MBP refurb in-store pickup in the States?

Folks - I'm off to the States in December for a month and I'm running over a lot of options to pick up a new Mac while I'm there.

I'm starting to look at rMBP refurbs, which I'd be happy to get - but how would I go about getting one for in-store pickup (I'm presuming I'd need a US-based address to make a purchase online for pickup?).

Has anyone done this or have any experience of it?

 

Anyone?

 

Thanks for this.

My problem with 1. Is that I don't have a US address or a credit card associated with a U.S. Address. How do I get around that?

 

I haven't ordered yet. I just want to make sure I don't hit any pitfalls when I do.

 

also, when I try and check availability in the store near where I'll be staying, it won't recognise any zip codes. I tried the zip code of my hotel, didn't work. Tried a few others and it said they were not valid zip codes. I even tried the zip code of the actual Apple Store - that didn't work either.

 

Managed to sort it. 1-2 weeks pickup time.

Might just work....

 

I haven't gone the full hog and ordered yet, but as far as I'm aware, paying for pickup can be done with any credit card - it's only shipping orders that need a confirmed address, to prevent fraud.

What I'm planning to do is go in-store and order the refurb - I'm there for almost four weeks, so the machine should arrive before I go home. If not, I'll just cancel and get a refund.

It may be the case that I just end up buying a brand new rMBP, depending on my finances when I get there - but the refurb is still an option for me.