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This whole thing is so unorganized by Apple for a phone launch of a same essential model for 3 years

I just wish Apple employees would stop telling both other people and myself to go online to reserve.
 
For people buying full price, Just reserve an iPhone for an upgrade using any link and then go an pay full price for it. I just did it today. It works. They ain't going to refuse your 650-950 bucks.
 
how do you check store availability to reserve a phone for pick up if you are not in the upgrade program?
 
For people buying full price, Just reserve an iPhone for an upgrade using any link and then go an pay full price for it. I just did it today. It works. They ain't going to refuse your 650-950 bucks.
Most of us want plusses. We cannot see the plusses without already being in the IUP
 
Not sure what this means regarding when stock is updated (if anything), but if you check istocknow every Apple store but 1 on the east coast is out of every 7 and 7+
Edit: All of them on the east coast are now out of stock
This is because the store is Closed for the day. It will be back on tomorrow.
 
I wasn't expecting much tonight anyway. Even if they get a shipment overnight the inventory won't be updated until like 8am.
 
I wasn't expecting much tonight anyway. Even if they get a shipment overnight the inventory won't be updated until like 8am.

I've been told in the past that they receive shipments in the afternoon that are intended for the following day. An employee told me a couple years ago that they receive it, determine what they have for the next day, and then the reservation system is populated automatically at the designated time. I figured something like that was still going on with this iPhone, but maybe not.
 
I've been told in the past that they receive shipments in the afternoon that are intended for the following day. An employee told me a couple years ago that they receive it, determine what they have for the next day, and then the reservation system is populated automatically at the designated time. I figured something like that was still going on with this iPhone, but maybe not.

Ah ok. That would be nice. Maybe it's because it's a Sunday like someone said.
 
This is the most frustrating part. If apple would be clear on the time zone then I would feel much better checking.
I snagged my 7+ at 12:01AM PST. That's when the store refreshes. But... not very likely since there aren't usually Sunday deliveries (based on past experience).
 
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