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Apple Opens First Canadian Store in Toronto
ElectroBot writes "I received a email today with an invitation to the Grand Opening of the first Apple Store in Canada. The Store is opening on May 21st at 9:30am at the Yorkdale Shopping Center in Toronto. There's also a contest for a Digital Lifestyle Collection valued at $2,985. On top of that the first 1,500 people to arrive at the opening will receive a free Apple T-shirt."
Apple will collect sales tax anyway. There are no Apple stores in DC and they still collect DC sales tax when I order. Been that way for years.
here's the text of it. sorry it's not heavily html-laden, like the original:
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Apple Store, Yorkdale
9:30 a.m., Saturday, May 21
See the latest from Apple up close.
Help us celebrate the grand opening of our first Canadian store and be one of the first to check out Mac OS X Tiger. See for yourself how the iPod family and iPod accessories continue to redefine the way you experience music. You can also try the powerful and compact Mac mini--the most affordable Mac ever. And while you're at it, test-drive iLife '05 and iWork '05, software that lets you create and present better than ever. What's more, the first 1,500 people to stop by the grand opening get a fre e Apple T-shirt.
A great place to shop. A great place to learn.
The Apple Store is more than just a great place to shop. It's also a great place to get answers to tough questions. Come in and schedule an appointment with a Genius at our Genius Bar or attend our free classes and workshops. You can also speak with a Business Consultant about our range of service and support options, as well as get details of our Business Day.
Grand Opening Contest.
Come by between May 21 and June 30 and enter to win a Digital Lifestyle Collection valued at $2,985.* The collection includes a 17-inch iMac G5, a Canon digital camera and camcorder, an Epson printer, and an iPod mini.
Join us on May 21. This is one grand opening you won't want to miss.
There's also other differences. Apple store employees don't get comission (ask em), and they're told from day one to never bullshit. If you don't know the answer tell the customer, I don't know, but I'll find out, and the customer will appreciate it much more than being given bull only to find out later it was wrong. It also helps that all the computers in their store are online, so if there's a question that can be researched quickly via google, they can do it, and even show the customer how to do it.
We're talking Apple-designed and -staffed stores, cf. http://www.apple.com/retail/
It's the first of those in Canada. The UK have two now, as does Japan, and the US have over a hundred.
What you mean is an independent reseller.