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Knowing that the Apple Store's grand opening would be at 10:00am, myself and a few others headed to the store just after the planned opening time thinking that an Apple store in Leicester wouldn't be a big deal. How wrong was that assumption. We queued for about 40 minutes as people were only being let into the stores in groups of about 10 - the door being protected by a number of policemen and security guards. As each group entered the store they were greeted by the Apple staff (in blue t-shirts and orange t-shirts) with huge cheers and "high-fives" making it seem like a really big deal. As you enter they give you your free T-shirt with and Apple logo and "Highcross" on one side, and "Designed by Apple in California" on the reverse. Sure enough by the time we got in through the door there were still more than enough T-shirts for us too, so I guess that means I was one of the first 1,000 people to enter Leicester's Apple store. Today I went back to the Apple store and it wasn't as crowded or excited, and so much easier to browse. Sorry no tutorial or review, or even a decent link - just thought I'd share the "Apple experience" with you.