I'm hoping that Target will be a little less hectic than Best Buy...considering I'll be wrangling two 3 year olds at the time.
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I'm hoping that Target will be a little less hectic than Best Buy...considering I'll be wrangling two 3 year olds at the time.
Yeah, I'll be that guy.
i was recently told by an apple genius that there is no need to fully charge the batterys anymore, I dont with my macbook pro, ipad or iphone and the batteries are working great
Nothing screams 'your life won't be the same without it!' like a line in front of the store, waiting for it to be available. Apple marketing is genius you have to admit.
Anyone think there will be any leftover on Saturday morning for us people who would rather not brave rush hour traffic to hit an Apple Store after work tomorrow?
can't we just ask them politely not to set it up for us for I'm not that stupid to set it up myself? I want to be the first one to touch my iPad
I love overly anal people. The people that go into Best Buy every Tuesday that inspect all of the dvd's until they find that perfect one are also entertaining.
White....
I have a bad feeling about the white iPad. Not that they will not be selling them day 1, but they will only be available at Apple Stores. I really want an AT&T 3G 32GB model in white, but my local AT&T store does not know if they will be getting any....
I have a bad feeling about the white iPad. Not that they will not be selling them day 1, but they will only be available at Apple Stores. I really want an AT&T 3G 32GB model in white, but my local AT&T store does not know if they will be getting any....
Actually, this is very possible. I was talking to some friends at my local Best Buy and in addition to the iPads they will receive for launch day, they are receiving a second shipment on Friday evening for Saturday and the weekend.
But it's 2-3x what BB store received during the first iPad WiFi and iPad WiFI+3G launches. When you add in the additional WM, Target, and ATT stores it looks like there will be more than enough stock to go around. It's bound to shorten up the Apple lines.
The reality is though that Apple is so skilled in launches and these other retailers are deer-in-the-headlights with long lines. So a line of 300 @ Apple is bound to move quicker than a line of 75 at any of the above based on my own experience.
I'm hoping that Target will be a little less hectic than Best Buy...considering I'll be wrangling two 3 year olds at the time.
Yeah, I'll be that guy.
My local Walmart is not getting any and my local Target seems to think they are going to hand them out at 10 AM, I have a feeling they will not be getting any either, otherwise they would have received the memo stating they could not release them until 5 PM.
Yes, but after bad press they quickly amended that rule.
Employees at these types of stores do not read memos. WM offered to "buy back" any HD-DVD player bought from them regardless of when purchased so I took mine back and they just stared at me like I was crazy. But the memo was posted on Fat Wallet & I had it in-hand so they were forced to look it up and they did finally verify and refund.
This is probably a dumb question, but what the hell.
Will AT&T stores sell only the 3G model? Or will they stock wifi-only units as well?
Will AT&T stores sell only the 3G model? Or will they stock wifi-only units as well?
Setting my alarm.
I'll be ordering from the on-line store. In my neck of the woods, there are four
Stores within a 30-mile radius and no matter the day or time it's always a madhouse at either of them. No sense in risking the chance that stock may sell-out at brick and mortar locations (Apple or otherwise) due to long lines. Besides, it's for the Mrs. anyway and she's not too concerned if she doesn't have one on day one. She already has iPad 1 to hold her over until new one arrives
I'll be ordering from the on-line store. In my neck of the woods, there are four
Stores within a 30-mile radius and no matter the day or time it's always a madhouse at either of them. No sense in risking the chance that stock may sell-out at brick and mortar locations (Apple or otherwise) due to long lines. Besides, it's for the Mrs. anyway and she's not too concerned if she doesn't have one on day one. She already has iPad 1 to hold her over until new one arrives i was contemplating going to walmart at midnight tonight, but now i see that they have the official launch of 5 p.m. tomorrow as well, before they hadn't said anything.
i'll still call around tonight after work and see what targets and walmarts say. but i'll most likely get mine from target tomorrow.
i'll still call around tonight after work and see what targets and walmarts say. but i'll most likely get mine from target tomorrow.
They didn't have this restriction when I bought my iMac. I plan on financing it too from Best Buy.
How are there only 9 models at Best Buy? Wouldn't there be 18 with black and white?
black Wifi: 16, 32, 64
black VZM: 16, 32, 64
black ATT: 16, 32, 64
white Wifi: 16, 32, 64
white VZM: 16, 32, 64
white ATT: 16, 32, 64
18 SKUs must be a nightmare for stores to order....knowing which might be popular.
black Wifi: 16, 32, 64
black VZM: 16, 32, 64
black ATT: 16, 32, 64
white Wifi: 16, 32, 64
white VZM: 16, 32, 64
white ATT: 16, 32, 64
18 SKUs must be a nightmare for stores to order....knowing which might be popular.
will there be a limit to how many you can buy? I am looking to buy 2...one for me and one for the lady for her b-day.
I work across the street from Tysons (where the first ever retail store was opened) and get off work at 3. I heard they will be closed for an hour or two before launch, so I plan on walking over and staking the joint out to see the line situation.
Getting the 64 gb AT&T 3g black model (I hope).
Getting the 64 gb AT&T 3g black model (I hope).
My plan
I'm leaving work at 6 like usual and stopping at the Apple store on the way home. There's a target and a best buy in the same shopping center as well.
If the line is ridiculous at the apple store, I'll go to Best Buy. If the line is crazy there, or they are out of stock, I'll go to Target, and if all else fails, I'll go home and try again saturday morning. If fore some reason everyone is sold out of 64G, I'll order online and wiat begrudgingly for an extra day.
I'm leaving work at 6 like usual and stopping at the Apple store on the way home. There's a target and a best buy in the same shopping center as well.
If the line is ridiculous at the apple store, I'll go to Best Buy. If the line is crazy there, or they are out of stock, I'll go to Target, and if all else fails, I'll go home and try again saturday morning. If fore some reason everyone is sold out of 64G, I'll order online and wiat begrudgingly for an extra day.