I just called the Apple Store at Oakridge in San Jose and apparently they had some yesterday but now are sold out (obviously). Which is crazy because I called them at noon yesterday and they didn't have any. So who the hell are these lucky people getting them?!
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I just called the Apple Store at Oakridge in San Jose and apparently they had some yesterday but now are sold out (obviously). Which is crazy because I called them at noon yesterday and they didn't have any. So who the hell are these lucky people getting them?!
I don't think there's been any confirmed purchased in California at all.
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Wow, that's the one store in the area I haven't called. Valley Fair, Los Gatos, Palo Alto all said nothing. Valley Fair I called yesterday around 2:30.
I don't know how they're getting them, but it seems atleast a few hundred people have gotten them. I'd guess the issue is that they are only getting somewhere between 1-10 units per shipment and whenever they get the shipment in they sell them off first come first serve so if your store got 3 in at 1:19 and you called at 1 and at 2 it's possible that they would already be out of stock. As far as the stores I've called they all say that they haven't gotten any in yet, other than the display units. Which also leads me to believe that maybe some stores just got shipped a few extra units with their display units and thats what people have been buying.
At this point I have no idea what's going on, but like most other people on here I'm sitting here confused as to why it's so hard to get a company to take my 2 grand.
Update: Earlier this morning, a local Best Buy (in Oklahoma City) had indicated they were expecting a shipment of Retinas around noon. I dropped by at 2 pm and they still hadn't received any. However, I was able to reserve one with no money down through their "presale" reservation program! They will send me an email when it comes in and they will hold it for 72 hours. In addition, they will BEAT Apple's student discount--in addition to $200 off, I will also get a $150 Best Buy gift card. I also have the option of 6 months no interest and 4% back in Rewards points, or 18 months no interest and the regular Rewards points. Seems like a pretty great deal to me--now it's just a waiting game. Hopefully they don't screw me over by not emailing me or something.
Nope, and the stores I've called, said they won't carry any 16GB ones unless you want the MAX version, at over $4k.
Exactly, I went to my Apple store at 10am this morning and they said they were expecting shipment later today. I called every hour or so. Just called, and they received limited shipment somewhere within the last hour and they were sold immediately. They're flying out the door as they receive them. So if you just happen to ask right when they've received shipment, you'll likely be offered one for sale. It's a crapshoot right now.
Supposedly they are also offering the $200 discount and also giving a $150 Best Buy gift card, whereas apple is giving a $100 itunes gift card.
So, your getting an extra $50 dollars if your a student and buy through Best Buy.
I'm seriously wondering what Apple was thinking. Both stores here in Utah haven't gotten any to sell while online shipping estimates have dropped to 3-4 weeks. Do they not understand that people actually do want Macs and not just iPhones? If they shipped a few thousand here they would probably sell in a matter of days.
Mine said they weren't doing anything for education, but they seemed pretty clueless.
Garden State Plaza told me that they hadn't got any of them in except the display units.
I told a buddy of mine that we are chasing rainbows. They don't exist out of display.
I'm so agitated at this point but I've not done all this work just for nothing. I'm going to keep going at it steady until I get one. At this point it sounds like Best Buy is more likely to be getting units, even though I'd much rather buy one at an Apple store for the experience.
We were talking about the Rockaway store on the post you're talking about. This is the story about GSP:
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Wait... They're matching the $200 education discount AND giving you a $150 BB card? What...
8gb. They don't have any custom configurations in store. you could do a custom config and do the in store pickup, but it would still have to be shipped from China so you're better off just ordering online to be shipped to your house if you want to upgrade anything.