Comments on: Santa Barbara Store Finally On-Track

By: Toby Deerson

Toby Deerson — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 21:14:05 +0000

thank god you are coming that you are coming to Santa Barbara we are looking forward to seeing you here because we are going to buy new imac’s from you i hope you give us a good deal

By: SB Dude

SB Dude — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:42:17 +0000

The sign on the front stating that the property is back on the market is gone.

… and the local paper reported the other day that Apple is now accepting applications for employees for this new location.

Cool

By: SB Local

SB Local — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 22:48:39 +0000

The ex-Pier One store is not going to work for Apple - the city of SB won’t let them make the changes they want. There’s a new sign on the front - the location is back on the market.

By: SB Dude

SB Dude — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:23:23 +0000

Very happy to see that Apple is moving in to State Street. The Pier 1 space is quite large with two floors, and is in a great part of town.

I also hope they take on the staff of MacMechanic as they provide excellent service. They spent a lot to remodel their store, recently, to look more like an Apple-ish store. They also support the local Mac User Group.

Google Maps has the location of the store a little off. The building is actually to the left of the parking lot you see in the Satellite view, (which is actually the top floor of a movie theater.) Across the street, diagonal, is a Saks Fifth Ave, so the area is upscale enough for Apple.

By: Laurel

Laurel — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:34:17 +0000

Yes, Mac Mechanic looks quite sleek now, and I have received excellent service there. I, too, am excited that S. B. is getting an Apple Store. However, the owner of Mac Mechanic has triplets to support and raise so I do hope Apple has a plan-of-inclusion for him, and his staff too.

By: LP

LP — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:34:31 +0000

Just a note . . .

The Mac Mechanic has been remodeled. Modern & sleek. :P

By: Mark Wilson

Mark Wilson — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:03:55 +0000

I’m glad that you getting an Apple store. The Mom and Pop outlets have no future against any kind of competition. Apple does not care. They give them no mark up. Retail items are tough. You guess what people want and then Apple comes out with new product with no warning to their own supply chain. Try selling iPod covers for iPods that you do not sell any more. Yes some independents should be gone, so good riddance. But a lot are gone by the shift in America to large corporations. Losing these entrepreneurs gives us less choice and less personal contact in the retail experience.

If you are interested in construction photos of the new store in Waikiki - web.mac.com/marktrek/Apple/Royal_Hawaiian_Shopping_Center.html

By: Andy

Andy — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 03:21:37 +0000

In Santa Barbara we have just lost the Apple Store in the Goleta CompUSA, leaving us with two very small Apple dealers. Of those two the larger better established one is located on a side street in downtown Santa Barbara and is a real dump. The shop is a hold over from the mom & pop computer shop business model from the mid 80’s and is quite untidy inside. Now Apple is finally opening their new store and is going to probably drive them out of business. Good Riddance to Mac Mechanic and hello to better support and service!

By: Ricardo

Ricardo — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 23:47:31 +0000

Well….It’s about time. With a large resident population, a university (UCSB) and lots O’ Tech and Arts folks, and visitors, it should be a natural. Closest store to the north is San Luis Obispo (110 mi). The 1000 Oaks store is about 55 mi south of the proposed location. Let’s do it Apple!