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        "id": 2040363,
        "msgid": "chaos-at-iphone-18-pro-queue-as-shoppers-wait-overnight-1792129873",
        "date": "2026-10-16 12:15:00",
        "title": "Chaos at iPhone 18 Pro Queue as Shoppers Wait Overnight",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Business",
        "summary": "The iPhone 18 Pro series went on official sale in Indonesia on 16 October, with crowds queuing overnight for launch-day purchases and pre-order collections. Reports of pushing and disorder emerged at one collection site, amid strong demand encouraged by promotional gifts offered by authorised reseller iBox at four locations.",
        "content": "<p>The iPhone 18 Pro series officially went on sale in Indonesia on\nFriday (16 October 2026). Although shops were due to open in the\nmorning, queues for the launch and collections by customers who had\npre-ordered had already stretched out since Thursday night (15 October\n2026).<\/p>\n<p>Many buyers shared their experiences on social media. One post showed\na very dense queue snaking around one collection site.<\/p>\n<p>Videos posted online showed crowds pushing one another. The crush\nbriefly descended into chaos, with people pushing against a detector\ninstalled at the entrance to the site.<\/p>\n<p>Social media users also reported that the queue had been building\nsince midnight, even though the collection site had not yet opened.<\/p>\n<p>The large crowds were thought to reflect strong enthusiasm among\nshoppers hoping to secure attractive gifts, including a MacBook Neo,\niPad and Apple Watch. Authorised reseller iBox offered the gifts to\ncustomers who pre-ordered and collected their devices in person at four\nselected locations in Jakarta, Bandung, Bali and Makassar.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/chaos-at-iphone-18-pro-queue-as-shoppers-wait-overnight-1792129873",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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