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June 30th, 2007

The waiters, the iPhone, the scalper and the Maltese

Posted by: Robert MacMillan
Tags: Uncategorized

That’s a handy way to describe the zone around the Apple Store on Fifth Avenue in New York City. As you can see from the photos, folks were getting pretty ragged by Friday afternoon.

iphone crowd shot.jpg

the Apple sign

Then there was Imran Khan, the entrepreneur who tried to sell his seat in line. He said his best offer was $4,500 when we talked to him earlier on Friday. He was holding out for the big money, last we checked.

iphone imran khan and sarah.jpg

Jennifer Mendlowitz, meanwhile, brought her Maltese, Emma, and the Princess Diana biography by Tina Brown. Emma turns four next week!

Jennifer (r), Emma (l)

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