Desperate for a Pre, woman uses car to create Sprint's first drive-thru store

by Ross Miller posted Jun 5th 2009 at 10:12PM

NBC Chicago is reporting that an elderly woman who "apparently couldn't wait to get her Palm Pre" from a local Sprint store -- and yeah, we're pretty sure that's not the case -- decided to plow her car right through the entrance. Best of all, a security camera captured the whole incident. No one was hurt and the store will apparently be fixed in time for tomorrow's big day, so if that puts your mind at ease, head on over after the break to witness, and possibly enjoy, all the mayhem.

[Via PalmPre.org]

Filed under: Handsets, Palm, Sprint

Tags: accident, chicago, crash, palm, palm pre, PalmPre, pre, sprint, woman

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dagamer43 @ Jun 5th 2009 10:24PM

I wonder if she'll still get the Pre.

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cody @ Jun 5th 2009 11:02PM

i like how one of those guys whips out his phone to probably post a twitter about it lol

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TendoMan @ Jun 6th 2009 12:12AM

I was thinking about that too.. "wonder if he's tweeting, rather than calling the cops..."

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freighttrain2126 @ Jun 6th 2009 12:41AM

i figured he trying to call the cops, but couldn't get a signal. oh the irony.

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damfoo @ Jun 5th 2009 11:31PM

I want one of those giant Pre's that the guy knocks over. That's the model i want!

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radicaldreamer99 @ Jun 5th 2009 11:44PM

I think this is some great PR haha

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Bill @ Jun 5th 2009 11:53PM

Perhaps the Pre comes with a tractor beam?

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aoi tsuki @ Jun 6th 2009 12:09AM

She she seemed unecstatic for someone so eager as to prematurely to crash the launch party.

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chris @ Jun 6th 2009 1:03AM

interesting. my local sprint store has been selling pre's since late afternoon today (june 5th)...

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Brad @ Jun 6th 2009 5:14AM

Actually several stores were holding pre-release parties for select individuals. Yours might have been one. If not, you're either lying or they started selling early. If they started selling early, you can bet that store manager will be in a boatload of trouble when the sales reports start showing purchases a day early.

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