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Any luck walking in and buying?
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I was able to get a 6s Plus on the Saturday after release (one day after) by walking into Best Buy and asking.
They had what seemed to be plenty of stock.
I thought this wasn't going to go too well for Apple.
I wanted to trade mine in within the 14 days for a bigger size (got 64, wanted 128) so I have been checking stock.
It seems the supply has dried up. It is showing basically no phones in my area, including the Apple Store.
Best Buy has a cage that was full of phones when I bought (probably reserved for pre orders) but that cage is bare bones now.
They had what seemed to be plenty of stock.
I thought this wasn't going to go too well for Apple.
I wanted to trade mine in within the 14 days for a bigger size (got 64, wanted 128) so I have been checking stock.
It seems the supply has dried up. It is showing basically no phones in my area, including the Apple Store.
Best Buy has a cage that was full of phones when I bought (probably reserved for pre orders) but that cage is bare bones now.
So far no luck here in SF. Been looking for a silver iPhone 6s Plus in either 64 or 128 go. By the way things are looking, I might very well just wait for the 7.
The Apple stores, carrier stores, and places like Best Buy here in NC have a ton of 6S models in stock, but the 6S Plus continues to be very scarce. We got our 6S Plus phones a couple of weeks ago by refreshing istocknow.com many times throughout the day and happened to see the models we wanted just as the site was being updated.
Yep, damn snowbirds make everything more difficult! (I'm in Phoenix too.)
You should be able to do the Verizon upgrade thing you want to do at the Apple Store...don't think there's any need to go to a carrier store.
I might sell my 64gb SG plus rather than return it then (if I decide to keep the 6s)
Check out TARGET.
I'm in Phoenix too, and checked out Target and they had it. I walked in and got an iPhone 6s Plus 64GB on Verizon (silver). I checked their locator, and a few stores had it (this one was in Ahwatukee which was good because I was going there anyways that day). Called up the mobile center, and they held it for me.
Also ended up with a 200 dollar Target card just for using them to activate my line (I was porting from TMO into my existing Verizon account my wife's number was on), and another 90 for my old HTC. Plus 100 for porting to Verizon that'll show up on my Verizon bill at some point. Almost 400 bucks isn't bad.
Oh, and they do the Verizon monthly option... I did that, too.
I checked Best Buy, too, and one tried to tell me they ONLY do new accounts and can't activate on an existing account so I said F that store.
Good to know. Can you tell me where I can find their online tracker? I'm actually in Ahwatukee. Did you go to the Ray road store?
As another poster suggested, you can use this web site http://www.istocknow.com/live/ to see inventory at any and all Apple Stores by models (+, carrier, storage and color). You can check your local stores frequently as inventory changes at least daily. Oaklahoma City has some in stock 
Another Arizonan here... the snowbirds do make life difficult in many ways... but since the majority of them are older, retired folks, I doubt that they impact the iPhone buying process in any major way.
Yup, that's the one.
This link should work: http://www.target.com/p/iphone-6s-plus/-/A-50183603#prodSlot=medium_1_7
Then select the model / color, and click the IN STORE option and check inventory around. I show some stock in the Ray store right now. The kid there at the Mobile kiosk was super nice, and held mine when I called.
Great thanks for the heads up! I'm headed over there after the gym. I'll post what I come up with.
Ok, here's my update:
After searching for a 6S Plus at Verizon, Best Buy and Apple (multiple stores) and being told "These are still very tough to come by", I took the suggestion of Digitard (see above) and went to my nearby Target. I had zero problem as far as stock went. The guy informed me that he had every color of 64GB in stock (I went with the gold). He also commented on how everyone forgets about Target and that he's had relatively few people come to him looking for the 6S Plus.
I had some red tape issues that had to do with Verizon's system unable to process my upgrade (I wanted to use my wife's upgrade and they couldn't transfer it). Ended up simply "upgrading" her phone, got home, swapped Sim cards and I'm in business!
The only downside is that Target does not seem to stock the 128GB phone.
Thanks again for the comments and suggestions!
After searching for a 6S Plus at Verizon, Best Buy and Apple (multiple stores) and being told "These are still very tough to come by", I took the suggestion of Digitard (see above) and went to my nearby Target. I had zero problem as far as stock went. The guy informed me that he had every color of 64GB in stock (I went with the gold). He also commented on how everyone forgets about Target and that he's had relatively few people come to him looking for the 6S Plus.
I had some red tape issues that had to do with Verizon's system unable to process my upgrade (I wanted to use my wife's upgrade and they couldn't transfer it). Ended up simply "upgrading" her phone, got home, swapped Sim cards and I'm in business!
The only downside is that Target does not seem to stock the 128GB phone.
Thanks again for the comments and suggestions!
I got a carrier-subsidized 128GB silver Plus here in Tokyo, walking-in at the Apple Store, about a week ago.
Glad they got you taken care of. I had a great experience there, too. I'm sure the transfer was just Verizon's system, but that's how I always handled it, too. I'd upgrade my wifes in the past, and then just do an MEID switch online, swap cards and be done with it.
I, thankfully, wanted the 64GB model since I keep most of my major stuff (music, etc) in GOOGLE PLAY which you can stream anytime. So I didn't have to look for the 128GB.
They're probably going to be my new "GO TO" destination for upgrades because I had a great experience with the, and now i'm off cycle in terms of pre-order (unless i drop an extra payment to pay off 1/2 early for the next model).
Yup. I did it almost two weeks ago. Verizon and Apple Stores were dry, so I just happened to call up the nearby Target. They had the phones for Verizon in every color and size.
Got there 10 minutes later. Got out with a 128 gold, 20 minutes after that. Went back the next day and got a 128 Space Gray for someone else. They still had phones left, as I was leaving.
Got there 10 minutes later. Got out with a 128 gold, 20 minutes after that. Went back the next day and got a 128 Space Gray for someone else. They still had phones left, as I was leaving.
Yeah,
I was surprised at the whole thing. Especially all the promotional offers. Since my wife LOVES Target getting nearly 300 bucks in cards walking out was super nice.
I was surprised at the whole thing. Especially all the promotional offers. Since my wife LOVES Target getting nearly 300 bucks in cards walking out was super nice.
