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Apple Says iPhone X Will Be Available for Walk-In Customers at Stores on Launch Day

BradWI said:
Of course they'll save a few for stores - it guarantees them even more media exposure because of the campers.
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Of course, when you are a brick and mortar operation, it is kind of embarrassing to not have any of your own product in stock. Of course they are welcome to go all Amazon if they want. But looking at the money that they make per sq. ft of retail space, not fishing likely.
 
shk718 said:
this ticks me off a bit - we will all be up early this Friday to per-order and i bet many of us won't get one at launch - yet apple says they will have some in the stores and to be sure to line up early - 1. the store units should be for us - the per-order group - the most loyal customers 2. this is purely for Wall ST - they want visible lines to make headlines because initial sales will be low and they don't want WS freaking out.
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Who is more loyal of a customer, one who wakes up early for 20 minutes on pre-order day, or one who camps for 24-48 hours in front of a store, or at least goes the night before and stays up all night?
 
lowendlinux said:
I feel sorry for anyone with a repair scheduled that day
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You can get glass and batteries repaired for $20 online if you're willing to be without your phone for a week. Probably around $80 and $50 at a walk in shop too. Just make sure you ask for an OEM screen and check the LCD after installation.
 
lordofthereef said:
Why would they do what, exactly? Sell their phones? Of course they are going to sell their phones in their brick and mortar shops. Cook answered an interview question honestly. I mean when he sidesteps, people call him on it. When he answers a question point blank people look for ulterior motive. Until Apple decides their stores are nothing more than show rooms it makes absolute sense to sell their new products in store.

I see folks frustrated that these aren't ALL allocated to online stock. Why should a launch day item be restricted to online only orders? That completely screws some folks out of the IUP program, for example.
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Reserve phones to sell to non-pre-order customers, thus denying some people the ability to pre-order. Nothing to do with in-store vs online. You can reserve to collect in store, but if they're certain they'll have some in store for walk-in customers than they're limiting the number that can be reserved/pre-ordered.
 
Wonder if some of the retailers like ATT or Best Buy will have the X ahead of time for people to view and play around with. No ATT stores in my area nor any Best Buy's have them in yet.
 
shk718 said:
this ticks me off a bit - we will all be up early this Friday to per-order and i bet many of us won't get one at launch - yet apple says they will have some in the stores and to be sure to line up early - 1. the store units should be for us - the per-order group - the most loyal customers 2. this is purely for Wall ST - they want visible lines to make headlines because initial sales will be low and they don't want WS freaking out.
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I think apple considers the ones who line up outside their stores to be the most loyal customers. not the pre-order crowd.... You cant market joe blow in his pajamas ordering a phone from his bed with bloodshot eyes, crusted drool around his mouth and ruffled hair. It's the ones in standing in the long lines outside the store that the marketing department drools over and wants to accomodate.
 
deanthedev said:
So much for supply issues. In the past Apple has limited launch to a smaller number of countries and then added additional countries every week or two.

What good is it to launch in 55 countries if there’s massive shortages everywhere? Better to limit to a smaller number of countries and make sure they have sufficient stock so as not to upset people by not having stock.
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This is why I'm hesitant to believe the numbers are as bad as some are saying. Overpromise underdeliver is not a business model that works.
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sfwalter said:
That is what I was thinking. You have 55 launch countries and at least 8 different phone configurations:

- 64GB Silver CDMA
- 64GB Black CDMA
- 256GB Silver CDMA
- 256B Black CDMA
- 64GB Silver GSM
- 64GB Black GSM
- 256GB Silver GSM
- 256B Black GSM

All those models spread across 2-3 million units on launch day. There aren't enough on launch day to satisfy the first 1/2 hour of pre-ordering.
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According to the doomsayers there won't be enough for the first minute of preordering. The only way to know for sure will come Friday. Windows could slip past day 1 within the first 30 seconds, or it could take a few minutes. We will have to see.
 
shk718 said:
this ticks me off a bit - we will all be up early this Friday to per-order and i bet many of us won't get one at launch - yet apple says they will have some in the stores and to be sure to line up early - 1. the store units should be for us - the per-order group - the most loyal customers 2. this is purely for Wall ST - they want visible lines to make headlines because initial sales will be low and they don't want WS freaking out.
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Loyalty is not measured by who orders first. I would say those who are willing to set up camp and wait outside for a day or two during the COLD month of November are showing much more loyalty than someone in their nice, warm home tapping a few buttons and then waiting for the delivery guy to show up.
 
Bugly fone, but lets see how many zombies will wait in line. I went to pub this weekend and noticed. nobody is talked to each other, all young, old , chicks dudes using their telephones. I'm not prepared to pay 1300 for a phone.
 
That's a beautiful Apple Store in Chicago at a beautiful location.

I like how Angela said "fake news." So Trump started a trend with that word which became a mirror for liberal media. Yet, we know Apple is part of the elitists that hates Trump. The irony.

If it wasn't fake news, I can imagine Angela being Apple's CEO like Kathleen Kennedy currently handling Lucasfilm and Star Wars. More neofeminism.
 
newyorksole said:
Here’s the thing. The people who think/thought the price tag is outrageous are ALWAYS the most vocal. What you didn’t hear were alllllll the people who think the phone is so cool that the price isn’t a factor. Hence, Apple will sell every single one that they make and there will be lines and records broken.

A lot of people were probably embarrassed to post online that they are going to drop $1,000 for the iPhone X. It’s easier for people to bash it.
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Because most people understand it is embarrassing to spend $1000+ on a phone that realistically doesn't offer much more than the iphone 8,7 or even 6. People have a fairly good idea what products and services are worth. $1000 lasek surgery would be very cheap. A $5000 grand piano is a steal. 5 pounds of potatoes for $10 is a bit steep, etc. Your average $500-750 phone doesn't just do 50-75% of what the X can do, it performs at least 90% just as well offering far better value.
 
mazz0 said:
Reserve phones to sell to non-pre-order customers, thus denying some people the ability to pre-order. Nothing to do with in-store vs online. You can reserve to collect in store, but if they're certain they'll have some in store for walk-in customers than they're limiting the number that can be reserved/pre-ordered.
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Absolutely; they don't want to make this an online exclusive ordering situation. I see absolutely nothing wrong with that. Why should I have to log online to order this thing?

Consider the fact that I could potentially run a bot to reserve a dozen units at various stores. I am currently within an hour driving distance of nearly a dozen apple stores. That could be a pretty epic haul for a reseller.

Generally speaking, hot items go up online AND in stores. This isn't Apple. This is business as usual.... everywhere.
 
I'm confused as to what this is suppose to do-- yes, it will create buzz by allowing customers to think that there is in-store stock available for pick up but it will also create a ton of upset people when they realize they "just missed it."

Also, is Apple holding stock of its own product for its own stores and giving the carriers whatever is left?

Very interesting, don't think I've ever seen Apple announce product availability on a "highly anticipated product" launch. Usually that hype just builds itself, but perhaps its trying to debunk the supply rumors that are out there.
 
So about 2 weeks ago or so there were some stories that came out that the production hurdles for this phone had been overcome AND that the part suppliers for the iPhone X were going to meet their orders from Apple.

And now I see that they are launching in 55 countries on the same day. Which is a first for Apple I believe.

....Yeah, there are not supply constraints here. The writing is on the wall people. Rejoice.
 
Don’t do it! Don’t do it! Don’t do it! Don’t don’t do it! Do it! Do it!
White lines blow away!......
 
lowendlinux said:
I feel sorry for anyone with a repair scheduled that day
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Why? You can walk right into an Apple Store and buy anything other than an iPhone X on launch day.

Their doors are open for customers for other things on these launch days - no waiting. There will just be a separate line to buy the iPhone X.
 
jujufreeze said:
Because most people understand it is embarrassing to spend $1000+ on a phone that realistically doesn't offer much more than the iphone 8,7 or even 6. People have a fairly good idea what products and services are worth. $1000 lasek surgery would be very cheap. A $5000 grand piano is a steal. 5 pounds of potatoes for $10 is a bit steep, etc. Your average $500-750 phone doesn't just do 50-75% of what the X can do, it performs at least 90% offering far better value.
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I don't disagree with your sentiment. What I don't understand is why it's not embarassing to do the same for a $700 phone. $1000 seems to be a limiting number for some. getting the new phone yearly for $700 is "ok", but $1000 is too much.

I myself reached this point with the 6s. I realized the 7 didn't offer an ounce of life improving updates; specs are great but when side by side the phone performs the same for daily tasks, makes no difference to me. I think we are at a point where people stop the yearly or every other year upgrade cycles. There's just no longer a reason to, in my eyes.
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bbeagle said:
Why? You can walk right into an Apple Store and buy anything other than an iPhone X on launch day.

Their doors are open for customers for other things on these launch days - no waiting. There will just be a separate line to buy the iPhone X.
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Around here they block repair schedules off completely the day of launch, if I am not mistaken.
 
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