Montreal Apple store grand opening today
The rumored Apple Store, Sainte Catherine in Montréal is opening today, in grand style. If you're in the area of 1321 Ste-Catherine st west besides the Ogilvy Department Store at the corner De la Montagne st (which I totally just grabbed from the store's website, I have no idea where any of that is) you should stop on by.It looks like the store will also have a number of musical guests for the next few days to keep interest up. Amongst the musical folks stopping by the store are:
- The Stills on July 26th
- Alex Cuba on July 27th
- Anik Jean on July 28th
- David Usher on July 29th
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rayray14 said 11:41AM on 7-25-2008
Hmmm, my parents are driving through Montreal today. Do you think they'll have free schwag all day?
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philip said 9:38PM on 7-25-2008
Yeah .... i was there it was really cool ant the t-shirts are really nice .....
Galley said 11:46AM on 7-25-2008
It's only a few blocks from McGill University, so it oughtta do well.
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XIV said 11:47AM on 7-25-2008
I'm still wondering if I should go. I know I won't buy anything, since I don't need anything right now.
They do give t-shirts away :P
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martin reisch *safe solvent™ said 11:57AM on 7-25-2008
hell ya! free tshirts and finally an Apple store in downtown montreal. been a longtime coming!
i wish i had known a while back, wanted to apply there for a job...
Zeromaru said 11:56AM on 7-25-2008
Holy crap, an Apple Store in Canada that's further East than Toronto? *jawdrop*
Now, how about pushing a little more Eastward, to say, St. John's? C'mon, they can tagline it as the Easternmost Apple Store in North America! Screw Boston.
(Also I realize that there's also one in Laval, which borders north of Montreal, but really, who's ever heard of Laval?)
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vitamine73 said 8:21PM on 7-25-2008
(Also I realize that there's also one in Laval, which borders north of Montreal, but really, who's ever heard of Laval?)
hu, well, quiet a few people actually.. it's the third largest city in Québec, and the 14th largest in Canada... and it's WAY larger then both St. John's I can think about (Newfoundland? New Brunswick?), or any city in the maritimes except Halifax for that matter... that doesn't mean I'd like to live there however ;)
but, this new store is actually just a bit further west then the Laval one, they just might hit the coastal weather in time!
vitamine73 said 8:23PM on 7-25-2008
oups, further *east*
Zeromaru said 11:57AM on 7-25-2008
Holy crap, an Apple Store in Canada that's further East than Toronto? *jawdrop*
Now, how about pushing a little more Eastward, to say, St. John's? C'mon, they can tagline it as the Easternmost Apple Store in North America! Screw Boston.
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homagetogorto said 1:21PM on 7-25-2008
Don't the Quebec sign laws mean that this has to be "Le Magasin Pomme"?
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mare said 2:26PM on 7-25-2008
No, brands that are already registered international can be used in Québec also. See McDonald's and Starbucks. But for instance "The Home Depot" changed its name to "Home Depot" and KFC went all the way and named itself PFK (Poulet Frite de Kentucky).
vitamine73 said 8:28PM on 7-25-2008
Poulet *frit* Kentucky. However, spelled right or wrong, the stuff is still disgusting !
albi said 1:38PM on 7-25-2008
sweet~ altho im on vacation elsewhere
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Cris said 2:16PM on 7-25-2008
I would go if they give away more than just t-shirts
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mare said 2:28PM on 7-25-2008
BTW this is an Apple FLAGSHIP store, the first in Canada. It's not in an anonymous mall but in a specially designed building with a signature Apple look and probably a copy of the famous glass stairs.
I haven't taken a look yet, but will do so this afternoon.
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Olivier said 3:16PM on 7-25-2008
I sincerely hope they drive Microboutique out of business... they have been nothing but assholes to me and most of the people I know who have shopped there.
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XIV said 3:23PM on 7-25-2008
Haha, my cousin's cousin works there :P
I've never been there myself.
vitamine73 said 1:59AM on 7-26-2008
sorry to say, but they are not only assholes, they are also mostly incompetent and rude (multiple user experience)
Tournevis said 11:49PM on 7-25-2008
Never had issues with them...
XIV said 7:09PM on 7-25-2008
Here's some photos
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pascalforget/page1/
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