Im new here so hope its not bad form to start general chat threads before getting into the astro stuff...
I was in an Apple store in Brisbane today when all the staff started clapping and cheering, someone else in the shop told me it happens all the time,very odd to say the least. Anyone else seen this?
I was in an Apple store in Brisbane today when all the staff started clapping and cheering, someone else in the shop told me it happens all the time,very odd to say the least. Anyone else seen this?
Possibly a bit like the Hard Rock Cafes, where the staff collectivley break out and sing along spontaneously to the music videos playing.
A bit of a google search pointed to a mac forum where it seems the clapping and cheering occurs whenever someone buys a macbook from them. A bit of an overeaction if true considering the point of the shop is to, you know, sell stuff....pointless backslapping methinks. If i ever buy a macbook i think i'll be ordering it on line, i dont fancy being cheered and clapped for buying something. Very embarrasing
i remember I got the shock of my life when I went to a Lonestar restaurant once for a birthday dinner (not mine thankfully!) and the staff all came up to the birthday girl and did a bit of a song and dance routine, it was hilarious but I really felt sorry for the poor kids employed and told they have to sing and dance for customers, they must have dreaded the birthday bookings!
THis is a bizarre event that seems to happen at some Apple stores when a new client switches from PC to Mac and tells the staff that. I guess that the staff are generally pretty young and full of energy and they do that to "welcome" the new Mac user. It's not something that I'd want to be part of, but I haven't been to an Apple retail store since I can't remember. I deal with them directly via their business channels whose people thankfully don't clap. It is a bit dumb, but maybe that's part of their successful strategy?
Sounds intensely disturbing. Like some religious cult that caters to lunatics, led by a charismatic but evil individual who wants endless praise for his work and.......
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