out of all the iphone releases, this is only the second time i got release day status.. so it’s not like i’m a victor, it seems fate was in my side this time. ive ben in the waiting crowd many more times than the launch day crowd. that being said, i would still use the app and the IUP pre approval. just made it. much easier. woke at 2:55am to start opening and closing the app and after getting in at 3:03, hitting the remaining two buttons, waited for my confirmation email 3:06 and went right back to bed. much less effort/stress than the browser method i’ve used in the past. maybe most of it psychological because the pre-work you do in the app for pre-approval makes you think you’re actually “reserving the one you want” way before the store opens (i know that’s not what’s happening, but i think there’s a comfort in doing it anyway)