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iPhone 5 Reservation at Apple Store
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There was a lot of availability on AT&T last night. Stock lasted from about 10:01 until 10:10.
Ah okay, thanks. Last time I did an overnight order for the iPhone 5, I got the "ready for pickup" e-mail from Apple 30 minutes later.
I was eastcoast and ordered at 10:05 east and didn't get it until the next day around 8:30 am est. So you could still have another hour to go.
My problem is I cancelled my order but I havent got my upgrade status back so I can try for a larger 32gb phone tonight. At&t said Apple has to restore it. Im on hold with them now.
EDIT. Said Ive got to wait 24hrs.
EDIT. Said Ive got to wait 24hrs.
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Nah no luck. Tried calling a few apple stores in the area and nobody knows when they will be getting a shipment in so calling does no good. Guess i'l be trying again at 10pm tonight for the 5th night in a row
Nah no luck. Tried calling a few apple stores in the area and nobody knows when they will be getting a shipment in so calling does no good. Guess i'l be trying again at 10pm tonight for the 5th night in a row
It's crazy, ive tried for several nights too. You'd figure that one of the biggest cities in the world might carry a few more... Anyway, I keep refreshing my cart with the phone and plan and everything already selected. Do I have to keep trying from the beginning?
something else to consider is the number of people doing the exact same thing you are. They literally are probably selling out the instant they show.
Yeah, good point. I guess all I can do is try again tonight and hope for the best...
They absolutely are. They're lasting no more than 5 seconds, and that's probably an overestimate.
The one night I go to bed early and didn't check they would be holding on to some AT&T phones.
I remember searching last week and they had verizon iphone's in stock from thursday-saturday but i did not have an upgrade at the time. So maybe apple stores around here get shipments these days for verizon? Just a guess. This weeks been dead so far. I heard a rumor about no shipments of verizon till the end of oct begining of nov but AT&T will continue to recieve shipment. that can't be true.
I was able to place an order on the app this morning for store pickup but the pickup date is for Nov 4th which would be the 3-4 week delivery for regular ship order. I'm thinking I will still try to order tonight at 10pm and then cancel this order if I succeed. I'm curious though if shipments come in tonight for the reservation if one of these will be held since my order has already been placed for pickup. Has anybody else encountered this scenario?
Today I went to pick up my i5 at westchester mall apple store. Ask the guy nicely that I do not want to keep the new line and rather pay full price.
He went to talk to the senior Genius, i guess, and it seemed that this is a rather common occurrences recently. He agreed to it and told my Genius to finish the pick-up sale, then do a return, and resale as device only.
Now when he was about to do it, another senior guy came over and said no it can't be done because 1) it will messed up the pick-up inventory for next day and he had to personally see to it 2) this is circumventing the pick-up procedure. But he went to ask how many times has this been done today and I told him I am actually the first in the store so probably the first, and he reluctantly agreed to it.
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BUTTTTTTTTTT, somehow it seems that APPLE/AT&T has modified the system in such a way that once apple ring up the pick-up confirmation, they cannot do a return on the device....
so i guess long story short, the system seemed to have changed, and even if the Genius agree to do a cancel/rebuy maneuver, the system wouldn't allow it...end up having to go to AT&T at the end of this month to cancel the contract...
.....or maybe try again tomorrow. i read somewhere that you have to bring back the second day for this to work....
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By talking to the Genius who helped me, it seems that they have stock in everyday, but about 10-20 phones go out to the queue that is formed outside the store (each person will have a ticket) leaving nothing or rarely few for walk-ins.
This is westchester mall NYC
He went to talk to the senior Genius, i guess, and it seemed that this is a rather common occurrences recently. He agreed to it and told my Genius to finish the pick-up sale, then do a return, and resale as device only.
Now when he was about to do it, another senior guy came over and said no it can't be done because 1) it will messed up the pick-up inventory for next day and he had to personally see to it 2) this is circumventing the pick-up procedure. But he went to ask how many times has this been done today and I told him I am actually the first in the store so probably the first, and he reluctantly agreed to it.
.......
BUTTTTTTTTTT, somehow it seems that APPLE/AT&T has modified the system in such a way that once apple ring up the pick-up confirmation, they cannot do a return on the device....
so i guess long story short, the system seemed to have changed, and even if the Genius agree to do a cancel/rebuy maneuver, the system wouldn't allow it...end up having to go to AT&T at the end of this month to cancel the contract...
.....or maybe try again tomorrow. i read somewhere that you have to bring back the second day for this to work....
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By talking to the Genius who helped me, it seems that they have stock in everyday, but about 10-20 phones go out to the queue that is formed outside the store (each person will have a ticket) leaving nothing or rarely few for walk-ins.
This is westchester mall NYC
Walked in to an apple store at opening today and got a white 32 fb Verizon, no reservation! They got a shipment last night and had some stock from each carrier for walk ins. Not a lot, but some. Sherman Oaks store in LA.
You're lucky !! I've been playing the 10pm lottery for four nights now and no luck at all on the white 32Gb Verizon.
Me too. Finally figured I'd just try walking in to the store when it opens and got lucky.
NYC Verizon iPhone 5s
Just an FYI I got from someone who is high up in the NYC Stores Food Chain. As far as she knows none of the stores will have Verizon iPhone 5s tonight.
Even knowing that will not stop me from trying.
She tells me that they have a lot of resellers buying up the Verizon ones when they do get it. They see many of the same people.
Just an FYI I got from someone who is high up in the NYC Stores Food Chain. As far as she knows none of the stores will have Verizon iPhone 5s tonight.
Even knowing that will not stop me from trying.
She tells me that they have a lot of resellers buying up the Verizon ones when they do get it. They see many of the same people.