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Actors paid to line up for iPhone launch in Poland
The launch of Apple's iPhone was getting little response in Poland, so the company hired people to stand in line to make it look like there was more interest.
WARSAW--When Apple rolled out its iPhone in the United States, some fans paid big money to be among the first to get their hands on the device. In Poland, people are getting paid to line up.
"We have these fake queues at front of 20 stores around the country to drum up interest in the iPhone," a spokesman said.
As part of a marketing campaign ahead of the iPhone's Friday launch in Poland, the country's largest mobile operator Orange is paying dozens of actors to stand in queues.
Apple sold about one million of the new iPhone models in the United States around the July launch weekend, but buyers in Poland may be reluctant to pay hefty monthly charges.