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LOL, oh yes, I'm sure Maxfield is terrified of getting a low YELP review. Haha.

People who are upset with the way Maxfield is handling this shouldn't be shopping there. The reality is Maxfield ordered all those Watches for their customers, without expecting Apple would muck things up so badly that they would be deluged by Apple geeks lined up around their store like homeless at a soup kitchen, discouraging their own customers from shopping there in the process. If anything Maxfield is intentionally making this difficult on the displaced Apple customers, because the reality is they will never go back to shop at that store again once they get their watch. I'm sure all the credit card disputes, phone calls, and the like are a giant headache for Maxfield, giving them one more reason to rue the day they agreed to carry the Watch at their high-end fashion boutique. But for each of the disputes opened on them, there's a dozen sales where Maxfield is sitting on the money and earning interest until the product arrives. At the end of the day, it's Apple who created this mess, and it's Apple who should be blamed, especially since they've had representatives at the store overseeing the watch sales from day one.

You know Maxfields is cursing the day they agreed to sell that watch. Like you said, I bet 99% of their days are just dealing with people crying and calling and crying over a $400 watch, who never plan on have anything to do with that store again.

People who thought they were gonna score watches faster than Apple would ship them and be able to flip them for a profit, or brag to others they already got their watch.

Your description of a soup line is spot on, I stopped by and that's exactly what it was. Maxfieldns was not prepared for the nuisance that we would bring down on their store, lol.

By the way for CITI, you obviously have never shopped in West Hollywood/Beverly Hills before, or you would know that unless you're "Industry" they could care less about you, that is exactly why I avoid shopping in that area at all cost.
 
LOL, oh yes, I'm sure Maxfield is terrified of getting a low YELP review. Haha.

People who are upset with the way Maxfield is handling this shouldn't be shopping there. The reality is Maxfield ordered all those Watches for their customers, without expecting Apple would muck things up so badly that they would be deluged by Apple geeks lined up around their store like homeless at a soup kitchen, discouraging their own customers from shopping there in the process. If anything Maxfield is intentionally making this difficult on the displaced Apple customers, because the reality is they will never go back to shop at that store again once they get their watch. I'm sure all the credit card disputes, phone calls, and the like are a giant headache for Maxfield, giving them one more reason to rue the day they agreed to carry the Watch at their high-end fashion boutique. But for each of the disputes opened on them, there's a dozen sales where Maxfield is sitting on the money and earning interest until the product arrives. At the end of the day, it's Apple who created this mess, and it's Apple who should be blamed, especially since they've had representatives at the store overseeing the watch sales from day one.

No, it's not Apple. It's Maxfield's own store personnel and policy. Apple has nothing to do with Maxfield's no-return/store credit policy insofar as not contractually insisting that Maxfield guarantee returns.

No one said they were terrified of poor Yelp reviews, but the entire point of this partnership was to boost this store's awareness to a wider audience. I live in LA and have NEVER heard of them. So yes, poor press is poor press. And I am guessing that they have arrangements with credit card companies to face some sort of penalty if they have too many disputes opened against them.

I have no problem with markups or luxury products, but I absolutely hate the unnecessarily snobby attitude that comes with stores like this where a person's personal wealth determines how well they are treated.
 
the entire point of this partnership was to boost this store's awareness to a wider audience. I live in LA and have NEVER heard of them.
Then you are absolutely NOT the kind of client Maxfield wants. the store has been an elite, overpriced, fixture in LA, catering to luxury, celebrity and international clients for decades.

You have it totally backwards -- Apple is falling all over themselves to get Maxfield to agree to sell the Watch, likewise with the other luxury boutiques around the world, including Dover Street Market in Tokyo and London, Colette in Paris, the Corner in Berlin, and 10 Corso Como in Milan. Maxfield does not need Apple, or to increase their awareness, especially not the kind of awareness the Watch brings to their doorstep. Apple needs Maxfield and the like far more than any of those stores will ever need Apple. There's a reason why Apple is pandering to the likes of Karl Lagerfeld with $30,000 gifts -- they desperately need the blessing of the fashion Illuminati to be taken seriously as a fashion concern, and reach the type of client they would not typically appeal to as a luxury watchmaker.

Apple is letting this happen, and they have no choice in order to keep their product with this exclusive merchant. Since when has Apple ever been known to let a retailer dictate terms for their product that did not represent the best interests of their customer?
 
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No one said they were terrified of poor Yelp reviews, but the entire point of this partnership was to boost this store's awareness to a wider audience. I live in LA and have NEVER heard of them. So yes, poor press is poor press.

I have no problem with markups or luxury products, but I absolutely hate the unnecessarily snobby attitude that comes with stores like this where a person's personal wealth determines how well they are treated.

Just a little FYI, at one time not too long ago Maxfields was an invite only business. You are not their clientele, and like I said in another post, that is why I avoid shopping in that area, as I too hate that snobby elitist sales attitude.

As has been pointed out these high end boutiques that are carrying the watch were chosen by Apple because of their exclusiveness, these stores are probably annoyed as heck to half to spend all day dealing with low end sales to non repeat customers, who call and complain and dispute charges with their Credit Cards because their watches have taken a few weeks longer to get to them, and people on the internet said you could go right down and walk out with a watch.

Tej funny thing is people who are buying exclusive big money items have more patience and understand things can take longer, but not all these 20 year old fanboys, who have hissy fits the second they don't get what they want.
 
Just a little FYI, at one time not too long ago Maxfields was an invite only business. You are not their clientele, and like I said in another post, that is why I avoid shopping in that area, as I too hate that snobby elitist sales attitude.

As has been pointed out these high end boutiques that are carrying the watch were chosen by Apple because of their exclusiveness, these stores are probably annoyed as heck to half to spend all day dealing with low end sales to non repeat customers, who call and complain and dispute charges with their Credit Cards because their watches have taken a few weeks longer to get to them, and people on the internet said you could go right down and walk out with a watch.

Tej funny thing is people who are buying exclusive big money items have more patience and understand things can take longer, but not all these 20 year old fanboys, who have hissy fits the second they don't get what they want.

I think everyone agrees with you and understands the same thing except for the fanboy part.. If they tell the "fanboys" it shouldn't take more than two weeks.. Then there is a follow up call and they say "this week" and that week passes by, then that's on them.
 
I think everyone agrees with you and understands the same thing except for the fanboy part.. If they tell the "fanboys" it shouldn't take more than two weeks.. Then there is a follow up call and they say "this week" and that week passes by, then that's on them.

You read these forums, right?

You haven't read the post where people track flights from China, or make spreadsheets to try to figure out production rates and days for the minute and second you ordered your watch.:D

Now I'm sure it's safe to say that a good chunk of posters and readers on the forum are level headed, but, well, there are those fanboy members too.

I guarantee you Maxfields has had to deal with the same person calling a dozen times a day, on more than one occasion. There are people who are getting way too worked up over this item, who thought going to this establishment was going to cut their order time significantly if not eliminate it, and when that didn't happen, they have gone into over bearing,"I'VE BEEN HAD" mode.
 
Just a little FYI, at one time not too long ago Maxfields was an invite only business. You are not their clientele, and like I said in another post, that is why I avoid shopping in that area, as I too hate that snobby elitist sales attitude.

As has been pointed out these high end boutiques that are carrying the watch were chosen by Apple because of their exclusiveness, these stores are probably annoyed as heck to half to spend all day dealing with low end sales to non repeat customers, who call and complain and dispute charges with their Credit Cards because their watches have taken a few weeks longer to get to them, and people on the internet said you could go right down and walk out with a watch.

Tej funny thing is people who are buying exclusive big money items have more patience and understand things can take longer, but not all these 20 year old fanboys, who have hissy fits the second they don't get what they want.

Actually, I am their clientele. I purchased two products from them. That entitles me to all my statutory and common-law rights as a customer, including full refunds for products not delivered, false advertising, etc.

If they are annoyed at these "low-priced sales" and would rather spend their time peddling $10,000 t-shirts to people with too much money to spend, then they should have done so and not entered into this agreement.

They did so to boost sales by advertising their store. Period.

Everyone acting like Maxfields is doing me a favor by letting me shop there is making me laugh. Enjoy your low volume sales. Overcharging people and treating people like dirt does not make you better than anyone, or a good store.

It's a damn shame some people on here actually think they are doing us a favor. They simply lucked out that Angela made a deal with them to carry the watch. :rolleyes:

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Then you are absolutely NOT the kind of client Maxfield wants. the store has been an elite, overpriced, fixture in LA, catering to luxury, celebrity and international clients for decades.

You have it totally backwards -- Apple is falling all over themselves to get Maxfield to agree to sell the Watch, likewise with the other luxury boutiques around the world, including Dover Street Market in Tokyo and London, Colette in Paris, the Corner in Berlin, and 10 Corso Como in Milan. Maxfield does not need Apple, or to increase their awareness, especially not the kind of awareness the Watch brings to their doorstep. Apple needs Maxfield and the like far more than any of those stores will ever need Apple. There's a reason why Apple is pandering to the likes of Karl Lagerfeld with $30,000 gifts -- they desperately need the blessing of the fashion Illuminati to be taken seriously as a fashion concern, and reach the type of client they would not typically appeal to as a luxury watchmaker.

Apple is letting this happen, and they have no choice in order to keep their product with this exclusive merchant. Since when has Apple ever been known to let a retailer dictate terms for their product that did not represent the best interests of their customer?


lol. It's sad that you think this way.
 
They did so to boost sales by advertising their store. Period.

Well you can lead a horse to water but you can't make 'em drink.

Apple needs Maxfield, not the other way around. Maxfield is in elite company with the likes of Colette in Paris here, and it's not because they begged Apple for the privilege of being allowed to sell the Apple Watch to a bunch of Apple fanboys who will never be able to afford to shop at their store again. The absurdity of your logic is staggering. But you go ahead and believe Apple is above all of this shallowness and Maxfield is just lucky that Apple allowed them to lick their bootstraps lest Maxfield go out of business from lack of new customers. I'm certain Maxfield is not concerned in the least that you will not be further patronizing them. "Good riddance" I believe is the sentiment.
 
Well you can lead a horse to water but you can't make 'em drink.

Apple needs Maxfield, not the other way around. Maxfield is in elite company with the likes of Colette in Paris here, and it's not because they begged Apple for the privilege of being allowed to sell the Apple Watch to a bunch of Apple fanboys who will never be able to afford to shop at their store again. The absurdity of your logic is staggering. But you go ahead and believe Apple is above all of this shallowness and Maxfield is just lucky that Apple allowed them to lick their bootstraps lest Maxfield go out of business from lack of new customers. I'm certain Maxfield is not concerned in the least that you will not be further patronizing them. "Good riddance" I believe is the sentiment.


I have to disagree when you say that Apple needs Maxfield's. I am sure Maxfield's fought hard and probably even paid Apple to be the "exclusive" Apple Watch sellers. Seriously, how many watches do you think Maxfield's have sold? A few thousand? How many millions of watches has Apple.com sold? Are there Maxfield's forums? Are there hundreds of websites dedicated to Maxfield's? How many people that live within a mile of Maxfield's have even heard of Maxfield's? Apple is the worlds most known brand. One little boutique to Apple is like one grain of sand on the world of beaches. Or one leaf on a tree in the rainforest.
Is Maxfield's a successful very small company? Yes, they are. I won't deny that. If Maxfield's went out of business, would it make even the local news as the last story? I don't think so. Almost everything Apple does makes the top story of the world news. Can you name who is in charge of Maxfield's? Do they have press conferences that people travel from all over the world when they start to carry a new item in their boutique? I could go on and on but I will stop here. So to think that Apple needs Maxfield's is pretty funny.
 
I have to disagree when you say that Apple needs Maxfield's. I am sure Maxfield's fought hard and probably even paid Apple to be the "exclusive" Apple Watch sellers. Seriously, how many watches do you think Maxfield's have sold? A few thousand? How many millions of watches has Apple.com sold? Are there Maxfield's forums? Are there hundreds of websites dedicated to Maxfield's? How many people that live within a mile of Maxfield's have even heard of Maxfield's? Apple is the worlds most known brand. One little boutique to Apple is like one grain of sand on the world of beaches. Or one leaf on a tree in the rainforest.
Is Maxfield's a successful very small company? Yes, they are. I won't deny that. If Maxfield's went out of business, would it make even the local news as the last story? I don't think so. Almost everything Apple does makes the top story of the world news. Can you name who is in charge of Maxfield's? Do they have press conferences that people travel from all over the world when they start to carry a new item in their boutique? I could go on and on but I will stop here. So to think that Apple needs Maxfield's is pretty funny.

Wow. You really ought to do some research before you start unloading. Maxfield is incredibly well known. It is a "destination" store.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/24/fashion/24CRITIC.html?_r=0

I guarantee you if anybody paid anybody, it was Apple paying Maxfield. Just like they bribed Karl Lagerfeld with a $30,000 custom Edition with solid gold link band.

Maxfield is in the same category as Colette in Paris, and this article in Vogue is all I need to read to know what game Apple is playing.

http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2014/09/30/suzy-menkes-apple-watch-review

This isn't about selling a commodity watch for Apple, it's entirely about being accepted in the world of haute couture. They don't care how many watches Maxfield sells, as long as they SELL them. Apple's reasons for courting Maxfield and the rest have NOTHING to do with selling to existing Apple fanboys who think Apple can do no wrong -- and it has everything to do with gaining acceptance as an electronics company in the the elite fashion community. Why do you think Apple has chose only ONE exclusive boutique in the most trend setting cities on Earth -- London, Paris, Milan, Tokyo, Los Angeles? Not because there aren't other equally as prestigious boutiques, but because Apple had to in order to get them to agree to carry the product. If Maxfield was just one of several exclusive boutiques, then they might have been less likely to carry it.

But you believe whatever you want.
 
lol - i thought this was supposed to be a good thing to have watches there? :cool:

Like they said, "this is their first time doing this, of course there will be problems". This is their first time setting up a unique, outside the box sales channel I guess. Too bad Angela didn't expect the same level of obsessiveness by Apple's fans.

I'm just happy i got my 42 mil SS SBS via the usual channels.
 
Yes, they are being dishonest, they told me 1 week

Just so you know, You can't issue a store credit when you never received product. The store credit criteria is solely based upon dissatisfaction with a product. I received it, I wanted it in SS, it's not what I thought, it's defective. Those are reasons to give a store credit. No judge would allow them to keep your money, if you took them to small claims court. I'm also on my 3rd week with no estimated time in sight. Even Apple tells you when it's being delivered. They won't say anything. Maybe if they weren't giving my watch to hollywood elite at the drop of a hat I would have mine.

I don't know who the hell all of you have been talking to because no one will ever give me any time frame whatsoever. This whole "they promised me 1 week/2 weeks" that I keep hearing sounds like wishful thinking or selective hearing. When I placed my order they said "faster than Apple.com" and that's the closest to an availability date that I could get out of them, even when I call, that's as good as I get.
 
I don't know who the hell all of you have been talking to because no one will ever give me any time frame whatsoever. This whole "they promised me 1 week/2 weeks" that I keep hearing sounds like wishful thinking or selective hearing. When I placed my order they said "faster than Apple.com" and that's the closest to an availability date that I could get out of them, even when I call, that's as good as I get.

I don't know about anyone else but my conversation went exactly like this: Me: it should be here in 2-3 days? Him: I'm not sure about that but no more than a week. That was 3 weeks ago tomorrow. It was the short young guy with glasses. I also confirmed with the older silver haired guy who said the same thing to another customer.
 
I don't know about anyone else but my conversation went exactly like this: Me: it should be here in 2-3 days? Him: I'm not sure about that but no more than a week. That was 3 weeks ago tomorrow. It was the short young guy with glasses. I also confirmed with the older silver haired guy who said the same thing to another customer.

I was told the same exact thing how long should it be before I have this watch? No more then a week 2 weeks tops. Nothing about its faster then apple.com crap.

Further more you don't charge some full price for something and then don't give them an estimated time when they will be receiving something. Tesla only makes you but a deposit of $2500 till they deliver the car and you have 2 weeks to cancel if your not satisfied. Maxfields could have taken a deposit hell apple doesn't charge your card until your item ships. The Maxfields crap is exactly that crap.
 
Wow. You really ought to do some research before you start unloading. Maxfield is incredibly well known. It is a "destination" store.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/24/fashion/24CRITIC.html?_r=0

I guarantee you if anybody paid anybody, it was Apple paying Maxfield. Just like they bribed Karl Lagerfeld with a $30,000 custom Edition with solid gold link band.

Maxfield is in the same category as Colette in Paris, and this article in Vogue is all I need to read to know what game Apple is playing.

http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2014/09/30/suzy-menkes-apple-watch-review

This isn't about selling a commodity watch for Apple, it's entirely about being accepted in the world of haute couture. They don't care how many watches Maxfield sells, as long as they SELL them. Apple's reasons for courting Maxfield and the rest have NOTHING to do with selling to existing Apple fanboys who think Apple can do no wrong -- and it has everything to do with gaining acceptance as an electronics company in the the elite fashion community. Why do you think Apple has chose only ONE exclusive boutique in the most trend setting cities on Earth -- London, Paris, Milan, Tokyo, Los Angeles? Not because there aren't other equally as prestigious boutiques, but because Apple had to in order to get them to agree to carry the product. If Maxfield was just one of several exclusive boutiques, then they might have been less likely to carry it.

But you believe whatever you want.

I read the articles. While yes Maxfield's is a well respected high end boutique Apple does not NEED Maxfield's. If Apple really wanted to be so exclusive, high end then I would think that Maxfield's would only be selling the gold edition watches that start at $10,000. That is who the "real" Maxfield's clients are. Not someone that buys the sports watch. The Karl Lagerfeld's, Jay Z's, The Kanye West's are the ones that aren't even paying for their Apple Edition watches.

I don't see it anywhere on Apple.com that Maxfield's is selling Apple watches. (maybe I am missing it and it is so buried but it is either not there or very hard to find) Where if you go to maxfieldla website that is the first thing you see that they have the Apple watches. If Apple wanted the Maxfield image so bad then Apple would be making it more well known that the so exclusive and important Maxfield's is selling their watches.
 
I don't see it anywhere on Apple.com that Maxfield's is selling Apple watches.
You also don't see anywhere on Apple.com where they sell their products at Best Buy. Aside from setting precedent, when you are sucking up to partners like Colette and Maxfield, you don't go around bragging about it -- it's enough that they are your partners and giving your product the endorsement you desire, shouting it from the rooftops is tacky. Why didn't Apple put out a press release that they were giving Karl Lagerfeld a $30,000 custom watch? Because it's enough that you do it -- the people you want to know about it will. On the other hand, Maxfield, and the Corner in Berlin both put the watch on their websites because it's still a coup to be the exclusive merchant selling the product in your country. Apple may have even paid extra for them to advertise it on their website as well, and you can bet that was a delicate negotiation. 10 Corso Como on the other hand makes no mention of it, despite appearances of being a huge watch supporter, and being given the exclusive 24 hour display of the watches way back in September -- something you couldn't even do in the US at Apple's flagship in NY. Add to that there were Apple representatives present on the launch day at Maxfield. If Maxfield had paid Apple, and were subject to Apple's rules, and stipulations, do you really think the Apple reps would have stood idly buy and allowed Maxfield to flaunt them, allowing scalpers and profiteers to walk off with multiple watches, among other transgressions? Don't you think Maxfield would have been so concerned they lose Apple's favor they would be on their best behavior? Do you really think Apple will ever take the watch away from Maxfield despite the outrage over their business practices? You've been so off base with all of your assumptions to this point, there's no point in really going on. You are in over your head here.

But I'll make one more attempt. Read these articles. Does this sound like the kind of guy who got in a bidding war with other exclusive boutiques to be the first to carry the Apple Watch? Tommy Perse is an American taste maker, akin to Karl Lagerfeld. Apple needs his blessing, along with others to be taken seriously in the fashion world. None of these boutiques went into an open bidding war over the watch. Apple selected each one carefully for what they could bring and approached them discretely through the fashion connections they bought and paid for during the development of this watch, and in the end likely offered numerous incentives for the consideration they are giving to the watch.

http://www.businessoffashion.com/community/people/tommy-perse

http://hauteliving.com/2014/07/tommy-perse-brought-armani-cali/509495/
 
Have any of you called an Apple Store and asked them when a certain watch or item would be delivered? Or asked them how many of a certain device they have in stock? If so you would know Apple doesn't give out that information... Most of the time because they really don't know. If you wanted the ultimate apple experience. Shop at Apple. The employees at Maxfields are not hired based on the same criteria as Apple employees. Give them a break they do their job and evidentially have done enough to keep it.

The debate on whether Apple needs Maxfields or Maxfields needs Apple. Suffice to say even though Apple is entering a new luxury fashion market. They don't need Maxfields. It's simply strategy. Similar to the strategy of having only 400 some odd retail stores across the world.

It's funny most of my friends who have ordered the watch wish they could have been charged already even if it won't be shipped until weeks later. You can't win either way can you.

You have to wait... So does the rest of the world! Cool it! It's too bad Maxfields doesn't send out surveys like Apple does for the disgruntled customers to complain about their experience..

This is a case of you can't please everybody.
 
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This boils down to Apple's retail strategy, product positioning and goals for the Apple Watch. They want to make and sell an $18K watch that completes with horological brand icons, like FP Journe, Patek and AP, appealing to the elite and maintain perceived exclusivity, they won't be able to do it by just selling it via the Apple Stores alone. So who else will carry them? Certainly not high end authorized watch dealers, unless they want to upset their other partners.

Without any doubt in my mind, Apple choose Maxfield, not the other way around. They need Maxfield in order to position the Apple Edition Watch alongside any other watch in that price range. Unless you have some money to burn, most people are not going to buy a watch equal to the price of a Kia, let alone one that will be literally obsolete in about a year when AW2 arrives, and that gold Apple Watch will take a $15K depreciation hit. Apple needs to place the Apple Watch in high end, niche fashion retailers that cater to the rich, powerful and influencers. Apple wants the Watch to be worn, seen and photographed on as many celebrities as possible. For Apple to become a successful watch brand, they have to position the product as a high end, status symbol. I expect to see Apple expand this strategy to similar retailers in NYC, SF, Miami, Chicago.

What they probably didn't anticipate is that instead of the high end and very demanding clients they are accustomed to dealing with, they are now dealing with a bunch of whiny, very demanding Apple fanboys and tech geeks.

On a sidenote, I was in the area yesterday and visited Maxfield to ask about the watch. The guy I spoke to was nice and courteous. They only had the Edition watches in stock. I left without placing an order because I didn't want to pay in full for something that I didn't have and due to some of your experiences in this thread.
 
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Apple or Maxfields didn't anticipate fanboys. Open your eyes guys. The only retailer in the U.S. with the watch and they didn't anticipate fanboys.........

Really? Seriously?
 
I read the articles. While yes Maxfield's is a well respected high end boutique Apple does not NEED Maxfield's. If Apple really wanted to be so exclusive, high end then I would think that Maxfield's would only be selling the gold edition watches that start at $10,000. That is who the "real" Maxfield's clients are. Not someone that buys the sports watch. The Karl Lagerfeld's, Jay Z's, The Kanye West's are the ones that aren't even paying for their Apple Edition watches.

I don't see it anywhere on Apple.com that Maxfield's is selling Apple watches. (maybe I am missing it and it is so buried but it is either not there or very hard to find) Where if you go to maxfieldla website that is the first thing you see that they have the Apple watches. If Apple wanted the Maxfield image so bad then Apple would be making it more well known that the so exclusive and important Maxfield's is selling their watches.

https://www.apple.com/pr/library/20...re-Preview-Online-Pre-Order-Begin-Friday.html
 
Apple or Maxfields didn't anticipate fanboys. Open your eyes guys. The only retailer in the U.S. with the watch and they didn't anticipate fanboys.........

Really? Seriously?

I doubt Maxfield thought they would be the only retail store in the entire US, and one of the only few in the world that would actually have inventory on April 24th.

It seems fairly obvious that Apple had no idea they would not have inventory in their stores on the launch date, and was a decision that was made well after any deal with Maxfield would have been finalized.

No Apple fanboy would have even known about Maxfield on launch day if Apple had not changed their minds about having inventory in stock in their stores at the 11th hour.
 
Well, no shipments today. Same verbage. I told her, it's been 3 weeks and Apple is now shipping in 2-3 weeks so I would assume you guys would at least follow the same time frame. She said, "Apple is not shipping in 2-3 weeks, are you sure?" "I'm looking at the website right now", I said. She paused. "Oh, well, as soon as we get it, we'll call you. Preorders get called first."
 
Well, no shipments today. Same verbage. I told her, it's been 3 weeks and Apple is now shipping in 2-3 weeks so I would assume you guys would at least follow the same time frame. She said, "Apple is not shipping in 2-3 weeks, are you sure?" "I'm looking at the website right now", I said. She paused. "Oh, well, as soon as we get it, we'll call you. Preorders get called first."

They are full of crap. I told them the same thing. And they provided the same response. She said maybe next week. She said next week from last week. WTF!!
 
If Apple was so concerned about being partners with Maxfield's as a few others have said how Apple NEEDS Maxfield's to be considered legit in the high end fashion world (LOL) Wouldn't you think that Apple would make sure that Maxfiled's actually had inventory to sell? Yes, I know they hold a few random watches for their regular clients/celebs. I guess now that Maxfield's only has the gold edition watches in stock they can now be considered as a high end fashion partner.

It seems Apple is controlling Maxfield's by limiting their supply. Not Maxfield's controlling what Apple sends them. Shows who is in charge of this deal.
 
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