While Apple is working on a major renovation of its iconic Fifth Avenue store, its temporary store has seen a commotion over the last month with a bed bug problem.
As reported by the New York Post, bed bugs were found in various parts of the store, including on a table on the second floor, in the staff’s locker room, and in the manager’s office. One employee told the Post “it was just mayhem.”
In the locker area, staff were told to put their belongings in two plastic bags. A bed bug sniffing beagle was brought to the store and was “activated” by the insects in the locker room.
Another employee told the Post that the problem had been going on for almost a month, but that last Friday “was the first day they acknowledged they found something.”
After the initial sighting, management hired an exterminator and told staff not to worry. However, another bed bug was found a week and a half later. More spraying was done, but that didn’t seem to solve the problem as a bed bug was found again, this time in the manager’s office last Friday.
Notably, last week the store that’s open year round was suddenly closed for a “water leak.”
Staff said that they received word from management over the weekend that issue was finally taken care of.
