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Why Pickup iPhone in Store on the 24th?

I had a pair of Polo shoes sent to me FedEx and I didn't even leave them sitting all day. They were $50, and shoes!

No way I would leave my brand new iPhone at the door, all day.
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Because I can't promise to be home (although, if I had been able to order this year, I might of because I do not normally work Thursdays. Of course, normalcy in my workplace seems to have ended with May...) due to work. Ordered a Nano a while back, and all three days the fed ex truck past me on the way to work (I saw it/checked the tracking).

And I can't be sure I'd get to the fed ex depot in time before they close.

Not going to do any pre-signs.

And it would be an AT&T store for me, six hours of driving is the minimum round trip between me and the nearest iStore.
 
I wasn't aware Apple or AT&T would be requiring a signature, when mail the iPhone to a home. But even if they didn't and it was stolen, the shipper or the sender would replace it.

And yes that would be a pain in the rear, as you would have forms to fill out and then not have a phone right away. So I guess I can see why some would rather use the in store pickup option.
 
Resist said:
I wasn't aware Apple or AT&T would be requiring a signature, when mail the iPhone to a home. But even if they didn't and it was stolen, the shipper or the sender would replace it.

And yes that would be a pain in the rear, as you would have forms to fill out and then not have a phone right away. So I guess I can see why some would rather use the in store pickup option.
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Once AT&T or Apple ships it, it's on UPS/FedEx
 
some people may not have had the money on tuesday when pre-orders began but they'll have it by the 24th.

But I chose to to pick-up in store because I hate ordering anything online, unless its an item I can't find anywhere within a driving distance, I prefer to hold the item in my hand as I pay for it.

plus, my local Apple Store is less than 5 minutes away from me.
 
elephunkman said:
Once AT&T or Apple ships it, it's on UPS/FedEx
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I understood that, just didn't know UPS or FedEx was having us sign for them. As I stated earlier, I have not had to sign for any package in like 10 years and thought they stopped that practice.

But I prefer to order online for my stuff, because usually I can find it cheaper and not have to pay for shipping or state tax. Obviously this won't apply for the iPhone 4.
 
I'm picking it up at the AT&T store since I couldn't do it online with either company, and when the rep was done ringing me up he told me to come around 7am on Thursday, I didn't even bother to specify to deliver it to my house but I really didn't care and didn't want to put the guy through anymore work, especially with the long line.
 
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