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iPhone Duo Launches in Santa Barbara

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – iPhone Duo sales and pickups began early Friday morning, October 23rd, at the Apple Store on State Street in Santa Barbara.

People started queuing at midnight with a growing line through 6:00 a.m.

Apple employees served walk-in customers by 6:30 a.m.

The store opened at 8:00 a.m. with special hours for launch day.

All available iPhone Duo models in stock on Friday sold out by 8:45 a.m.

People in line told Your News Channel they drove to the Santa Barbara Apple Store from out of town to avoid crowds, after their online orders were not set to deliver until December or January.

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