I've called Apple Stores (secrecy, no assistance at all), Walmarts, Radio Shacks, Sams, and Targets and none of these stores have any iPads this morning. Any suggestions that would be able to assist me to buy one today? I live in South Florida. Thanks!
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
I cannot believe it's still difficult to buy ipad2!
- Thread starter italeki
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
Quit your day job and start camping out at your Apple store. Or place an order with Apple and wait 3 weeks. Until Apple saturates the Asian markets, scalpers will get theirs first.
Save yourself the hassle and just order it online from Apple. Right now it is 2-3 weeks shipping so you should get it in 3-4 weeks. Or you can get up everyday call a dozen stores, wait in lines and be aggravated.
I ended up getting mine at Target because it was easiest place to track inventory.
http://cristianradu.com/ipad_scanner/
http://cristianradu.com/ipad_scanner/
falconeight
Guest
I waited for almost a month, thinking that the frenzy had ended already, but I guess I'm wrong. I will not wait on line at the Apple Store like an idiot. I rather wait another month, walk in and buy one. Thanks!
Another beef with the Apple Stores, they claim they don't know how many, what color or types of iPads they'll be receiving with every delivery.
Thank you for that link, Sandmann! You think it's really accurate?
Another beef with the Apple Stores, they claim they don't know how many, what color or types of iPads they'll be receiving with every delivery.
Thank you for that link, Sandmann! You think it's really accurate?
Smoothness, two Apple Stores around where I live said they are not sure when they receive iPad deliveries whether daily, weekly or whatever(hard to believe-continued secrecy), suggesting to order it online and wait for 4-6 weeks to receive it. Basically they are discouraging people to camp out in front of the store.
rgarjr
macrumors 604
Why not just order it online?
Had you done that "almost a month ago" you would have had the exact one you wanted in your hands by now.
Just be more resourceful. Use Target inventory tracker as someone suggested; my fiancee and I found our iPads within a week of launch. I checked inventory in the morning, and we were done in 15 mins.
It definitely is. They have 3 status settings. In Stock/Limited Availability/Out Of Stock.
The 64 GB White was listed as limited availability, after I bought mine I checked and it had changed to out of stock. So it also updates pretty fast.
Exactly! Just order online (well, most places will make you call them) from a place out of state to save on the sales tax. Just place orders w/a couple retailers mentioned here and cancel when one ships.
Examples: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/, http://www.macmall.com/ (don't let them con you into paying for shipping), http://www.jr.com/ and http://www.macconnection.com/.
Do it now before the places close! You'll almost certainly have it in <1 month and save on sales tax.
Re: MacMall and shipping, see my post at https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/12372620/.
Last edited:
chrono1081
macrumors G3
You must never of worked in Electronics retail. Most stores literally don't know what they are getting until its actually on its way to the store from the main warehouse. This means usually there is a window time in the morning where, if the inventory systems update in real time, will show what is coming in.
PBz
macrumors 68030
Your problem is your in a big city. I'm in a small town in Idaho. I walked into my local Walmart and they had a black 64GB wifi. I bought it thinking I would put it on craigslist and try to make a couple bucks off it but after a week with no offers, I decided to keep it for myself and sell my iPad 1. It sold in 30 min.
Check craigslist nation wide and see if you can arrange shipping with a seller.
Check craigslist nation wide and see if you can arrange shipping with a seller.
I live in a small area and using the trackers, the closest ipad to me right now would be 2 hours and 20min away...
Gonna try and find one this weekend though regardless.
steadysignal
macrumors 6502a
really? wasn't in my experience. it was ridiculously inaccurate and resulted in much wasted time going to targets for nothing.
briankeith513
macrumors 65816
You can do what I did. I called 3 of my local Apple stores on April 1st, they told me that they'd be getting shipments in on April 2nd. I asked if they'd have the model that I wanted, they checked and confirmed, but couldn't tell me how many they were getting. So, the next morning, I got in line at 6:30am, then a store rep gave us vouchers for the model that we wanted at 7:30am, then I came back when the store opened at 9am to grab my iPad 2.
Sent from my iPad 2 using Tapatalk
Sent from my iPad 2 using Tapatalk
from what i understand, apple stores get daily fedex shipments, sometimes several times a day.
they have no idea how many shipments, how many boxes, or what is in the boxes until they unpack them.
they have no idea how many shipments, how many boxes, or what is in the boxes until they unpack them.