Woah. how did you reserve one? I was unable to do so. And I read somewhere that Apple will resume reserve and pickup from 17th!
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When should I start waiting in line?
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Woah. how did you reserve one? I was unable to do so. And I read somewhere that Apple will resume reserve and pickup from 17th!
I can't understand why so many people do this when they can pre-order online and have it delivered to them or reserve it and pick it up in store at a convenient time. I guess there are some that couldn't get what they want during the pre order so want to try their luck on launch day but I get there are many who don't even bother to pre-order. Maybe it's some kind of social experience but I'd rather be at home in bed sleeping during the night rather than standing up in the cold. Or trying not to use the toilet because I don't want to loose my place in line.
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wow is be camping out already?
If you are not already reading this whilst in line then it's too late. Just wait for the 7s instead.
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This post is full of all sorts of errors..
1) if you arrive at your designated reservation time you are promised the phone you reserved
2) you have to show up within 30mins of your reservation time... you don't have all day to simply "drop by" ... otherwise why bother demanding people pick a time slot
Lines move the same speed. Since all you do inside the store is just swiping your card. Same for reservations or not.
However you don't need to be there when the store opens, since your phone is reserved for you. Hence 'reservation' right?
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I remember waiting 30+ minutes at ups center for pickup....
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Sometimes there's a line in the parking lot, or on the street. Sidewalks of course
This.
I actually waited 2.5 hours, there was about 3 walk-ins to every 1 reservation taken in the store. The reservation line was not very happy either because the Apple Store staff was being very rude about it, I'm glad I just got it shipped this year because it's so much easier and you don't have to deal with the clueless staff that somehow always runs into a problem.
I didn't say you didn't get the phone you reserved. That's exactly what the point of a reservation is. If you read the OP, he was able to reserve a phone bit not the color he wanted. Everything I mentioned was to point out that the fact he reserved a silver phone doesn't mean he can simply change that to a black phone when he gets to the store unless there are black non reserved phones left.
They have you pick a time slot in order to try and alleviate all reservations showing up st the same time. You can both get the phone before and after your reservation, so long as you've been through any respective lines. All that matters is the date. If that specific store is handing out cards (as they do here in New England) it is functionally the same as an in store reservation made online. If no cards, they will have you wait in line (assuming there is one) and you go by what's available (though any and all reservation are held for the day).
If you don't believe me you are welcome to call Apple and ask. Your phone (or whatever you preodered) will be held for you all day.
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At-home reservation is the best. As someone who worked the launch last year, the instruction we were given were very ambiguous. Most of us tried to make the best of it, but it was a rough launch. Happy to not still be there this year.