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Apple Watch Ultra Friday Availability
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Just checked the Apple Store’s in Atlanta. No Ultra’s available for pickup with “trail loop”….but this one is available. I’m guessing the trail loop will be the most popular band…just a hunch!
Apple are smart enough to know trail loop is going to be the most popular band. Nothing like a company as low as Apple (but also smart) to provide zero allocation of the trail loop, since customers will buy one of the other watches and then eventually upsell the trail loop, which probably has a 95% margin.
Right? It's just velcro. I do kind of like the black band, until I had to dig and find the back of it has a bright orange pull tab on it which I wasn't a fan of. All of the other trail loops pull tabs match the band color. I got the alpine loop, only concern is if going from one "hole" to the next will be too much of a jump (ie one is too loose but the next is too tight). Will find out soon.
The trail loop is the lightest of all the bands. For me, also the most minimalist.
Available for pickup with Midnight Ocean Band here in Fort Worth Texas. That was what I wanted so I ordered it.
I can't speak for "everyone," just me.
1. My sport is running. The rubber bands get hot and gross feeling when you start sweating. The Alpine loop band would add to "drag" with all the holes, it's not really ideal for running. Plus you can't really get that perfect fit like you can w/ a velcro enclosure. So many times bands with set spacing closures fit either too tight or too loose. Neither are a great feeling when your arms are constantly going up and down when running.
2. The trail loop band is ultra thin so it doesn't get in the way and most likely the most comfortable -- like the Sport Loop band.
3. The trail loop band has the added benefit of not adding visual bulk to the watch since it's so thing. The Ocean band is chunky and the Alpine loop has the loops that visually make sub 7" wrists even slimmer.
Of course, Apple made all 3 band types to support 3 different priority uses. If I was a diver or mountain climber my choice might have been different. And if I was buying not for sport, but fashion, then it wouldn't matter and I'd probably use a regular AW sport band.
As a runner, which I am as well, which one did you go with?
I have two on order, the Alpine and Ocean band. I am canceling one but not certain which. I have a roughly 152mm wrist.
I was able to get the Ultra with green alpine band with 10:45 am in store pick up.
Not sure how many they have but my Apple Store rep just came out and I got a walk-in reservation set for the starlight alpine loop
Don't feel bad. I waited for tomorrow as well to pick up. I don't like being at the Apple store on launch day.
Are Apple stores opening early for people to pick up their Apple Watches today? I'm impartient! I have a watch Ultra arriving via UPS today, but I have to be in the office for work (for an all-company meeting), so I can't be home to sign for it. I would be fine canceling that and re-ordering for in-store pickup, but the Apple Store near me doesen't open until 10:30am, by which point I will be mid-meeeting.
I could tell UPS to hold it at a nearby UPS Store, but then I won'r get the watch until tomorrow, and as I said, I'm impatient.
I could tell UPS to hold it at a nearby UPS Store, but then I won'r get the watch until tomorrow, and as I said, I'm impatient.
‘I doubt they will have many with a Trail band as they have been back ordered from almost the very beginning. Having you heart set on a Trail band will severely harm you chances to get a new Ultra soon.
Doesn't look like there's a perfect solution for you.
You can pre-sign for it by going into UPS.COM and indicating such. However, you are opening yourself up to theft if you are in an unsecured area.
You could order from your local Apple store today by going online and hoping your watch with band is available for pickup. The store is open late.
I was just in store picking up and they confirmed they got zero trail band
Yeah, I picked up a green alpine a bit ago, and they are entirely out of trail bands, both with watches and separately. Glad I switched just to get my foot in the game -- will probably seek out a trail band when they become available. The alpine is excellent, but I do like the stretchy, minimalistic ease of the sport bands and what this trail loop appears to be.