No idea about buying a refurb at an apple store, but I can assure you they won't be $250...and call local stores, find out, i have no clue and don't want to search google for a number for you
I know they don't have them at Cingular in the NorthEast but they do in AT&T
BTW, I got mine from AT&T and it was refurbished but it had some problems and Apple gave me brand new one.
well i'm writing from a refurbished iPhone and its not different by all means from the non-refurb units except the boxing. My iPhone arrived in an AT&T box instead of a fancy Apple box. All the accessories were complete, even the Apple stickers and cleaning cloth..
I bought mine from AT&T online store on the night they offered the refurb models, I dont think they still have that kinda price anymore. But dont worry, we have 60 days or so until a new iPhone (according to Goatberg), so its a matter of time to see some promotions to clear inventories..