived outside the store at 5am. Was the only person there until 7am. Was amazing being first in line being able to walk through the doors first :). staff were extremely nice and helpfull. store looks amazing too.

March 02 2008 at 1:59 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

alexish

I was 6th in the line, and i got there at about 8 am... I don't think i have ever seen a new shop open with so much enthusiasm!

I just hope i win that macbook! :P

March 01 2008 at 12:47 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Pete Stoneman

I went at about 2pm - no T-shirts left of course, and it was so busy, and I expect it always will be due to it's location and size.

Shame I no longer like Apple's product line... (waits for the flaming to begin on the +Apple blog!)

March 01 2008 at 10:56 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

1 reply to Pete Stoneman's comment

Brian

One of the joys of life is that we don't all like the same things.

March 01 2008 at 11:30 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Robin m

Went to to the store about 10:30. There was still a small queue but moving quickly. Managed to get a t-shirt! It looks like a really nice store, there's a glass staircase that takes you up to the second floor where you'll find a (albeit not huge) genius bar. The staff were extremely helpful today, and as you can imagine - excited.

March 01 2008 at 7:22 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Oliver Taylor

just set homepage to TUAW, second MacBook Air at front of store! ;)

March 01 2008 at 6:51 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

David

Just got back, got a T-Shirt! Apple sure know how to open a store. I don't think I've ever seen anyone else put in so much effort.

Some photos:
http://www.ttlg.com/dave/apple_mk/

March 01 2008 at 5:29 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

4 replies to David's comment

Alex Blewitt

It's open! About 500 people in the queue when it opened so far (got a t-shirt) and the Apple employees jogged through the store cheering and clapping on the way. Will put photos up at alblue blogspot com shortly ...

March 01 2008 at 4:57 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

1 reply to Alex Blewitt's comment

Alex Blewitt

My write-up and photos are at:

http://alblue.blogspot.com/2008/03/apple-store-mk-open_01.html

in case you couldn't find it :-)

March 01 2008 at 8:01 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Whosthatrandom

What would be even more amusing would be if it was still possible to jailbreak ipod touches through jailbreakme.com...

March 01 2008 at 4:48 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

steven Haskayne

well the queue is mighty at the moment, shame I'm stuck at the back for thetime being! Security is rife and its rather chilly, tuaw boys make ueself known!!!!!

March 01 2008 at 3:38 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

philgilder

The apple store hasn't opened yet, it opens at 9.30am GMT (in about 1 hr 30)

March 01 2008 at 2:57 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply