SD - Fashion Valley - in stock!
I called Fashion Valley about 130pm today and the rep answering said they had both models in stock, so I swung by and bought the base model (8% discount for government/armed services personnel).
When I first walked through the door, the alarm for one of the display units was going off with security standing by it was quickly fixed.
What was surprising was that I walked up to the genius bar to make my purchase, the rep asked me who had helped me today (no one had, I had already made up my mind and bypassed the display units which were in use), so she summoned (her friend?) to help me.
The only "help" I received from him was a hard sell for Apple Care for the unit - I politely declined and said I understood I had time to add it later if I wanted and he shook his head and said "well if you're like me..." insinuating that I would forget to add it later in the necessary window. So I again politely declined his offer and he says "well don't blame me if you something happens and you haven't purchased Apple Care" --
I assured him I wouldn't come looking for him in that event (nor will I look for him again if I should purchase from this store in the future).
Is there a nice commission for selling Apple Care at time of purchase?
By the way, I love the MBA -- it's better than I expected, was quick and easy to set up and I got my Sprint Novatel Ovation U720 up and running flawlessly (well, with a USB extender anyway).
Cancelled my on-line order (was due to ship 2/25) too.
Cheers!
Eric
PS. Today was my birthday, so I was especially pleased to score one.
