Best Buy and Toys R' Us Selling iPads on Sunday

[MTShipp]

My local BB in Garner, N.C. had "some". I don't know how many. I was walking in for a different reason and saw 2 people in line at the security guy who hovers at the door when you leave. They had clear shopping bags each with an obvious iPad 2 within. They were getting their receipts checked as they were walking out.

When I finally made it to the computer section, I did not see any lines so assume they were gone or not a mad rush as expected from today's sale. It was about 30 mins after opening.

 

[macsrcool1234]

I have an almost 9 month old boy. He was using the iPad to play games by 6 months of age. The iPad *IS* one of his favorite toys and with it's education and entertainment potential, is certainly a good investment. I need to go because he's about to attack my keyboard. I'll give him the iPad to play with

Are you ****ing serious? How the hell did you get this from letting his kid use the iPad occasionally?

Posters these days...

So what part of that post screams "occasional?" You clearly did not read/understand the post in question properly. That's kind of surprising considering it's very simply laid out.

Read the post I quoted again and come back. Let me know if you need me to draw any pictures for you.

Posters these days....can't read worth a damn.

 

[Jason S.]

BEST BUY does not have the ipad on stock. The program they launched today - from their ad is you have to go to the store and pay $100 for a deposit so you can order a unit. They do not have any units on stock. You might as well go directly to apple.com and order from them.

They put the ipad on their front ads but do not have even a single unit on stock. Everyone waiting in line this morning here was disappointed at our local Best Buy store.

You do realize that there are over 1,000 Best Buys? You do realize that not every single one is going to have enough inventory, as supply is limited not only at Best Buy, but everywhere, including Apple.com? If the store you went to had inventory to sell (meaning they had no or few reservations) then they would sell you one. Perhaps they had none, perhaps they had some that were set aside for reservations. How would you feel if you had reserved one and then went to the store to find out they sold the product you had reserved already? The reason they offered the $100 down on a reservation is because they didn't have any left to sell you. I don't see how this is false advertising.

 

[maclaptop]

My cousins wife and kids just returned from toys r us with two iPads.

Wonders never cease.

 

[ArchaicRevival]

How. Many. Full. Stops. Do. They. Want. To. Cram. Into. One. Advert? Have they ever heard of the comma? It's this really useful little squiggle that can be used to separate items in a list.

Oh don't even get me started on Best Buy advertising.

 

[oban14]

Good luck to you guys. As far as stocks for the general population, what a completely botched release by Apple.
In Australia I've checking Apple.com.au regularly. Initially after the first handful were released, their web site has shown 3-4 weeks, that was up for 2 weeks, then dropped to 2-3 weeks, which has now been up for 2 weeks+
Be nice to have some sort of very rough idea!!

You would own one now if you had ordered when they had a 3-4 week lead time.

 

[kgtenacious]

It's appropriate that Toys'r'Us would carry the iPad 2, an overpriced toy.

 

[mohsy90]

Best Buy Sucks!!!!

So i went to best buy and they didnt get any iPads in. Only reservations for $100. What the eff was the point of the whole promotion crap and big ad in the newspapers. What a disappointment (nothing new)? Anyways i went over to toys r us at around 12, and bought their first iPad of the day, funny thing is, is that they opened at 9 am. How the hell does best buy get no iPads and our toys r us down the street gets 5?

 

[Jason S.]

How the hell does best buy get no iPads and our toys r us down the street gets 5?

It may not be that they didn't have them, rather they were set aside for being who had already reserved them (the point of reservations).

 

[lazit7]

went to local best buy as soon as they opened, but only to realize that they only carry 3g models..? the line wasn't long though. I had about 6 guys in front of me.

 

[burtba]

You would own one now if you had ordered when they had a 3-4 week lead time.

No you would not. As there have been no more in the country. Its all good, I'm more than happy to wait. As per in my post 3-4 weeks stayed like that for 2 weeks, then 2-3 weeks stayed like that for 2 weeks into the 3rd week now.
I'm sure Apple are doing their best and are likely under the pump due to a very large interest & Japan disasters.

When they do come in, I'm sure there will be oodles of them around.

 

[Chupa Chupa]

It's appropriate that Toys'r'Us would carry the iPad 2, an overpriced toy.

Right, which is why Fortune 500 companies, education, and the medical industry is quickly adopting them. Maybe you need to open your mind a little to possibilities rather than obsess over one small aspect of the iPad.

 

[airwalke]

Target also has them in tomorrow's ad.

Not sure if anyone encountered issues, but I know our store receive five iPad 2s on Tuesday, and then got an internal e-mail on Thursday telling us that we will be receiving a case of five iPad 2s for the Sunday ad, and as such, to hold them until that time.

Yeah, we pretty much sold them that Tuesday. Thanks for the advance warning.

My apologies on behalf of Target if you kept running into stores that never had them in stock.

 

[uruseiranma]

It's interesting that in a previous post, an Apple Store employee mentions the Best Buy ads having been set in place before the Japan Earthquake.

The Target I stopped at on my way to my Flash Animation course last Tuesday had a note in the iPad case saying that stock was delayed due to the Earthquake as well.

 

[PinkyMacGodess]

My local BestBuy told me that 'Apple gave them the finger' and they have ZERO iPad 2's in their inventory at all. None.

Some 'special event'...

They offered to 'reserve' one for a $100.00 down payment. Yeah, sure...

 

[Westside guy]

LOL! That's precisely why the "limited supply" iPad2 launch was such a fiasco. You impulse buyers couldn't pull the trigger. Seriously... were this any other company other than Apple at least top 3 execs would have had their asses thrown out the door.

Since the same exact thing happened with the XBox 360, PS3, and Wii - I must've missed the news stories that announced the firing of Microsoft's, Sony's, and Nintendo's top executives.

Could you provide a link to those news items please? Thanks!

 

[kas23]

Right, which is why Fortune 500 companies, education, and the medical industry is quickly adopting them. Maybe you need to open your mind a little to possibilities rather than obsess over one small aspect of the iPad.

What part of the medical industry is adopting the iPad (besides a medical school trying to appear avant garde) and how? I'm a physician at one of the largest pediatric hospitals in the nation and I usually see more iPads at my local Starbucks than at work. So, please enlighten me. Use specific examples please.

I'm actually typing this on my iPad 2 and find it being sold at a toy store as appropriate. I love it, but let's keep it real here.

 

[AppleMacDudeG4]

Wonder what the result will be

I wonder if someone is going to sue Best Buy as a result of this ad? The ad does mention that there is a limited quantity and no-rain checks. I think they probably should have placed in small text to call ahead for availability.

The fact that it appears to be ploy to get people to come in and give them money to reserve one is not going to sit well with a lot of people. I personally hope it backfires on them and makes people not want to go to their store. Who knows? Maybe this will lead them down the same path that happened to Circuit City.

 

[maclaptop]

I just got home from Toys r us. I thought id pickup another one. The person that waited on me said they have about twenty five. Apparently word didn't get out here. She said they haven't had any calls or inquiries.

 

[SactoGuy18]

I think due to the extraordinary bad timing of the earthquake in Japan, in the end Apple will have to admit that due to critical parts shortages of iPad 2 components normally made in Japan, they can no longer keep up with demand for the iPad 2, hence the problem with supplying them to Best Buy stores. Don't be surprised that Apple may even announce suspension of all iPad 2 sales and then resume them middle to late summer as the parts supply situation is resolved.

 

[treyjustice]

all my local BB's have NO ipad 2's simply reservations... they all told me to go to apple. which i went to and they had a few only 64gb verizon though.... they said they get daily shipments and to come in the morning

 

[Tonewheel]

My local BestBuy told me that 'Apple gave them the finger' and they have ZERO iPad 2's in their inventory at all.

Baloney. That dweeby sales kid at BB is clueless, or you're making stuff up. The local stores don't talk to Apple. They work through BB regional managers and BB distribution centers.

 

[Starbuckfsd]

Ad via Business Insider
For those still looking to buy an iPad 2, Sunday, April 17th may be a good time to try. Both Best Buy and Toys R' Us are advertising iPad 2 availability for that day. Best Buy is featuring a prominent nationwide ad for Sunday promoting the iPad 2 (see above). The promotion appears to be the reason why Best Buy was previously holding back iPad 2 sales. Engadget publishes the internal memo describing the promotion.

Meanwhile, 9to5mac reports Toys R' Us is also using the same day to kick off their iPad 2 sales. Toys R' Us was previously rumored to soon begin carrying the iPad 2. Toys R' Us' website now lists locations that will be carrying the iPad 2.

Article Link: Best Buy and Toys R' Us Selling iPads on Sunday

Why are you bothering mentioning Best Buy like they haven't been selling the iPad2 SINCE RELEASE DAY? Jesus, anything to get someone to click on your story huh? Desperate much?

 

[Jason S.]

It's interesting that in a previous post, an Apple Store employee mentions the Best Buy ads having been set in place before the Japan Earthquake.

I believe it. These ad circulars, not just for Best Buy, are created and sometimes even printed weeks and months in advance.

 

[mohsy90]

It may not be that they didn't have them, rather they were set aside for being who had already reserved them (the point of reservations).

They were not set aside for reservation. I walked in at 11:00 when they opened and the guy said they never received shipment, so.... they started taking reservations.