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Damn the unicorn factory!

errr black unicorns show way more fingerprints & dust

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Spoke to both Plymouth 02 stores and lady said they have limited white iPhone stock! 16 and 32GB!
 
I phoned Apple Cardiff + Bristol (both of them) and they said they had no idea still. The Cardiff guy told me "no white at all" which he clearly made up... but still... If O2 have it, Apple will, surely?
 
I phoned Apple Cardiff + Bristol (both of them) and they said they had no idea still. The Cardiff guy told me "no white at all" which he clearly made up... but still... If O2 have it, Apple will, surely?

Would of thought so! If they have white phones i guess no pre orders because of very very limited stock!
 
My hope is that before the end of the day we will get definitive confirmation of Apple retail stores having at least a limited stock of the white model.
 
My hope is that before the end of the day we will get definitive confirmation of Apple retail stores having at least a limited stock of the white model.

I really want to hear something today also but your hopes will be in vain most likely. I don't believe apple has the decency to let us know.
 
Was in town earlier and called in the O2 store to ask if the white would be available and their exact words were "We don't know, we don't even get them delivered until tonight and we still haven't actually been told what will be coming". Then went to the Apple retail store to see if they knew anything, spoke to the manager to ask what the chances of ANY store having white ones and his words were "Zero chance. No one will have them, not even us".
 
I know the iPhone 4 box we've seen is black on top and white on the sides. So am I to understand that some of the black models have an all black box? That is going to be confusing.
 
That's just unfortunate. Probably why many people are getting false reports of "my store has white iPhones in!!"
 
Was in town earlier and called in the O2 store to ask if the white would be available and their exact words were "We don't know, we don't even get them delivered until tonight and we still haven't actually been told what will be coming". Then went to the Apple retail store to see if they knew anything, spoke to the manager to ask what the chances of ANY store having white ones and his words were "Zero chance. No one will have them, not even us".

Unfortunately apple store employees, including managers don't know more than the public does (until they receive all shipment) and even then they wouldn't reveal anything unless it is revealed on apple.com.
 
Clearly the next course of action is to steal a van, intercept a delivery to one of the stores and we'll have all the phones we could want!

This time next week it'll all be over and none of this will matter....



unicorn.
 
hmm well it sounds to me like they actually had to physically pull the white inventory at the last minute, using the white boxes for the black phones, also explains the lack of consistency. some people with 32gig and white/black box, some with 32 and the black box, etc.

if i don't hear an update today from apple with some sort of timetable, i will be disappointed. there are going to be TONS of customers at BB who go home with a white box, open it, and find out it's the black phone. smh
 
hmm well it sounds to me like they actually had to physically pull the white inventory at the last minute, using the white boxes for the black phones, also explains the lack of consistency. some people with 32gig and white/black box, some with 32 and the black box, etc.

Right, that's why the white boxes have black iPhones depicted on them... :rolleyes:
 
Right, that's why the white boxes have black iPhones depicted on them... :rolleyes:

We all know how consistent Apple is. It makes no sense for some people to have the same size phone - and the colors of the box to vary. Do you think they made white boxes and just randomly threw phones in there?

Based on the responses here...

Some people have 32 gb - black/black box.

Some have 32 gb - white/black box.
 
I guess our European fans will be the first to tell us about their white iPhones, if they are there. I'll be up early in the AM to see what news hits the site about these white phones.

I also find it odd that carriers over there have them while AT&T has said "none at launch." I bet they're confused about the two tone box honestly.
 
I guess our European fans will be the first to tell us about their white iPhones, if they are there. I'll be up early in the AM to see what news hits the site about these white phones.

I also find it odd that carriers over there have them while AT&T has said "none at launch." I bet they're confused about the two tone box honestly.

I agree completely. The boxes are causing confusion and we should know as soon as 1AM tomorrow if they ever got white iPhones.
 
If it's true that there's no rhyme or reason to which black phone does or doesn't have a white box...then it makes sense that it was a last minute thing.

I hope white phones turn up - I'd love to get one, but the chances are getting slimmer. It really makes sense now as to why people thought their store was carrying white and black.
 
All the boxes that I've seen are two tone. I just tried to look through the constant feed of new threads for pics of the boxes. If you could post a black box I'd like to see one. And what size iPhone came in it.
 
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