UK - iPhone 7 Apple Store walk-in availability

[Repelle]

Called Apple Monday to discuss the option of picking up in store on launch day as a walk-in customer who hasn't reserved. Was told that they will be available.

Booked day off work.

Used Apple online chat a few minutes ago to check if they were getting any Jet Black stock.... 'iPhones won't be available in-store for people who haven't reserved'. Oh... unless you want to finance it or have a payment plan setup in which case theres a separate process for that.

Nice job Apple.

 

[RossM77]

I have also called and done the online chat version and got two different answers regarding UK walk-in availability. Has anybody here gone into a store to ask about walk-in availability in the UK yet?

 

[AaronG123]

Just posted this on another thread, no walk in stock this year also spoke with live chat....their going to have a lot of disappointed people lining up. As seems like they have forgot to mention this.

 

[jafacake310596]

Apple stopped the whole camping walking in on release day etc last year, everybody knows that?

 

[Liam_89]

I really don't think they will have any for walk in,
I am in the same situation and wanted to just turn up on Friday morning and buy one,
I have spoken to apple on the phone and used chat twice and got the same answer,
There will be no stock available on Friday for walk ins,
I don't know how true this is but it's direct from apple chat.

 

[Repelle]

It looks like it's turning out to be true I saw the threads you guys created as well.

I didn't know they stopped people lining up outside stores, the last time I did that was for the iPhone 5.

I guess our only hope will be for when the reservation system goes live again on Saturday.

 

[Liam_89]

Can always walk in on Saturday or Sunday and hope they have had stock deliverys,
I never pre ordered my 6s+ last year for Friday release and I just walked in on Sunday afternoon and picked one up no problems

 

[Repelle]

Can always walk in on Saturday or Sunday and hope they have had stock deliverys,
I never pre ordered my 6s+ last year for Friday release and I just walked in on Sunday afternoon and picked one up no problems

Can try I guess. I didn't have as much luck with the 6+ 2 years ago, it was at least 2 weeks after launch that I was finally able to get through the online in-store reservation process without someone beating me to it. And even then it was at a store that was a 2 hour drive away from me.