Waiting in line for an iPhone 6. Never too early.
NEW YORK—Are you crazy enough to brave the elements waiting in line at an Apple Store for more than two weeks waiting for an iPhone 6? It's not as crazy as it sounds to 25-year old Mississippi actress and model Moon Ray, or two cousins, 20-year old Brian Ceballo and 21-year old Joseph Cruz. The trio sits at the head of the line at Apple's flagship store on Fifth Avenue in New York, but it's not necessarily for love of Apple's highly anticipated new handset.
They are each being compensated to attract attention and pitch a product, a telemedicine app called VideoMedicine in Moon Ray's case, and BuyBackWorld.com, a phone buy-back service in the case of Ceballo and Cruz.
In fact, Moon Ray who is sharing "waiting" duties with her husband Jason, paid $1250 each to Ceballo and Cruz to move up to first in line. The cousins took the news in stride with Cruz saying with a laugh "that's not a bad deal at all." Cruz and Ceballo are veterans of the iPhone waiting game, having waited each of the last five years. They've been on line since August 31st and are hoping to break their own personal record of 15 days, set last year, as well as the "world record" of 17 days.
While the money is a perk, the group is excited for Apple's latest device. "I've never owned an iPhone before and I'm excited" said Moon Ray "I heard it'll have a shatter proof glass or a Sapphire glass, and that's really convenient."
Contributing: Eli Blumenthal
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