[gmark2000]

I'll be willing to camp out that morning, but not overnight. Maybe we'll do an ehMac flash mob.

 

[gmark2000]

So we'll have ehMac shirts made up and we'll reserve spots for any one who spends a minimum two hours in line. Pre-registration is essential to keep it fair from last-minute line jumpers.

Is EhMax good with this? Lots of exposure for the site, no?

 

[gmark2000]

EDIT: Where did you get this info? Can't find any sites with it, even ifoAppleStorw

Here! Someone posted a picture on a second thread:

And Apple Insider has this blurb from yesterday:

First Canadian Apple Store to open May 21st
Feb 25 - 5:00 pm EST Canada's first Apple Store is scheduled to open for business on May 21st, 2005, tipsters have informed AppleInsider. The store will be located at the Yorkdale Shopping Centre in Toronto, Canada. AppleInsider first reported on Apple's interest in opening a store at the mall back in February of 2004, and in October confirmed that a leasing agreement had been drawn. A month later Apple officially confirmed that a lease had been signed. According to internal company documents obtained by AppleInsider, Apple will open at least four retail stores in Canada, and had previously planned to do so by 2005. Tipsters said the Yorkdale store will open in the existing section of the mall, and not the expansion area still under construction.

 

[gmark2000]

Apple hasn't tried to conceal it's location. It's between Bata Shoes and Bikini Village down near Sears.

It's in section 15. It's not part of the new renovated section (used to be Eaton's) that opens in April.

 

[gmark2000]

Another photo posted on ifoapplestore:

 

[gmark2000]

Yup. The date has been scraped off for some reason. The photo was posted on MacRumors.com forums.

 

[gmark2000]

You know, the mall usually opens at about 6am whilst the stores open at 10am. This is to accommodate deliveries and maintenance. This is the timeframe that mall walking clubs do their rounds.

So really, it's about when the doors actually open - some one just needs to ask the security guards there.

BTW, Star Wars: Episode III premieres on May 19th, so there might be people camping out for that somewhere else. I saw Episode I on the first day at Yorkdale but I bought tickets online.

 

[gmark2000]

I sent an email to the customer relations at the Yorkdale Mall and they told me that the Apple Store would open at the same time as the 40 new stores in the make over. She told me the date was April 13?

You know, that date seems too soon since the hoarding just went up two weeks ago. I had called the mall management in January and they said that the new section (where the old Eatons department store was) was being opened in April. The Apple store is in the older South section across from the atrium where the Santa display would be. I would think that they're on a separate schedule to open.

 

[gmark2000]

Yorkdale mall closes the parking lots at night, but i think you can get in early in the AM.

I am pretty sure that the old fogies have their mall walking clubs at 7am in the mall. This is when many of the deliveries are made to the stores and staff do their re-stocking before the official mall opening.

 

[gmark2000]

the proposed location for the Apple Store is in the old part of the mall, right next to Bikini Village

Actually, it's more than proposed... It's the definite location. There's construction hoarding and workmen working on the interior construction now.

 

[gmark2000]

Here's a few pictures I took from a couple weeks ago:

Nestled between Bata Shoes (which will be closing this year) and Bikini Village on the right.

A closer shot where you can see the makeshift construction entrance and the metal framing for the overhead signage.

 

[gmark2000]

What's the starting rate of pay at the Apple store?

Everything you want to know about Apple Stores is on the IFO Apple Store website.

BTW, I think that Yorkdale will look like this store configuration in Missouri:

 

[gmark2000]

...got a sneek peak at the store.

Do tell. What's the skinny? What's the low-down? What the dilly?

 

[gmark2000]

Hi everyone,

I was at Yorkdale tonight shopping and I took a few pictures but there's no much to see.

The stainless steel exterior signage is finished and is draped in black plastic. The black construction hoarding is now replaced and further out and is simply unpainted drywall screwed onto framing.

There's no way to enter from the front of the store now. All entry into the Apple Store space is from the employee-only service hallway in the middle of the mall. Thus, I cannot ascertain how far the interior is nearing completion.

So that's the update.

 

[gmark2000]

Whaddaya know? I was quoted on the ifoAppleStore.com site: http://www.ifoapplestore.com/

 

[gmark2000]

I think there's been at least three reports that the opening is on Friday, May 20th. Maybe Vishalca should edit the title of this thread especially since the May 21st date was painted over.

 

[gmark2000]

What I'm really wondering is whether there will be "Lucky Bags" since the recent UK store opening did not have them...

Since this not a flagship store by any means, I highly doubt that there will be any Lucky Bags for sale. I do however think that there will be Apple Store Toronto t-shirts given out (maybe about a thousand?) as this would be in the realm of recent openings.

 

[gmark2000]

D'oh! Did you have to tell them? I was going to encourage both of them to make sure they were there bright and early on the 21st to help clean up the mess from the party the night before)...

Hi folks,

After some discussion with some people in the know, I have determined there is a 95% chance that the Apple Store will indeed be having the official grand opening on Saturday, May 21st at 9:30 am EST (Time edited May 14).

Thus, the camping out will be over Friday night.

The mall doors open at 5:30am EST (Monday through Saturday).

The plan of attack is to queue at the South doors before 5:30am.

The speculated May 20th opening date has been postulated to either be a red herring or a soft opening (friends & family) date.

 

[gmark2000]

Heh! I'm a sucker for a free t-shirt.

However, it's very unlikely that I'll make it to the opening since my wedding anniversary is the previous night (nudge, nudge, wink, wink). I will camp out for any flagship store opening since there'll likely be the legendary "Lucky Bags" for sale.

 

[gmark2000]

the doors dont open at 5:30am man, they seem to open at 9:30am on saturdays http://www.yorkdale.com/01gene_cent.html

When I spoke to the security desk, they told me that they normally open the doors at 5:30am so that the stores can receive deliveries and the staff can do cleaning and re-stocking. This is when many senior citizens have mall-walking clubs.

The website is incorrect. When you speak to mall customer service the Saturday store opening time is 10:00am for all stores. Perhaps they want to advertise to people that they come through the doors earlier on the Saturday.