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Apple Watch Sold Out in Less Than 6 Hours as Shipping Times Slip on All Models
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This has been in the news for about a month. I'd be surprised if Apple haven't covered this already.
Apple Pay for preorders
Has anyone who preordered this morning using the Apple Store App and Apple Pay seen any indication that anything happened on their credit cards?
I received confirmation emails and have the orders in the queue via order status showing what kind of card I paid with. I ordered the larger (42mm?) steel model with class buckle at 3:01 precisely, then another at 3:10 - both show 4/24 - 5/8 delivery window).
However, my Apple Pay shows no activity. Neither does the credit card. It's like nothing happened there.
Has anyone who preordered this morning using the Apple Store App and Apple Pay seen any indication that anything happened on their credit cards?
I received confirmation emails and have the orders in the queue via order status showing what kind of card I paid with. I ordered the larger (42mm?) steel model with class buckle at 3:01 precisely, then another at 3:10 - both show 4/24 - 5/8 delivery window).
However, my Apple Pay shows no activity. Neither does the credit card. It's like nothing happened there.
I've seen a lot of news reports about the Apple Watch preorders where reporters are broadcasting in front of an apple store. There's no line and the crowd inside the store looks like just another day. It may be sold out, but it's not because it's selling a whole lot.
I'm not one of those that think apple creates artificial demand and whatnot but it really was pretty ridiculous ordering my Apple watch at 1207 am and seeing they already sold out. I highly doubt if they had millions in stock for USA that they would've sold out that quick. I mean really. Less than 10 minutes? I don't think so.
My guess? Since this is uncharted territories, apple isn't treating it like an iPhone launch with 10's of millions in stock. They had maybe a half mill in all configurations and wanted to just wait and see to test the waters. I think even Apple has no idea how big this watch will be
Just got back from a try-on appt. at my local Apple Store (Burlington, MA) and despite some of the criticisms, man, I have to say the watch is really nice..the display is beautiful. Can't wait to get mine (42mm SS w/Milanese Loop) in....4 to 6 weeks. Painful! Have to say, though, if I had the extra $$ and had seen the space black model in person first, probably would've gotten that one. 
They also had the 12" Retina MacBook out for demo. Also very nice.
They also had the 12" Retina MacBook out for demo. Also very nice.
Unless they had no sales tax on the original purchase, after eBay and PayPal fees there is not much profit to be made in that transaction.
Because people get off on having a superior opinion. If they've deemed a product "not useful" or "not justifiable for the money", they have to let everyone else know...because they're the standard. "If I don't want it, you're dumb to want it, because I've already weighed everything out, and it's not good...and I know more than you". That's the mentality.
And it's very, very unbecoming.
Unless they had no sales tax on the original purchase, after eBay and PayPal fees there is not much profit to be made in that transaction.
I agree at $560 it's a slim profit. With Tax the Watch is roughly $440.
Paypal takes 10% off the top so that's $56 lost, Paypal takes 3% of the $560 too so that's another $15. 440+56+15=510+$10 to ship; your take home is around $40 bucks... even at $80 profit if you have 0% sales tax I don't think it's worth the hassal
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I think it's a form of jealousy. They can't afford it so they justify reasons why they shouldn't own it and then spew their anger over not having it to everyone else.
If it is any consolation, the black Sport was at 4-6 weeks within 5-10 minutes. The Stainless with Milanese Loop was still at 4/24-5/7 when I ordered both.
Just got back from a try-on appt. at my local Apple Store (Burlington, MA) and despite some of the criticisms, man, I have to say the watch is really nice..the display is beautiful. Can't wait to get mine (42mm SS w/Milanese Loop) in....4 to 6 weeks. Painful! Have to say, though, if I had the extra $$ and had seen the space black model in person first, probably would've gotten that one.
I haven't tried one yet, but I saw it in person when they showed it at the Colette Store here in Paris. I agree that the screen display was so gorgeous I wanted to lick it !
In the posts I've read (MacRumors, Facebook, Twitter, etc.) where they stated which watch they bought, the vast majority have said Space Gray Sport (myself included) so I have no doubt that any available stock in that model sold out very quickly.
Apple didn't create USB but pushed its adoption for all peripheral devices. This was an evolution of the concept behind Job's NeXT which had a singular type of connection for the monitor, printer etc which could all be daisy chained from the box.
Until then it was a given that you had use a SCSI for, say, your printer. I was at Lawrence Berkeley Labs in the 1980's when someone came around to demo the NeXT and I was impressed. Fast forward (mid 90's?) to Apple starting to incorporate USB for nearly all peripherals. There was definitely criticism from folks who said USB was too slow and that Apple was ridiculous for pushing it.
Windows 95 followed suit afterwards which is when the criticism stopped.
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some leather loop version are not even available for adding to the cart
I think you just needed to select a band size.
Thank you, sir. This could not have been said better. I actually came here to say the same thing.
Well to be fair - on the flip side, they watches are in the stores and on display somewhat, no? I'm not defending the comment. Just noting that this is the first time the public can see a watch (more) up close. Appointment or not.
I would have have thought there'd be a little "noise" in/outside the stores more than usual.