A visit to the Apple Store will be paid.

Apple is seriously considering entering fees for visiting its stores on the Apple Store. In this case, the "entrance ticket" will be $ 5.

“Partly this move will be aimed at restricting traffic in stores to increase their security, but we also want to keep“ our ”customers in stores,” said Vince Scipiano, vice president of retail development for Apple.

“By“ my own, ”I mean real Apple users with money willing to pay to take a look at the latest products.”

The pilot scheme has already been launched in one of the California stores Apple Store. At the entrance, the visitor must buy a $ 5 badge, which, among other things, allows staff to track your movements around the store. At the exit, the visitor either simply gives up the badge, or gets his $ 5 back if he bought something.
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Hmm, it seems today is not April 1 ... We will follow the appearance of additional information.

Source: www.deepapple.com/news/27624.html
Original (English): www.bbspot.com/News/2007/07/apple-store-to-being-charging-entrance-fee.html