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| - One of my goals for Las Vegas this year was to acquire a new iPad Mini with Retina Display. I did my research beforehand and found that the closest Apple Store to where I was staying (Cosmopolitan Hotel & Casino) was the Apple Store inside Caesar's Palace.
After making my long (like half a mile) trek to Caesar's I wandered into what I thought was the front doors. Quite unfortunately the signage to anything but "throw away money here" is a little bit sparse. It took me about 20 more minutes of walking, and asking many Casino employees before I was headed towards the mall.
I FINALLY made my way in, and was instantly greeted by a nice Apple Person. I don't know what their title is actually called. I asked if they had the iPad in stock that I wanted.
"Yes", Apple Person replied, wandered off for a minute and put it in my hand.
I asked if they had the black leather case I wanted.
"Yes", Apple Person replied, wandered off for a minute and put it in my hand.
I asked if they had new headphones?
"Yes", Apple Person replied, wandered off for a minute and put it in my hand.
Apple Care?
"Ok....Done."
In less than 5 minutes I gotten everything I wanted, paid, and was done. Easily the best shopping experience I had.
Then I remembered I wanted to ask about my phone. I have an old 4s, that is kinda limping these days. It sustained some injuries in its younger and wilder days, and just doesn't run like it use to. Runs out of steam early you know?
So I found my Apple Person again, and asked what my options were. They spent the next 10 minutes coaching me about all my options today, or when I return to Canada. Apple Person was surprisingly knowledgeable about Canadian prices and policies.
I decided to wait it out, as I hadn't backed up my phone recently enough but was armed with the knowledge to slay the dragon of my phone decisions.
I wish all shopping experiences could be like this.
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