New 'lounge' concept coming to future Apple Store

the8thark · Oct 11, 2010

New 'lounge' concept coming to future Apple Store
AppleInsider | New 'lounge' concept coming to future Apple Store

A new Apple Store in St. Louis, Mo., could include a new feature previously unseen at the company's retail locations: a "lounge" area with free Wi-Fi.

TattooedMac · Oct 11, 2010

Now if they where to make Mac Lounges in every store, me thinks this would be a leap on the right direction. It will need to have Power access so when you go in and buy that new iPad, you can stop in the lounge, plug in and play even before you got to leave. If you where having problems, using there wi-fi you book a Genius Appt there and then, have a coffee playing with said new toy and wait for your appt,

I really like this concept. Sort of like the golden arches making the Mc Cafe .......

Bring it on

MYmacROX · Oct 11, 2010

About time! Grocery stores in my city have been adding coffee shop/wi-fi lounges for years. Makes perfect sense to have something like that in an Apple Store. Wish they could add it to the one I always go to.

MrClungeHead · Oct 11, 2010

Good Idea, lets just hope this idea makes it to the U.K, Apple stores are already too hard to find haha

CrimsonRequiem · Oct 11, 2010

Would be interesting if they started serving drinks and stuff too.

iggibar · Oct 11, 2010

I want my local Apple store to have a 'lounge'!!!!

Chris H. · Oct 11, 2010

Coffee+$1000 plus electronics= disaster. If you buy a drink, don't go into the Store until you've finished it, or wait until after you shop to buy that coffee.

the8thark · Oct 11, 2010

This lounge area will probably make the Apple stores even more crowded then they already are. I dunno if that's a good thing. It's strange though, there's not that much to do in an Apple store, see a few IT products then leave. But they're always packed. Must be on many people's bucket lists. Spend whole day in Apple store before they die.

Doug b · Oct 12, 2010

CrimsonRequiem said:
Would be interesting if they started serving drinks and stuff too.

Apple Martini's ?

Doug

the8thark · Oct 13, 2010

Doug b said:
Apple Martini's ?

Doug

Shaken and not stirred Mr Bond?

CrimsonRequiem · Oct 13, 2010

Doug b said:
Apple Martini's ?

Doug

the8thark said:
Shaken and not stirred Mr Bond?

Oh dear, look what I started. >_<"

SweetCosmicPope · Oct 13, 2010

the8thark said:
This lounge area will probably make the Apple stores even more crowded then they already are. I dunno if that's a good thing. It's strange though, there's not that much to do in an Apple store, see a few IT products then leave. But they're always packed. Must be on many people's bucket lists. Spend whole day in Apple store before they die.

Agreed! Apple stores (except the few anchor stores) aren't very big, and every time I go into one to do a little shopping, I have to walk sideways and avoid all of the teenagers jumping in front of me to play with macbooks because they think I'm going to "take their spot."

I'm just here for the Dora the Explorer game for my kid, people!

Heaven help me if I bring my wife and son. They usually stand out in the mall while I go in, because we can't fit the stroller in the store.