Last year there were 2 lines. One for reservations and another for walk-ins. They had stock for both.
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Apple Store lines this Friday
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You could add another line to your account and get another phone, otherwise you would have to purchase it out right like they mentioned because there's already a phone linked to your account that you ordered online. If you want to get in line at the store, people are going to be there probably around midnight and earlier to camp out. So if you're going to go, go very early or the day before and just stay the night bring you a cooler with some food and a drink. Hopefully the other people in line will hold your spot while you go to the restroom. LOL
Yes. It's what I do every year.
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The non-reserved line I was in last year had hundreds of people in it.
So how do you end up getting the phone you're camping out for if there are hundreds of people in line?
I show up early enough to make sure I am either first in line, or really damned close.
Ok, So you're saying they should definitely have stock of the 128gb iPhone 7 plus matte black for friday morning? i mean that should be realistic for me to assume ill get one on friday if i end up going out there to the apple store on thursday early enough?
Are you paying cash or something? Why do this and not order online?
You generally make friends with the people in line, when I waited in line for the 6 Plus we all watched each other spots when one went to the bathrooms or went to get food.
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Also it depends on your store, for example I plan on going on Thursday morning at 10am to see how long the lines are and as long as they are short I will come back latter on in the day like around 2.
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Another reason to stand in line is, like in my case my carrier screwed up my pre-order and due to that they pushed out my pre-order till November 5th so I don't have a choice but to stand in line, unless my carrier can fix the issue they did say they would call me back tomorrow.
It doesn't matter if there's already a phone linked to your account. I've already verified at the Apple Store that if I find a phone I want, they can cancel the pre-order and reset the eligibility. They did say that it might take some time though. If I knew store stock, I'd cancel my October 4-10 now.
This Friday a bunch of sweaty virgins will be waiting outside for hours for a new phone, I on the other hand will be inside sipping tea waiting for a UPS driver to bring mine to me.
I didn't want to make a new thread for this, but I've been wondering, will the phones be in Apple Stores before Friday? I'm hoping I can see them in person before the rush.
Apple's retail director has stated she is trying to dissipate the lines at Stores to obtain launch day products.
http://fortune.com/2015/04/08/apple-store-watch-line/
I was about to mention this, appears it's only in the UK though? Crazy to think no one will be queuing up Friday morning lol.
I actually hope it sells like crazy. Put all the doom and gloom to rest.
Let the media target Note7 with Samsung getting their doom and gloom until they recover with Project Valley. Then I can pick one of those Mr. Boombastic Note7 up. I also can get my PS4 slim on the same day. Nobody is talking about that little $300 machine and it gets released the day before iPhone 7. Doubt either Note7 or PS4 slim will sell out once I arrive in the States on Oct 16 with the iPhone 7 hoopla still going on. No shutouts for me.
Actually camping out for a 7/7+ or just waiting in line for one is fun. I suggest people to just experience it. Apple Stores might sometimes offer free water bottles. I love it when you enter, the employees are clapping. Experience is worth it. Build a camaraderie with others with the same passion as you. I miss that with console launches from a decade ago. Just go go go! Buy buy buy! Makes it easier on my future purchases too!
Sometimes it isn't just about getting to your destination. Most of the fun comes from the journey. Have fun on Friday if any of you go...
Last great ad I enjoyed from Apple
Unless my Oct 4 ship date magically moves to tomorrow and delivers by Friday..... I'll be in line at my local Apple store Friday morning
This is the first time I didn't pre-order because I need a sim-free/non-carrier phone. Apple says these will be available on Friday. How will that work?
The Sim Free phone isn't available yet, guess you need to buy Verizon model full price.
At the Columbia Mall in Columbia, MD, people queue up hours before the mall opens in a parking garage, the opening of which gets very close to the Apple Store. In the past, I used to arrive early and avoid the security cars, then drive into the parking garage when I thought it was safe. Security has also dispersed the crowd the last year that I waited. That was a couple of years ago. I remember one year getting there around 3 am only to find a large line in the garage. I got in the line and waited. Finally, we were ushered into the mall, slowly, very slowly. I had wanted an AT&T iPad. Finally, after an additional long wait, I got to the head of the line. This is no lie, I heard someone yell out of the Apple store, "We just ran out of AT&T iPads!" I thought, "Damn it, I'm going to buy something." So I went into the store and bought a WiFI only iPad. I took it home and thought, "This isn't what I want." I returned it and ordered the iPad online. Lesson learned. I'm not standing in long lines for a hope.