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iPhone 15 Pro Lack of stock in stores - Surprising
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Saw no pinks, and Grees in regulae 15. And absolutely none of either Pro. At least there were regular Pros showing most of the time last year
Yea this year is definitely worse than last year but last year I remember China had their COVID Lockdown like near end of October or something like that and November and December were hard to find too. Only Blue Titanium PM 1 tb showed up on Michigan ave and also in Lincoln Park Apple store for today and that's about it. Stock is dry. I have some gut instinct that Stores may get some more tomorrow. We'll see.
I would check the Apple Store app randomly on the web and refresh every hour. It seems that they are slowly releasing them online and in-store when people cancel their orders or don't show up to pick them up. I've found the website to also suggest different colors or storage sizes available in the stores near you, and they seem to release them randomly (around 11 AM-12 noon, 2 PM-3 PM, and then again around 5 PM-6 PM).
That's how I was able to snag my 15 Pro Max in Natural Titanium 2 weeks after launch (I would have been able to select one sooner but I had a glitch with my carrier account which prevented me from selecting their carrier deal through Apple directly for those 2 weeks). I haven't heard of anyone being able to walk up during the day in the store to purchase a 15 Pro or 15 Pro Max as they tend to be sold out every morning (if you are first in line in the AM before the store closes they may have 1 or 2 available but that is it on a daily basis).
That's how I was able to snag my 15 Pro Max in Natural Titanium 2 weeks after launch (I would have been able to select one sooner but I had a glitch with my carrier account which prevented me from selecting their carrier deal through Apple directly for those 2 weeks). I haven't heard of anyone being able to walk up during the day in the store to purchase a 15 Pro or 15 Pro Max as they tend to be sold out every morning (if you are first in line in the AM before the store closes they may have 1 or 2 available but that is it on a daily basis).
The 1TB models are way easier to find in store. Can't imagine too many people get those.
Exactly. They come in whenever they come in. And stores get shipments like almost every day or every other day.
To be fair I would also bet that they have far less 1TB being shipped across than 256GB and 512GB. From my view, there would be a 50% allotment to 256GB, 30% allotment to 512GB, and 20% (if that, maybe 10%) allotment to 1TB for the Pro Max production.
I’ve always been able to skip the pre-order and find one within a few days at the store.
It was almost a trick to get one before the preorder people did.
I got an unlocked 128 GB 15 Pro with AppleCare+ from Costco, scheduled for delivery tomorrow. As of this posting they still have this and other models available.
No, Greater Toronto Area. Like 100 mile radius. Maxes are basically impossible to get. The ones that appear - are gone within minutes, if not seconds.
Chicago here as well. Check both the app and website between 10 AM and noon. Last Friday I secured a Nat Ti 15PM 256 at Old Orchard and picked up this past Monday. When “in stock” shows up they vanish in seconds, need to be quick.
The app showed nothing but the website showed in stock at Old Orchard when I did it. That’s why if possible look at both at the same time.
I have inventory watch on my mac, basically only 2 apple stores in Illinois got only the 1 tb blue ti pro max in stock. Hopefully more will come tomorrow. Not that I need one as I have the Blue ti 1 tb pro max, i'm just trying to help a friend out.
Literally RIGHT after I posted this - I snagged one online 5 miles away - Wild. 15 Pro Max NT 256gb.
This was at 7pm PST. Never would have expected a stock refresh this late.
In my neck of the woods, regular pros are easy to come by, but the Pro Max is a different story.
I stumbled upon a blue one PM (matching my favorite mood this year) with 512GB instead of 256GB. Booked it for a Monday pickup, but I might back out.
Last year's Pro Max with 512GB took a resale hit, hitting 90% battery in less than a year. Bought it for 1600€, sold it for 1100€ – couldn't fetch more.
This time, I'm opting for 256go and cloud storage. Basically I shoot quite a bit of 4K videos and edit all my Sony A1 photos directly on the phone.
I stumbled upon a blue one PM (matching my favorite mood this year) with 512GB instead of 256GB. Booked it for a Monday pickup, but I might back out.
Last year's Pro Max with 512GB took a resale hit, hitting 90% battery in less than a year. Bought it for 1600€, sold it for 1100€ – couldn't fetch more.
This time, I'm opting for 256go and cloud storage. Basically I shoot quite a bit of 4K videos and edit all my Sony A1 photos directly on the phone.