Is waiting in a 12-hour queue the new cool thing to do? These people think so
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It's just before 06:00 on a Friday morning and on a busy central London street a queue is growing by the second. It's dark and chilly, but I'm told the people at the front of this line have been here since 20:00 last night. Christina Spence is waiting with hundreds of other people who want to be the first shoppers at Korean cosmetics retailer Skin Cupid's first store. The 16-year-old, who is here with her sister and mum Cheryl, could just buy the products online - but she wants to be part of the queue. "Queuing up is exciting and exhilarating - the build up of walking in, and thinking 'I'm finally here,'" Christina tells me.
Christina Spence (seated on the right) enjoys queuing with her mum and sister
I'm not new to a queue myself. It's something I've done for years for Comic Con and book signings. And queuing is almost synonymous with British culture.
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