UK Stores Tightening Up On iPhone Sales

[wrkactjob]

O2 Stores.

One per customer, no you can't come in tomorrow and buy another.

No you can't pay cash.

No we dont accept Visa Electron.

No you can't use Solo.

In fact their attitude now seems to be one of reluctance to sell.

Maybe they are running out, maybe the sales staff are jealous of people making a quick buck buying/unlocking/selling on Ebay.

Whats your experience?

[Paulos]

Exacly the same. They wont tell me how many they have instock. I went in on thursday asking for one. This was at like 5pm. "no we dont have stock". Called another store they said maybe we have delivery tomorrow. (this is on the day o2 said it has no more stocks!!!).

Then i called back the original store the next day before my trip to the one further away. "Yes we have 3-4 instock but theres 2-3 people already looking at them." So i said ill be there in 3mins im just up the road. His reply "well its up to you sir. Your decision".

Then i get into store. Theres a girl complaining she was waiting before me. Ok fine by me. She tells me they wont tell her if they have anymore instock and she called up yesterday at 4:30 and they said they did have stock!

So i dont know whats going on but i have a feeling that o2 is doing something dodgy.

The offer was set to last till 1st of june. Now thats alot longer then selling out in a week or so after the offer first came up. Then they announce that they have no stock and wont stock it again. Then the very next day stores everywhere get new deliveries.

[dalvin200]

wasn't the o2 offer subject to "while stocks last"?

[zmit]

http://www.macrumors.com/2008/04/25/8gb-iphone-end-of-lifed-in-uk/

[stevedave50]

I went into the one of the O2 stores in Preston last weekend to get one while i was visiting my gf. They had stock, but would only sell to me if i activated instore. walked 5 mins down the road and bought one from a different O2 store.

[sweetice2007]

similiar experiance here, sold my old iphone and went and brought one on the saturday of the week it got slashed by £100. Went in to trafford centre on the friday and CPW told me they DID have stokc however they couldnt sell anymore on the day since they had sold too many, o2 said they didnt have any however they would be getting a delivery on the saturday so i picked mine up on saturday. Wanted another iphone, went in with a friend and i got quizzed about already having an iphone and then was told they cant sell it me as its '1 per customer' ******** apple havent said this its o2. Anyway i think the store rang the other store and told them to not sell me one so i sent my friend with my card to go buy it - she got quizzed aswell and took a while to get it. lady had the cheek to ask me whether im going to activate it via itunes or not!!! bitch lol. that sucks about them taking customer details but it was only a matter of time anyway since cpw have been asking for details for quie a while now.

[zainjetha]

just curious how are you meant to activate in store.. this is completely against the entire concept of doing at home in your own comfort.

[sk8mash]

Same sort of experience here. First iPhone I had no problems, go to buy a second and they ask me all sorts of questions.

Have been trying to buy another today. Phoned up the two o2 shops in my area to ask if they have stock. First they said no, and they wont be getting any, then they say there might be a delivery today, then they say the have no stock, but will be getting a delivery late that week. I dont know what to think, but I need more iphones because its an easy way to make money :p

[stekerrod]

O2 seem to be selling loads of iPhones! a friend of mine works in one of their stores in manchester city centre and my friend alone sold 14 in one day! and theyre expecting further deliveries of them this week!

[sananda]

and they're expecting further deliveries of them this week!

is that for sure?

[stekerrod]

is that for sure?

cant remember the exact day but my friend assures me there's more are on there way to them!

[sananda]

cant remember the exact day but my friend assures me there's more are on there way to them!

that's good because i'd like to get one!

[zainjetha]

possibly of 16gb.. once 8gb runs out completely i think thats the end of 8gb for good... even 16gb iphones must be selling like hot cake.

[sweetice2007]

Same sort of experience here. First iPhone I had no problems, go to buy a second and they ask me all sorts of questions.

Have been trying to buy another today. Phoned up the two o2 shops in my area to ask if they have stock. First they said no, and they wont be getting any, then they say there might be a delivery today, then they say the have no stock, but will be getting a delivery late that week. I dont know what to think, but I need more iphones because its an easy way to make money :p

yeah same here bit of profit as long as it sells!!

[sananda]

yeah same here bit of profit as long as it sells!!

i've sold a few for a modest profit, but haven't kept one for myself which was a mistake.

[zainjetha]

you must have either several credit cards or some very good friends in o2 stores or cpw, or you go to different stores every day.

[sananda]

you must have either several credit cards or some very good friends in o2 stores or cpw, or you go to different stores every day.

i got two from cpw (someone with me bought the other), one from one o2 store, and then two more from another o2 store using two different cards.

[zainjetha]

But can you buy iPhones from different o2/CPW stores on the same card?

[sananda]

i got two from different o2 stores on the same card, but there was a week between each buy.

[zainjetha]

im really shocked tho. i thought they would start accepting anything including cash in order to get rid of all old stock but they do the opposite....

[sananda]

well, they don't seem to be having any trouble getting rid of the stock.

[sk8mash]

I think once they take your address, it doesn't matter how many cards you use, there still only gonna sell you a set amount. I got 2 from the o2 shop so far on two different cards, but only once did they ask fro my address. Im waiting for the next delivery. One iPhone I sold from a tidy £60 profit. not bad :)

[zainjetha]

but its soooo obvious iphone 3g will be released.
actually it probably isnt to people who dont read MR..
so if everyone read MR then no iPhones would be sold.

[sananda]

I think once they take your address, it doesn't matter how many cards you use, there still only gonna sell you a set amount. I got 2 from the o2 shop so far on two different cards, but only once did they ask fro my address. Im waiting for the next delivery. One iPhone I sold from a tidy £60 profit. not bad :)

o2 stores didn't ask for my address.

i wish i had made profits of £60 per phone!

[zainjetha]

they are obviously panicking about JB unlock. hahahahahaha..

[sk8mash]

o2 stores didn't ask for my address.

i wish i had made profits of £60 per phone!

Its easy money! I have people waiting to buy phones of me, but I cant get hold of them!

[sananda]

Its easy money! I have people waiting to buy phones of me, but I cant get hold of them!

i sell to a shop. i make a little, they make a lot!

[wrkactjob]

There is an advert at the bottom of this page from O2 shop online advertising the 8gb iPhone.

8GB iPhone
For just £169. Only on O2. Until June 1st. Buy it now!
shop.o2.co.uk/iPhone


Follow it and you will get:

"Please note: 8GB iPhone is currently not available"

I think this promotion has run its course.

[zainjetha]

The promotion did a good job anyway.. i would think that 16gbs are at least in stock though. Apple/o2 have given too many hints 3g is coming..

now i reckon the opposite to thread title will start: sales will loosen up a lot in the coming weeks.

[Ingster]

but its soooo obvious iphone 3g will be released.
actually it probably isnt to people who dont read MR..
so if everyone read MR then no iPhones would be sold.

Well they would if there are people out there like me, i'm tied to a contract with Orange UK until December. And i've ached for the iphone, so when the price dropped i had the money (and a mate who could get it for a hundred quid thank you O2 staff discount!!) so i thought well mihgt as well get it and ziphone it so i can use it til december then at the end of my contract i can get a 3G iPhone on O2 legit!

[senorFunkyPants]

There is an advert at the bottom of this page from O2 shop online advertising the 8gb iPhone.
8GB iPhone
For just £169. Only on O2. Until June 1st. Buy it now!
shop.o2.co.uk/iPhone
Follow it and you will get:

"Please note: 8GB iPhone is currently not available"

I think this promotion has run its course.

My local O2 shop still has stock.

[redgaz26]

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o2 stores didn't ask for my address.

i wish i had made profits of £60 per phone!

Its easy money! I have people waiting to buy phones of me, but I cant get hold of them!

good on you for making some cash. But who's buying them from you. Anyone can buy them for £169 from 02 or cpw???
amazing to see all this hype 6 months after release. I've had mine since nov 9!!!!!!!

[zainjetha]

for o2 staff during this period iphone would be 70 quid. 100 staff discount, 100 reduced price... awesome.. but im sure there would be a measure to ensure they took out contract in that case.

[sk8mash]

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good on you for making some cash. But who's buying them from you. Anyone can buy them for £169 from 02 or cpw???
amazing to see all this hype 6 months after release. I've had mine since nov 9!!!!!!!

eBay! Its surprising how much people pay for an unlocked iPhone. I guess half of them dont know about the discount either!

[wrkactjob]

for o2 staff during this period iphone would be 70 quid. 100 staff discount, 100 reduced price... awesome.. but im sure there would be a measure to ensure they took out contract in that case.

Staff are recieving phones for £80, no contract but limited to one per week, phoned 8 stores in Surrey today, none had any 8gb iPhones in stock.

[sweetice2007]

just rang around manchester and noone has them in stock..whats the deal with takig customer details though? i want to buy another one ...just made a huge profit on selling one on ebay... i was told o2 are takin details to literaly scare hoax customers so they won tbuy them..something about they cant keep customer details since its again dpa?? anyone shed some light?

[sananda]

it all seems very strange to me.

o2 have sold out very quickly. since they said the promotion was going to run until 1 june, it seems they have sold out considerably quicker than anticipated.

what are they going to do? turn away customers not wanting the 16GB until 2 june? this doesn't seem to me to be a very good idea. but i suppose the alternative is buying more iphones and taking a loss on each one.

they tell me they are reviewing the stick situation but have nothing further to say at this time.

[sweetice2007]

i was told theyre getting stock end of thsi week

[stevedave50]

I just bought the last one in the Poole store (there are 2 others reserved) and they said they weren't getting anymore in.

[sweetice2007]

its true i thought they might not get them in since the lady at one store said they were to get delivery yesteray but nothing turned up however 2 other stores said delivery could be fri - sat so il ring em again tomorrow and friday and sat just in case - were u asked for details?