Camping Out And Regretting It

CUPERTINO, CA – SEPTEMBER 12: (L-R) The new iPhone 8, iPhone X and iPhone 8S are displayed during an Apple special event at the Steve Jobs Theatre on the Apple Park campus on September 12, 2017 in Cupertino, California. Apple held their first special event at the new Apple Park campus where they announced the new iPhone 8, iPhone X and the Apple Watch Series 3. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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Well, you knew it was bound to happen. Apple does their annual, September launch of new products, and you get stories of people already "camping" out for them. In this case, a man is camping out JUST TO PRE-ORDER the new iPhone.

Now these days are all-but-gone, but I remember as a teenager "camping out" for concert tickets. The first time it was for The Jackson's "Victory Tour," and the second was for Van Halen's first tour with Sammy Hagar as the lead singer.

Never a regret for either one.

But this guy at Apple? You've gotta think he'll look back one day and go, "You know...it probably wasn't necessary for me to do this. I'll never get that time back."

You ever "camp out" or wait in line for an extended period of time and regret it?

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Charlie Nance is the Afternoon Drive co-host (along with his wife) of "The Charlie and Debbie Show" at WSOC, Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The couple have been with the radio station since 2006. Charlie has won the prestigious CMA (Country Music Association) Award for Radio Personality of the Year and has been a finalist for the Country Radio Hall of Fame four times. Prior to his time in Charlotte, Charlie (along with Debbie) spent more than a decade hosting successful morning radio shows in Greenville, SC; Augusta, Ga; and Birmingham, Al. As a content creator for Country 1037, Charlie writes about dream lottery windfalls, sports, restaurants and bars, and travel experiences in North and South Carolina.

Camping Out And Regretting It

Well, you knew it was bound to happen. Apple does their annual, September launch of new products, and you get stories of people already “camping” out for them. In this…

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