Alright I know this won't benefit anyone else except for those in the Pacific time zone. I would've posted earlier, but I just got home.
So today, I got in line at the Apple store in the mall at 2a and to my surprise, I was the first car to pull up. Mall security drove by and told me that no one is allowed on mall property until 4 so I went across the street to find about 20 other cars that got the same lecture. Anyways, I went back across and out of nowhere, about 100 cars flocked to the parking lot and everyone ran to the front door. I got discouraged from the number of people and decided to try other places without any luck.
So I decided to return to the mall and take my chances. I got back a little after 5 and the line had grown even more. I stood in line and waited with my girlfriend who wanted a 16gb, and I wanted a 32gb. At about 11:30 am we were about 10 yards from the Apple store entrance when the man who looked like he ran **** came out and told us all that all the 32gb iPhones had been sold out and that they had plenty of 16gb iPhones. I was only going to settle for a 32gb and nothing less.
After talking to several employees, two of them told me that the pre-ordered iPhones which were not picked up by 9am (closing time) would be forfeited for those customers and be sold for walk-ins tomorrow at 7am. He told me to check back around closing time to see if they would have any 32gb iPhones in stock. I decided to drive back to the store and waited until 8:58pm and walked up to an Apple employee and told them that I was told to come back around closing time to see what forfeited pre-orders they had for the walk-ins. He told me he had a 32gb iPhone and I asked if I could just buy it right then instead of having to wait another day. He agreed! So I am now the proud owner of a 32gb iPhone 4! I was disappointed twice today: no white iPhones and no 32gb iPhones after waiting for hours for one. But in the end, I am another satisfied customer.
In conclusion, I hope my novel that I have written helps someone in the Pacific time zone who experienced the same issues as I did or others who want to brave the lines tomorrow morning. There is still hope to score one today or even early tomorrow and if you do, please report back to this thread and share your experience.
Cliff notes:
-waited in line from 5a-1p
-store ran out of 32gb iPhones
-Apple employees said to return at closing time to discuss their available inventory
-Pre-orders not picked up today will be forfeited for walk-ins tomorrow
-Returned at closing time and walked out with a 32gb iPhone
So today, I got in line at the Apple store in the mall at 2a and to my surprise, I was the first car to pull up. Mall security drove by and told me that no one is allowed on mall property until 4 so I went across the street to find about 20 other cars that got the same lecture. Anyways, I went back across and out of nowhere, about 100 cars flocked to the parking lot and everyone ran to the front door. I got discouraged from the number of people and decided to try other places without any luck.
So I decided to return to the mall and take my chances. I got back a little after 5 and the line had grown even more. I stood in line and waited with my girlfriend who wanted a 16gb, and I wanted a 32gb. At about 11:30 am we were about 10 yards from the Apple store entrance when the man who looked like he ran **** came out and told us all that all the 32gb iPhones had been sold out and that they had plenty of 16gb iPhones. I was only going to settle for a 32gb and nothing less.
After talking to several employees, two of them told me that the pre-ordered iPhones which were not picked up by 9am (closing time) would be forfeited for those customers and be sold for walk-ins tomorrow at 7am. He told me to check back around closing time to see if they would have any 32gb iPhones in stock. I decided to drive back to the store and waited until 8:58pm and walked up to an Apple employee and told them that I was told to come back around closing time to see what forfeited pre-orders they had for the walk-ins. He told me he had a 32gb iPhone and I asked if I could just buy it right then instead of having to wait another day. He agreed! So I am now the proud owner of a 32gb iPhone 4! I was disappointed twice today: no white iPhones and no 32gb iPhones after waiting for hours for one. But in the end, I am another satisfied customer.
In conclusion, I hope my novel that I have written helps someone in the Pacific time zone who experienced the same issues as I did or others who want to brave the lines tomorrow morning. There is still hope to score one today or even early tomorrow and if you do, please report back to this thread and share your experience.
Cliff notes:
-waited in line from 5a-1p
-store ran out of 32gb iPhones
-Apple employees said to return at closing time to discuss their available inventory
-Pre-orders not picked up today will be forfeited for walk-ins tomorrow
-Returned at closing time and walked out with a 32gb iPhone
