Desperate for a Pre, woman uses car to create Sprint's first drive-thru store
By Ross Miller 
posted Jun 5th 2009 10:12PM
posted Jun 5th 2009 10:12PM
[Via PalmPre.org]
posted Jun 5th 2009 10:12PM
The percentage of returned gadgets that have nothing wrong with them.
Of the $13.8 billion worth of returned products in 2007, only 5 percent were because gadgets were actually broken, according to a 2008 study.
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Nice park.
Thank God they weren't selling the new iPhone. Hundreds of people could have been killed and the local Starbucks would have to shut down.
Jesus Paul, just give it a rest already.
I actually LOL'd at the starbuck's part.
"...the local Starbucks..."
You make it sound like Chicago--of all places--would have any fewer than 30.
Besides, a few people suffering from a Kool-Aid overdose being crushed would do wonders for normal peoples' opinions of Apple owners.
Good God, you people don't have a sense of humor.
Except for Brian.
Haha the AT&T at my mall is at the entrance and directly across from it ( like 10 feet away ) .... a Starbucks, last iPhone launch they gave us free coffee.
I take my MacBook Pro to Starbucks, I admit it, but I get all kinds of questions from cute girls, who want me to pick it up or feel it ...the aluminium enclosure I mean. I also get the occasional question about OS X and the multi-touch track pad.
If I ever buy an iPhone I'm sure that attention will increase by a factor of 10.
LOL @ Paul as well :)
Darn Starbucks uses shutting down their store to try to control people... how lame. They've done it before, and they'd do it again, I bet.
Yeah, nice story Paul. I'm sure they touch your tiny pecker when they see the glowing Apple...
lawd
Don't Chapel Hate!
paul, youve been trolling for so long that none of us here st engadget are sure if youre trying to troll or make a valid comment.
Give me one example of an article where I trolled? You guys call me a troll even when I make direct quotes from Microsoft representatives. I guess your definition of trolling is when anyone criticizes Microsoft.
How about this article? Introducing the iPhone into a Pre article, knowing that you would get a rise out of some people.
Definition of troll: introducing off-topic or controversial topics to a thread.
@Mike10010100, who said: "How about this article? Introducing the iPhone into a Pre article, knowing that you would get a rise out of some people."
Right, because an article about an old woman crashing her car through a Sprint store requires some serious thoughtful discussions about the Pre. WTF? Did you read the article above? Even the Engadget writers are making jokes.
If anyone needed confirmation that you guys have something seriously wrong with you, they don't have to look any further than here.
It's not merely this article that I'm talking about (although, I have to admit, your joke was funny), but the fact that you have to bring up the iPhone on every post of yours proves that you're a troll.
If only I could link to some of your earlier comments, but unfortunately, in true troll form, you've set your account to private.
Good God, not only are you humorless, but you're also a big freaking cry baby. Now every person with a private profile is a troll? I didn't know it was that easy. Makes you wonder why Engadget even allows you to select that option.
We aren't humourless, you aren't funny.
I guess that's why Mike10010100, one of my biggest haters said, "I have to admit, your joke was funny." Oh noes!
Paul that was the funniest comment you've ever made...the starbucks line was brilliant :) i just hope you were being tongue-in-cheek and not serious though...
"NBC Chicago is reporting that an elderly woman who "apparently couldn't wait to get her Palm Pre" from a local Sprint store -- and yeah, we're pretty sure that's not the case -- decided to plow her right through the entrance"
Ross accidentally the whole article.
When are your left hand?
jeez, this is like attempting to read the comments on i can has cheezburger.
Tomorrows News will read: "Sprint confirms 'Women who drove through cell phone store' was staged".
http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/05/ea-confirms-dantes-inferno-protest-was-staged/
classic sprint service, how bout the 2 douches behind the counter...once they see 1) they're going to be ok 2) its not some robbery...just some old women, rather than approaching her to see if everything is ok, they jump on their cellphones. smooth one guys, real smooooove
@simbledogg
uh maybe there calling 911
did he seriously just say, "plow her"?
Lol that employee got owned by the cutout Pre
THEN WHO WAS PHONE?
@m3tric: I can't even watch it now without seeing that guy smacked down by the giant Pre. That has to be the funniest part of the whole video. LOL!
But she got there late and the four Pres in stock were already gone. She should sleep in that car for a couple of weeks until new stock comes in.
Did you hear the salesguy yell out, "Lady, this is a no parking zone." They didn't even bother to check to see if the driver was OK.
Clearly Palm is going too far with this social media thing!
yeah.... sounds extremely staged.
publicity stunt by Palm and Sprint.
Who would dare cross Oprah?
SprintEmployee1: @SprintEmployee2 hey, a car just plowed through our store. what do you think we should do?
2 minutes ago from sidekick
I just found his tweet.
Standing in lines for a phone is for pussies. Don't cross this bitch.
yea and building webs is for suckas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYEYbmgp0bY
"...NASCAR is proudly brought to you by Sprint.."
Whatever she was driving had pretty impressive acceleration! She was almost stopped in the parking space and then... VROOOOOOM!!!
Nice way to show your anger
Haha, it looks like that guy is calling 911 on his Pre.
GILF?
No surprise there... MILFs can be desperate g33ks too !!!
milf?? didnt you read that 'elderly' part??
@glenskey, let's not judge here. She's most likely somebody's M, and who rocky_boss L's to F is none of our business.
I like how the two employees just stand there, scratching their heads while other people come in and check on the driver. High comedy. Old people driving terrify me btw.
That's Sprint customer support for you!
Im more concern with young idiots high on testosterone.
Whats the Sprint clerk grabbing under his desk after she hit the store?
looks like pepperspray..