There's A New App That Allows You To Pay People To Wait In Line For You At The Apple Store

Mashable- Heads up Apple fans, we have a feeling this service could soon come in handy. A new startup aptly named iQueue, is offering to stand in line for you, at a cost. Founded in Singapore, the service currently has 10 professional “queuers” on its team, consisting of mostly students and homemakers, according to a report by news outlet Today. There are various “queuing packages” available on iQueue, which calls itself a “professional queueing service.” They range from $15 (S$20) per hour, to a bulk-rate 18 hour package, going for $185. The company says they provide “live photo and video updates” every 15 minutes, so it’s really almost like you’re there. iQueue adds that some of its popular requests include queuing for sneakers, concert tickets and of course, mobile phones.

This isn’t a shocking app. People are lazy and will pay people to stand in line for them to buy the products they want. I get it. I’ve done the thing where you stand outside a store and wait for a product to drop at midnight or later (shoutout to waiting for Halo 2 to drop at Software Etc at Lindale Mall). It’s terrible. It’s just like staying up all night. It seems like a good idea at first and then you wanna kill yourself while it’s happening and your entire next day is fucked. Terrible idea so an app where you can pay people to wait for you is gonna make money. I just want to voice that I’m disappointed in Apple for not thinking of this on their own. Steve Jobs is turning in his grave and cursing Tim Cook right now. They’re a smart company. They’re maybe the smartest company in the world. They should be the ones making an app where people pay other people to wait in line for their products. That’s making money on top of the money you’re already making. It’d be a racket but a super smart racket. I’m disappointed.