The Line For The iPhone 6 Stretches 12 City Blocks This Morning — And People Are Sleeping In Boxes

02 Oct 2014 • businessinsider.com

Everyone wants the new iPhone. The line for the phones at the Flagship Apple Store, which opens at 8 a.m. Friday to the public, stretched 12 city blocks — from 59th and 5th to 71st and 5th — by 6 a.m. Friday.

People on 71st street were camped out. Some were in beach chairs playing cards, but these folks made a box fort and were sleeping. Overnight the temperatures dropped to about 54 degrees; everyone had blankets and coats.

I know I stood in line for the first iPhone release. I showed up like 6 hours early and was person number 10 in line at our local AT&T store… but now lines stretch for 10 blocks or more? This really is insane.

Living in the first world is a crazy experience.