[iPad Mini] First come first serve at Apple Store?

ElectroGeo · Dec 12, 2012, 10:27 PM

Hi. New to MacRumors and I'm loving all the great info on this forum!

Well earlier at about 10:30, I used the Apple app store to try and purchase and Ipad Mini for in store pick up. To my surprise, it was available for pick up at my local Apple store. I was in the middle of checkout and it said "Session Timed Out" and then it was unavailable for pick up. So it basically sold out because I was too slow.

Anyways, if I go to the apple store tomorrow morning when it opens, will they have any available to purchase in store? I'm not sure how the shipments work. But I am assuming that they sell a few online for in store pickup and then sell the rest in store for first come first serve buyers.

Anyone know?

JS3 · Dec 13, 2012, 12:48 AM

They get shipments 6 days a week but they are random on what items.

I would say to try.

Jhowland · Dec 13, 2012, 01:02 AM

If they have the model you want in stock, not all of them are reserved and you are first there then you will be able to buy it.

stickybuns · Dec 13, 2012, 02:02 AM

If your local Apple Store is anything like mine, you'll want to be sure to ask more than one sales person if the first person you talk to says they're sold out. My mother-in-law wanted to buy an unlocked iPhone 5. First guy said they were completely sold out; second guy actually (gasp) double checked the inventory and in general, went above and beyond the call of duty spending almost 30 minutes helping m-i-l out.

Dec 12, 2012, 10:27 PM	#1
ElectroGeo macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2012	First come first serve at Apple Store? Hi. New to MacRumors and I'm loving all the great info on this forum! Well earlier at about 10:30, I used the Apple app store to try and purchase and Ipad Mini for in store pick up. To my surprise, it was available for pick up at my local Apple store. I was in the middle of checkout and it said "Session Timed Out" and then it was unavailable for pick up. So it basically sold out because I was too slow. Anyways, if I go to the apple store tomorrow morning when it opens, will they have any available to purchase in store? I'm not sure how the shipments work. But I am assuming that they sell a few online for in store pickup and then sell the rest in store for first come first serve buyers. Anyone know?
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Dec 13, 2012, 01:02 AM	#3
Jhowland macrumors member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: ɐıןɐɹʇsnɐ	If they have the model you want in stock, not all of them are reserved and you are first there then you will be able to buy it. __________________ iPod classic 80gb \| iPod touch 4th gen 32gb \| iPad 2 32gb \| iPhone 3G 16gb \| iPod nano 6th gen 8gb
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Dec 13, 2012, 12:48 AM	#2
JS3 macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2010	They get shipments 6 days a week but they are random on what items. I would say to try.
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Dec 13, 2012, 02:02 AM	#4
stickybuns macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2011	If your local Apple Store is anything like mine, you'll want to be sure to ask more than one sales person if the first person you talk to says they're sold out. My mother-in-law wanted to buy an unlocked iPhone 5. First guy said they were completely sold out; second guy actually (gasp) double checked the inventory and in general, went above and beyond the call of duty spending almost 30 minutes helping m-i-l out.
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