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Idaho Set to Gain First Apple Retail Store

ifoAppleStore reports that Apple is planning to open its first retail store in the state of Idaho, which will become the 42nd state in the U.S. with an Apple retail presence. Apple's first Idaho store is reportedly set to open in Boise as early as September.

Far out and left out. That's the way Idaho residents have felt for nine years without an Apple retail store. Now their laments will end with confirmation of a future store at the Boise Town Square shopping mall along Interstate 184, west of downtown Boise. It will be the first store in Idaho, whose residents have had to drive to one of the other 41 other states that have already received an Apple store.

The other eight states currently without at least one Apple retail store are Alaska, Arkansas, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming.

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26 months ago
I am studying at Washington State University which is about 10 minutes from Moscow, ID and the University of Idaho which is an Apple reseller. They carry all the Apple products and even offer repairs so its not as though Idaho has been Apple-less for the past nine years and they're about to see the light. Granted their repair service is terrible and their sales people know absolutely nothing about the products they're selling.
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26 months ago
Forget Boise! Let's put one up in Coeur d'Alene (/Spokane) in North Idaho :p we have nothing up here! The closest Apple store is Portland followed by Seattle...
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26 months ago
Expercom in Logan Utah (just over the border) is a Mac reseller, and for years before Expercom was the one of the only Apple resellers around Salt Lake, for the exception of MacDocs, and (cough) CompUSA.

So although it's had 'connections' it's nice to hear Apple isn't ignoring them out there in good ol' Idaho.

*Now we have a SimplyMac in the SLC area... avoid at all costs it is a terrible experience... PC' guys thinking they know macs... travesty!
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26 months ago
YES! YES! YES!

This is awesome news!

Hello Apple store, Goodbye MacLife!:p (Your in trouble now!)

Finally a real :apple:Store, Real Service and no attitude!

Boise's LONG OVERDUE for this!

Looking forward to September:)
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26 months ago
Little Rock wants an Apple store too!

We almost got one, they even had job posting announced....and then they backed out when the economy tanked.....
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26 months ago
I've lived in Little Rock, AR for the past 4 years. After moving from Long Island, NY, with 4 Apple Stores all to itself, it has been pathetic trying to find anything past the small niche in Best Buy. There are a few decent sized malls here that Apple should look into. Too late for me though...with any luck, by the middle of this year, I will be moving up to Massachusetts with a whole boat-load of Apple stores in the area!
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26 months ago

Forget Boise! Let's put one up in Coeur d'Alene (/Spokane) in North Idaho :p we have nothing up here! The closest Apple store is Portland followed by Seattle...



If they offered to sell guns in the Apple store they probably would have gotten one earlier in Spokane/Coeur D'Alene (tongue in cheek)
Spo-tucky had an independent All Apple products retail store that failed a few years ago.. Don't know why.
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26 months ago


Finally a real :apple:Store, Real Service and no attitude!



Obviously, you've never been to an Apple Store.
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26 months ago

YES! YES! YES!

This is awesome news!

Hello Apple store, Goodbye MacLife!:p (Your in trouble now!)

Finally a real :apple:Store, Real Service and no attitude!

Boise's LONG OVERDUE for this!

Looking forward to September:)


No, it will now just be official Apple employees giving you crappy service and attitude.
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26 months ago

Forget Boise! Let's put one up in Coeur d'Alene (/Spokane) in North Idaho :p we have nothing up here! The closest Apple store is Portland followed by Seattle...


Came here to post this. You beat me to it.

Over 800,000 people without an Apple store within 4 hours of driving.
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