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Apple Won't Allow Swapping of Bands at Apple Watch 'Try-On' Appointments
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There are three collections and many different models within each collection. Heck there are 18 models within the SS collection alone. There are plenty of options for people to try on and they're based on what Apple is actually selling (Apple is selling models, not watches cases and bands separately). I'm sure once the rush has died down if someone comes into the store with their watch and wants to try on another band they'll be able to do so. I doubt Apple would be offering bands on their own if they didn't want to sell them.
you are being absolutely unreasonable. You think Apple cares about your few dollars? How dare you demand to try on hundreds (if not thousands) dollars bands before buying it? Apple is doing you a favor to let you even see 2 models in each appointment you have to make.
Like Many people have said before. Don't like it? Apple could care less about your business, some other idiots will buy it
You guys are nuts. You only know the intricacies of the appointments because you're hanging out on an Apple rumor blog. Most customers will be oblivious to the guidelines of the process.
Guaranteed, Angela & co have been wargaming this for months in a fake Apple Store somewhere in Cupertino with Apple employees' relatives playing the role of customer. They're not just winging it.
Guaranteed, Angela & co have been wargaming this for months in a fake Apple Store somewhere in Cupertino with Apple employees' relatives playing the role of customer. They're not just winging it.
To many people for appointment but I will be preordering online I know What size I want no need to wait in line in the cold weather
It really isn't...
I don't disagree with you, I prefer a nice automatic watch over the Apple watch, but it's still an opinion. Lots of folks think the Apple watch looks great.
Heavy? Um...It's not any heavier than other watches on the market.
Opinion again. I don't want one, but plenty of people think smart watches are great.
This is a good question. How long does it take to try on a watch? One minute? Two? Now you have 13 minutes left. That's not enough time to swap a band or two?
Yes, some billionaire fashionista lady and Jonny I've are really in touch with reality.
Wargaming... hilarious outdated business cliche.
Don't you know they're just winging it and don't have a clue what they're doing? If only they talked to MR posters they'd know its a crime not to let someone try on the rose gold watch with a lime green fluroelastemer band.
These posts remind me of that iPod unveiling thread. The one where people said the iPod was the most pointless product ever and MP3 players already on the market were superior.
I suppose that you people will always exist. Haters gonna hate, right?
There will essentially be two types of people buying the watch:
1) Fashion-oritented people.
2) Technology-oriented people.
The fashion folks won't need to swap bands because they know well enough that Apple has curated the collection in a way that makes sense to them.
The technology crowd won't need to swap bands because they are more concerned with what the watch can do and will be glad that Apple made the rest of it easy on them.
Just because you can swap bands doesn't mean you should. And I doubt very many will.
Ummmm, I'm confused. Can I not go into the Apple Store and try the aluminum with black band, and the stainless steel with milanese band? Because if they won't let me try on the higher end one too then I'll just get the cheap version. They lose an up sell! Not that I'm even convinced yet that I want one, but we'll see. No way I'm spending extra for the stainless steel without checking it out first.
And... this is the issue. People who pay attention and read blogs are confused by this cluster-frack.
15 min appts? To do what exactly?? Teach you how to use something that is 'intuitive'? But, no trying on the color you actually want.
really.
Apple has modes within each collection. These are the models that will be on sale in Apple stores and online. Tables like the one below will showcase these models and these are the combinations you'll be able to try on. At least at launch. Who knows how this will change over time.
Pretty sure you can try on multiple watches. You just can't change bands from the configurations they have available. Which for 99% of people will not be an issue because Apple took the guess work out of how to tastefully match watches to straps for them.
People who don't read the blogs won't be as confused as most of the people on here because they won't have overthought it while throwing in a heavy dose of cynicism. They'll just go in and try the thing on and pick the one that's right for them like a normal human being.
1) Fashion-oritented people.
1a) Their friends, once they see how it looks and what it can do.
2) Technology-oriented people.
2a) Their friends, once they see how it looks and what it can do.
Which is the complete opposite. The SS band costs $450 and the Sport Watch costs LESS than that. Do you see how this works?
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Yes you were, you had absolutely no option to try the newest iPhone before it launched. Do you not realize that this is pre-launch? It's not permanent.
Exactly.
Some simpletons have pointed out that the band for that gold watch is expensive. So what? It's still plastic.
Expensive plastic is still... plastic.
Haven't seen anyone else post it but I obviously haven't seen every post so I'm sure some one has..... but I think it would be a good idea for apple to sell the watch and bands separately..... but hey, guess those guys at apple are way smarter than I.
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on what basis?
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on what basis?
The other thing is, Apple isn't selling the watch case and bands separately. They're selling pre-determined configurations based on what they feel are the nicest combinations. I can only imagine the confusion if Apple let you try on say, the SS watch with a pink Sport band and then told you the pink band would be an extra $49. For launch I think it makes sense to limit try-ons to the pre-configured models. If someone buys a watch and later decides they're interested in another band I'm sure they'll be able to go to an Apple store with their watch and try on a different band. Apple wants additional band sales after all.