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Apple to Offer In-Store Pickup Option for iPhone 6 Pre-Orders
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Nice. Now I can just preorder it tonight, get a good night's rest Thursday night (18th), go pick up my new 6s on the 19th around 10-11am.
I'm sure that the chaos will die down a bit by then. I'm not crazy about being the first to get it right away. I just don't want to have to take the whole day off work to make sure that someone is home to sign for it. Taking a half day seems much nicer. It was nice though back in college having my 4s delivered to my apartment 8:30 am EST in Michigan. I felt like I was one of the first few thousand people to get it in America.
I'm sure that the chaos will die down a bit by then. I'm not crazy about being the first to get it right away. I just don't want to have to take the whole day off work to make sure that someone is home to sign for it. Taking a half day seems much nicer. It was nice though back in college having my 4s delivered to my apartment 8:30 am EST in Michigan. I felt like I was one of the first few thousand people to get it in America.
That's why I don't get it from the apple store. Friends of mine had to wait weeks with preorder. I just randomly decided to walk into a small T-Mobile store on launch day and got one even tho I wasn't even planning on getting one. The look on their face was amazing
This was at the Apple Store. Basically this was the process (keep in mind this was the first time they open up the in-store pick up). This was for the iPhone 5, 2 years ago.
1. You visit the apple site, every night after 10 p.m. they check inventory.
2. At exactly 10 p.m. they open up the system, you search the store by city/zip code. The system will present you with a list of stores around your area.
3. The store that has the color and size of your liking will light up as green to indicate that they have what you want.
4. You click on it pay, then you will receive an email to tell you that you are good for pick up.
Now, I can't speak to what it will be like this year. This was what I did for iPhone 5, and I was able to store 3 phones for my family members.
Good option if you live near the Apple store or are off on Friday. I work til 3, so by the time I would make the hour drive to go pick mine up after work, FedEx should be here.
Right, but I thought I read somewhere that you can't pick it up in store if you do Next.....you have to have it shipped to your house....
Now that I wouldn't know. Worst case it'll probably arrive at your home on 9/19 if you need it shipped.
No thanks, I'll ship to home.
Since I have to work, but have the ability to work from home, the UPS guy will likely show up hours before I'd be able to go to the Apple Store.
Since I have to work, but have the ability to work from home, the UPS guy will likely show up hours before I'd be able to go to the Apple Store.
I read this somewhere too, but as it doesn't make any sense to me, I'll hope we see the store pickup option with NEXT as well. As I currently am not ON NEXT, and don't need to trade a phone in, I'm not really sure why it would make any difference at all. (Heck for that matter, it seems it would be MORE complex delivering right to the house).
I would believe they would yes. However when you pre-order they hold your phone just for you, so if they run out of iPhones for the people waiting in line, they wouldn't sell yours, which is what's nice about pre-ordering.
My local Apple Store closes at 9 on Fridays so I should be able to get there in time. I'll have to push a lesson to 5 but it's worth it.
Just hope I can buy one in time. I'm going to bed extra early and setting an alarm for 2:30 and 2:40 on my phone and iPad
They need to allow apple store gift cards to be used during checkout online. Last time I bought something online I didn't see a option to add a gift card during checkout.
Nice in a lot of ways:
Apple probably saves money....consolidates several phones into one shipment and lowers demand on FedEx/UPS.
More secure for someone who's not at home all day.
Creates additional "buzz" at the Apple store with more people coming in.
Also an opportunity to sell cases and AppleCare+ to people who pre-order. One of their stated goals a while back was to get more people to get phones in the Apple Store....starting with the phones they sell themselves is an easy start!
Very smart I would say!
Also I wonder if they will charge sales tax based on my location or the location of the Apple Store?? My store is only 5 miles away but as it's out of my city limits and in another county, the sales tax is actually slightly lower at the store than at my home.
Apple probably saves money....consolidates several phones into one shipment and lowers demand on FedEx/UPS.
More secure for someone who's not at home all day.
Creates additional "buzz" at the Apple store with more people coming in.
Also an opportunity to sell cases and AppleCare+ to people who pre-order. One of their stated goals a while back was to get more people to get phones in the Apple Store....starting with the phones they sell themselves is an easy start!
Very smart I would say!
Also I wonder if they will charge sales tax based on my location or the location of the Apple Store?? My store is only 5 miles away but as it's out of my city limits and in another county, the sales tax is actually slightly lower at the store than at my home.
I would believe they would yes. However when you pre-order they hold your phone just for you, so if they run out of iPhones for the people waiting in line, they wouldn't sell yours, which is what's nice about pre-ordering.
My local Apple Store closes at 9 on Fridays so I should be able to get there in time. I'll have to push a lesson to 5 but it's worth it.
Just hope I can buy one in time. I'm going to bed extra early and setting an alarm for 2:30 and 2:40 on my phone and iPad
ohh okay. i was going to pay cash, but I guess not now. 16GB iPhone 6 Plus!
Yes, the lines were massive for people that ordered from Apple online and chose to pick it up at the store. They make you wait even if you just need to pick the device that you already own and paid for inside the store.
No extra fees. Apple is the importer vs. if you bought something on ebay, etc. which then you would be the importer and Fedex would charge you for brokerage/duty etc.
I've purchased the iPhone 5 and 5S direct unlocked from Apple; no extra fees.
I remembered where.....its was the Apple Store app.....
Sucks too - I need a 6 and 6+ on Next and then a 6 off contract. Going to wait in line at the Apple Store for the off contract 6 and would be nice if I could pick up the Next phones as well....
But it looks like I'll have to preorder through AT&T and pick up there after I done at the Apple Store.
6 Plus
Anyone reluctant to pre-order the 6 Plus without actually holding it and seeing how it works as a phone given its size?
If you elect in store pick up do you think they will they do a trade on your old phone... just wondering.
Anyone reluctant to pre-order the 6 Plus without actually holding it and seeing how it works as a phone given its size?
If you elect in store pick up do you think they will they do a trade on your old phone... just wondering.