10-year-old girl has memorable experience at Apple Store
The Consumerist has posted a cute story about a 10-year-old girl whose purchasing of an iPod touch was made rather special by an Apple Store manager in Utah.
As the story goes, the particular young lady has wanted an iPod touch for quite some time. So much so that she saved her birthday and allowance money over the last 9 months so that she could finally afford to buy one for herself (I think a lot of us could learn a little something about this alone)!
Accompanied by her mother, she arrived at the Gateway Apple Store at 10:30 AM. Both were greeted by two Apple employees who told them that the store was closed from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM and that they could not shop now. The mother explained the situation and pointed to the young girl with her jar full of money, but they were politely told that they would have to come back later, even though it wasn't quite 11:00.
The saddened but understanding pair moved along to do other shopping, but after a short distance an Apple employee chased after them to tell them that the store manager had made a special exception to let them in. Escorted into the store, mother and daughter were given the attention of the entire staff, and after the transaction was made the store manager asked all the employees to "...give [redacted] a round of applause for saving her money and buying an iPod today."
The young lady waved goodbye and immediately called her dad to tell him the story.
For the story as told by Matt the dad, click here.
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Oh my God. That is so creepy.
October 25 2011 at 12:57 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyJust giving her the iPod would completely undermine everything she's done for the last 9 months...
October 23 2011 at 8:36 PM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down ReplyI'm afraid I don't understand the "heartwarming" part of this story. First, a modern Apple store closing for a three hour lunch? And then, someone shows up a full 30 minutes before that three hour closing and is turned away?!? But then, the manager, such a warm guy, will actually allow her to shop? And we think he's a great guy? It's no wonder that the U.S. is becoming a third-rate power in the world. That this story is meant to show the Apple store and manager in a good light to be unbelievable.
I am an Apple fanboy but I just can't understand why this story is lauding someone for (barely) doing their job.
Are you really missing the point that they were closed for the Steve Jobs memorial?
October 24 2011 at 3:16 AM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down Replyhow SAD is that... Why didnt they give her that ipod... WOW see it is stories like this that make me sick.. Why not give the little girl that iPod and make them PROUD.. wow...
October 22 2011 at 8:55 PM Report abuse Permalink -3 rate up rate down Replythe whole point is she saved for it. she did not expect a handout like most adults seem to do. just giving it to her doesnt teach her anything she was being responsible
October 27 2011 at 2:32 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyAwesoome!!! Feel-Good story of the day!! Good for here!! And the employees...at first not such a genius move, but they were nice enough. Steve would have wanted it that way I'd like to think.
October 22 2011 at 8:50 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replygood for "her"
#corrections
Nice, but if those employees worked for me they wouldn't have had to consult the manager. When a rare situation like this occurs, front line workers should be able to recognize it for what it is and approve an exception.
October 22 2011 at 6:19 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyGateway.... Apple store.... ???
October 22 2011 at 5:07 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThe Gateway is the Mall that the Apple Store was in.
October 22 2011 at 8:01 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyAh, but the irony...
October 23 2011 at 4:05 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyIn my country, a kid has to save his allowance for 20 months to get the cheapest ipod touch, guess which EU state is that ?
October 22 2011 at 1:40 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplySuper cute. That's one of the locations I took my 2008 unibody for a replacement optical drive.
October 22 2011 at 8:05 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThere's just something wrong about the "Gateway Apple Store". It almost sounds like Apple moved into an old Gateway store or something.
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