More feedback on the Nagoya Sakae (Japan) store grand opening last weekend: One attendee said the T-shirts were all distributed by noon, and that store staffers came down the line to announce that fact to those still in line, and that iPod shuffles were sold out. One man was so upset that he used "very strong" language to express his displeasure to the staffers, who bowed and apologized. Like my experience at the Osaka opening, there were some serious purchases (4 x G5s, 2 x Cinema Displays), and some very focused hands-on sessions–people were firing up specific applications to try them out, or consulting with staffers and asking specific questions about music, photos, video, etc. One customer even brought his guitar with him, and headed straight to the ‘music’ section to begin asking questions of the staff. "All in all, it was a very positive experience," the attendee reported.
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