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No long lines tomorrow !!!
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No. Reserved iPhones are Reserved. In fact, AT&T is sending an e-mail saying you have 7 days to pick up your reserved phone from them.
Wot?
The "reservation" idea means Apple gets those units plus whatever else they will add to that store's inventory.
It's rainy, wet and barely over 60 here in NYC. And no need to wait in lines for this launch.
Everyone will be fine but I can see AT&T will their usual lack of inventory. Apple never seems to give them much at launch.
Since AT&T is right near me I will try them first though.
The "reservation" idea means Apple gets those units plus whatever else they will add to that store's inventory.
It's rainy, wet and barely over 60 here in NYC. And no need to wait in lines for this launch.
Everyone will be fine but I can see AT&T will their usual lack of inventory. Apple never seems to give them much at launch.
Since AT&T is right near me I will try them first though.
Wrong. This guy got an email from APPLE which is the email you get when you go through the pre authorization on apple.com. he does not mean the AT&T reservations. I know those are reserved.
That is why I got mine shipped to my house. Are you going to the store in BR or Lakeside? The mall should not be that bad.
I am hoping there are not long lines at my AT&T to pick-up the pre-order. I assume not because there is an Apple store 100 yards away. If I had not pre-ordered, I'd be waiting at Apple because they normally have more stock.
expect to wait in line buddy.. apple will have lines for walk-in and pre-ordered... first come first serve.. you shouldve pre-ordered at the AT&T store or shipped it at your house
Last year the Apple store I went to didnt run out all day. I got there at 11am and there were probably 200 people in line. My friend went at 6pm and they still had phones.
I do not expect the lines to be as long as last year and hopefully in a year Apple and AT&T figured out how to create a better process!
I do not expect the lines to be as long as last year and hopefully in a year Apple and AT&T figured out how to create a better process!
Reserved
If you reserved it through AT&T you will get it at the AT&T store. They are setting up two lines, reserved and purchase. These lines I am told will combine at a certain hr. like normal opening hrs. since they are opening a couple hrs early for the launch. If you reserved from Apple, I am not sure how you did that as all I have seen is the option to Purchase from them, unless you went to an Apple Store, then you are reserving it through them and need to go to the Apple store. Which these are never that organized but I believe they have mentioned the same of having two lines (reserved and purchase).
If you reserved it through AT&T you will get it at the AT&T store. They are setting up two lines, reserved and purchase. These lines I am told will combine at a certain hr. like normal opening hrs. since they are opening a couple hrs early for the launch. If you reserved from Apple, I am not sure how you did that as all I have seen is the option to Purchase from them, unless you went to an Apple Store, then you are reserving it through them and need to go to the Apple store. Which these are never that organized but I believe they have mentioned the same of having two lines (reserved and purchase).
Damn my Best Buy Mobile just called and told me they didn't receive the iPhone shipment today and won't be getting them until after 12:00p.m tomorrow.
Funny, I called my local Apple store. They were very helpful. They will have 2 lines, one for reserved and one for not. They also confirmed that if I reserved a phone it will be held for me for at least tomorrow. So umm yeah I guess I am just as guaranteed to get my phone as some one who pre ordered.
Nothing is really 100% for sure when it comes to material stuff
Phone message
I just received an email reminder and a voicemail from the Apple Store confirming my reservation, so it seems like a good chance to me!
Funny, I called my local Apple store. They were very helpful. They will have 2 lines, one for reserved and one for not. They also confirmed that if I reserved a phone it will be held for me for at least tomorrow. So umm yeah I guess I am just as guaranteed to get my phone as some one who pre ordered.
Nothing is really 100% for sure when it comes to material stuff
I just received an email reminder and a voicemail from the Apple Store confirming my reservation, so it seems like a good chance to me!
I was going to put up my email as well. What is the preoccupation with first come first serve ? The emails clearly say that you can go in any time and pick it up.
I have a feeling that the reserved line at the ATT stores will be longer than the walk-in line. I just stopped by a local ATT store here in nyc and they said that they don't anticipate running low on inventory because they have at least a couple of hundred pre-orders that are shipping in specifically for people. I'm hoping that, combined with continued rainy weather in nyc will make for a less painful experience than last year
Because it goes without saying that this will be hot. It doesn't bode well for a manufacture/retailer to say "Your iPhone is guaranteed all day.*"
* BUT THE LINES ARE GONNA BE R-I-D-I-C-U-L-O-U-S if you aren't in line by the time you got this e-mail YOU AINT GETTIN' 1 HAHAHAHA! LOL TOOO BAD
But maybe i'm wrong.
Also, of course the pick up line is going to be longer than the walk up line, but it doesn't matter because the walk up line is going to be moved to the BACK of the pickup line. So there are alot of different metrics to consider. As a note i'll mention that I actually preoreded two iPhones when I only needed one and they called me up today to ask if I needed two. I told them no and they said they will return the other one to stock, (so someone out there will score a 16 gig black thanks to me). So take the fact that they have sufficient pre order stock, plus an undisclosed quantity for walk ins who knows. I do know that If they run out of walk in quantities and customers are there with cash in hand they will start picking from the reserve pile. Can't turn customers away when you have stock 'set aside' but unpaid for.