Snapchat Spectacles are available in New York City

You knew it was just a matter of time — after stops in California and Oklahoma, Snapchat is now selling Spectacles in New York City. If you can make it to 5 East 59th Street in upper midtown Manhattan (conveniently facing Apple’s iconic 5th Avenue store) and can afford to queue up, you too can score up to two pairs of the purposefully hard-to-get $130 camera glasses. The store will stick around through New Year’s Eve, although it’ll unsurprisingly be closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

Don’t be shocked if you’re in for a lengthy wait to use the lone vending machine in the store — there was already a line before 7AM on opening day. As with other locations, though, Snapchat wants this to be a bit of a challenge. The artificial scarcity creates a buzz that you might not see if you could just walk into an ordinary store and pick up Spectacles on a whim. With that said, Snapchat’s choice of location is clearly intended for maximum exposure. You might see hordes of New Yorkers wearing this video-capable eyewear before long.

One of the first 6 people at the @spectacles popup store in NYC *directly* across the street from the @apple store pic.twitter.com/v7ZLQJIQ3s

— Adam Besvinick (@Besvinick) November 21, 2016

Via: The Verge

Source: Spectacles