According to a Reuters report, there was 200+ CrackBerry addicts waiting this morning at the mid-town Manhattan Verizon store for the BlackBerry Storm and most of them were turned away due to supply levels. The report then states,
The angry customers caused a ruckus and police came to restore order.
Really? The police had to be called to calm down middle-aged suits? What’s wrong with these poeple. Plus, did anyone read all the crappy reviews?
We ran a poll here on the site and 44% stated that they had purchasing plans for the Storm, but a 200 person line is iPhone-impressive. Even though Verizon ran out of the Storm, they still took peoples money and promised a next day Fedex delivery.
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I drove by one of my local corporate stores this morning. Aside from the reps, the place was empty.
I’m obviously not in NYC, but I snagged one of the last three from a Verizon store here in Chattanooga, TN. The big Verizon store sold out of two shipments, but I got one from the store inside Circuit City….no lines, and it was 4PM.