bud103aim's blog: "The World According to Bud"

An Open Letter to Apple:

 

On Sunday 7-25-10 I went to go look at IPHONE 4 accessories at... wait for it... wait for it... THE APPLE STORE!!!! This is the Apple store in Short Hills Mall in New Jersey.  My wife and I got there and found that there was a line outside.  We asked what the line was for and were told it was to get in the store.  So we went to grab something to eat and then came back.  Low and behold the line was still there.  So we got in line and waited, and waited and waited and yes waited some more.  After a 20 minute wait with about 20 - 30 of our closest friends we get to the front where the man in blue (I refuse to defile the word genius) was standing.  In addition to him there was also a police officer next to him (no riot gear on and he was a very nice guy, but his mere presence still made the mood very sour). 

I asked the apple employee why were waiting, when I could clearly see inside the store was not even 50% filled)  

Before he could answer A couple came up to him and asked him what the line was for.  Before he could turn to me I understood what we were all there for.  We were a walking advertisement (errr or a waiting advertisement) for Apple!!!

After answering the couple he then turned to us and told us if we let all of you in at once (a whopping 25 or so people) it would be mayhem.  I gazed back at the riotous group behind us with their battle axes drawn.

 

So then we get to the why are you here part of the conversation.  I replied, to look at Iphone 4 accessories, especially the very technically cohesive fix for the signal problem, the bumpers.  I wanted to see them before I signed up to have one delivered to me in 12 weeks.  This was important to me because I the need to have a bumper on your phone in case I ever want to pick it up to make a call.  This also means I need to either find a bumper with a belt loop or a belt loop case that fits the Iphone and its necessary bumper.  He then informed me that I had apparently gone to the wrong place to find accessories for my APPLE Iphone 4.  Apparently the APPLE store doesn’t have accessories for the APPLE Iphone4.  I walked off wondering just what does APPLE have then?  Isn’t that kind of like Cinnabon running out of cinnamon buns?  Apple only sells a handful of products.  How do you not support your flagship unit? 

I would like to know what Apple's policy is for compensating people that appear in their advertisements.  I feel my half hour waiting in line was just that, and I'd like to get my hands on the contract so I can sign one.  Please let me know who I should talk to for that.

 

Note: All pictures were taken on my Iphone (hehehe the irony is great) to show the massively overcrowded store that the raving band of marauders couldn't be let into.

 

In conclusion, Apple please don’t pretend to be something your not.  I just wanted to do some electronics shopping, not get into a nightclub. I will NEVER wait in line to browse in your store again.  But don’t worry i also will not cross the velvet rope and make honorable police man restrain me.  I just won’t go to your stores anymore.

Well here is the first installment of the world according to Bud. As always stream of consciousness and with full typos :). I guess i don't have anything more important to say than anyone else who takes the time to tickle the keyboard but I'm honored that you, poor reader, have taken the time to check out my ramblings. The subject that strikes my fancy today is describing my impression of Fubar so far, from the eyes of a newbie. I have had the opportunity to meet some wonderful people and truly make some great friends. I can definitely see how this would become an addiction and i'm doing my best to keep going to work and eating dinner etc. I suppose if i don't I'd end up sleeping at the keyboard and wasting away to nothing. Well, all joking aside I have really enjoyed my time on Fubar. It definitely took a little time to get rolling and find my social niche but it was worth the time investment. I think by taking your time and letting friendships develop it makes the rest of the interactions on the game all the more meaningful and rewarding. Don't get me wrong I'm as much of a perv as the next guy but my amorous pursuits are always enhanced by the friendships I make along the way. Therefore, a piece of advice to the new Fubar user that is wasting their time reading this silly blog: Make sure you interact with the people in the world and treat it as you would real life. Letting go of your inhibitions and acting out some fantasies in Fubar that you perhaps would not in real life does not translate to bypassing normal social protocol. If you treat the people in here as people, you will definetly be rewarded by forming great friendships and perhaps enjoying other exploits as well. Do not assume that just because we are all on an "adult" (and i use that term loosely) website everyone is always in a dirty mood or would be with you. Also, do not ever assume that just because a person has decided to share erotic or personal pictures or comments that that person is always open to advances. We all have occasions where we like to feel sexy and show off a bit but we also expect others to realize that this is not our entire persona. So, get to know the person and you may, just may get to really know the perv. Well again thanks for reading the ramblings of a nutcase and please go outside and throw a ball around...