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Other Apple is faking demand
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The fact that OP hasn't come back to the thread once raises my suspicions...
This is so true, and businesses understand it. I’ve been that person. I preordered something while excited about it. During the wait period, the excitement wore off and I started to think about how I really didn’t it and it wasn’t so practical. Ended up canceling the order.
People are much more likely to hold onto an item they have in hand, even if the excitement wears off during the return period.
I don't believe Apple is faking anything. It comes down to who has what stock available. Some areas have plenty of units of x, while others are bone dry. Its truly a baseless claim to say they are lying about the demand.
If you use Apple.com to follow the trend of what's available and what's going to take time to ship due backorders then ok.
If you use Apple.com to follow the trend of what's available and what's going to take time to ship due backorders then ok.
Tell me you know nothing about retail buying without telling me you know nothing about retail buying.
The stock is probably ring fenced for each retail channel and can’t be swapped without causing major issues. Apple uses just in time production, instead of having them sit in warehouses for long periods of time (if they even had the stock to do so).
Perhaps the aluminium case means they are quicker to produce, who knows. Maybe they upped the air production more than the other 2.
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The Apple Store restock situation this year does seem much more limited
I havent seen a 1TB silver Max available anywhere near NYC after launch day
I havent seen a 1TB silver Max available anywhere near NYC after launch day
Another conspiracy theory thread to ignore. If you have proof, tell it to the Better Business Bureau or the FTC, I'm sure they'd be interested.
Probably because they made a huge batch, shipped them to Apple stores, and are now having to wait on another huge batch to be finished and sent over?
Help me understand how Apple is faking demand here by stocking up their retail locations first...
Yup, this thread belongs into the wasteland sub forum …
They aren’t faking demand. There is no in-store stock on any 17 anywhere near me.
The iPhone 15 was launched as the world global supply chain was still reeling.
You’re wrong about people lining up:
First Apple iPhone 17 Customers Line Up in Sydney | Man of Many
We were on the ground to see the first new iPhone 17 customers line up and get their hands on the latest products before anyone else.
manofmany.com
Apple’s iPhone 17 launch draws hundreds in long queue at its Beijing store
By Che Pan and Brenda Goh BEIJING (Reuters) - Hundreds of people lined up at Apple’s flagship store in Beijing on the launch day of the iPhone 17 on Friday in a sign that sales of the series are off to a promising start in the world's second large...
wtvbam.com
From what I can see, the iPhone Pro Max models have basically no in-stock availability in my area (New York City and Connecticut).
What is more surprising is that iPhone 17 models are out of stock as well. I don't remember the base model being out of stock the past several years. Essentially all colors and capacities are not in stock in stores right now. Shipping is into early to mid October.
iPhone Air availability is constrained, but less than the other two models.
What is more surprising is that iPhone 17 models are out of stock as well. I don't remember the base model being out of stock the past several years. Essentially all colors and capacities are not in stock in stores right now. Shipping is into early to mid October.
iPhone Air availability is constrained, but less than the other two models.
It’s pretty simple. Online orders are more popular than buying in-store, and online orders have a completely separate fulfillment process than store purchases. Online orders are shipped from warehouses. Store purchases are just whatever’s on hand in the store. In store demand is lower, so that’s why there aren’t huge queues of people outside the Apple Store, and why there’s more stock. This has been the case for years, and Apple still sells hundreds of millions of iPhones per year.
I live in a metro area of North America with 6 Apple Stores. None of them have a single iPhone 17 in any colour or storage config available.
Checked another metro area with a similar number of stores (have family there could pick up) there was one single "sage" iPhone 17 between all of those stores
I think the OP now realizes there is more to the situation. Perhaps his location was as such at the time but has now changed.
In my area in 12 stores, no iPhone 17 or Pro anywhere, Pro Max only in one color one capacity at two stores, Air fairly well available but not all colors or capacities.
In my area in 12 stores, no iPhone 17 or Pro anywhere, Pro Max only in one color one capacity at two stores, Air fairly well available but not all colors or capacities.
Typically ordering for pickup has been the best method. But I wonder if some stock is going to walk-in customers first this year considering how dry the supply seems to be online