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So the general impression with Best Buy so far is that if you're there by 5pm you have a decent shot, but by 5:10pm or later it's likely sold out?
Sounds as if most Best Buys only received 5 units, all 64GB 3Gs from what I can gather
Yeah, I heard they only received in a handful, 10 at the most.. Not sure what the breakdown was..
Just got back from my Best Buy in Mechanicsburg, PA... got there at 3:30 and I'm glad I didn't get there any later...
They ended up giving out vouchers at around 4:30 and they only had 15 units in stock... no 16 GBs, 5 32 GBs and 10 64 GBs... I was number 11... whew... just made it, there were three people waiting around that didn't get it and looked pissed...
They ended up giving out vouchers at around 4:30 and they only had 15 units in stock... no 16 GBs, 5 32 GBs and 10 64 GBs... I was number 11... whew... just made it, there were three people waiting around that didn't get it and looked pissed...
I see your frustration, but it seems like a fair system to me. If they hadn't handed out tickets you still wouldn't have had the iPad, but the people who got the iPad would have been standing in line since 10 am.
I don't have any issues with vouchers. My only issue is I called yesterday and was told first come first serve at 5pm. Never was told about first come first serve
at 10am. They said manager was concerned about lines and security and that's why they went with the early vouchers.
No big deal. I went to the Apple store 2 miles down the street to pick up a 32GB ipad 3g. That store ran out of te 16gb model.
Sucks I have $200 worth of Best Buy gift cards/certificated I wanted to used.
)In line at SF Stockton St store. Apple employee told me the line started to form just passed 1:30. It's now reaching Crate & Barrel builing.
I think there's a Sunday ad this weekend advertising the iPad 3g so stores are stocking up. Assume they will get much more Saturday.
Pentagon City Apple Store is out of 16 & 32 GB now. Will be sold out of 64GB soon. Wow. I did not expect that. From the lines it looks like they only rec'd 100 each of the 32 & 64 & even less of the 16GB.
What's everyone else's experience?
What's everyone else's experience?
Am home and syncing the new iPad! Line looked like about 125 people at Tysons when I was leaving......out of the first six of us in line four of us were getting the 64 GB and the other two were getting the 16 GB and 32. GB.
Yes,the parade and clapping, plus the "receiving line" and high- fives as the first customers enter the store traditional.....a fun part of the whole Apple Launch Day experience!
Yes,the parade and clapping, plus the "receiving line" and high- fives as the first customers enter the store traditional.....a fun part of the whole Apple Launch Day experience!
I arrived at the Soho Applestore in Manhattan at 5:25 and there were about 70 people in line. They were out of 16GB iPads but had plenty of the 32 and 64GB size--as well as plenty of Apple cases. That was the easiest launch line I've been in ever. I was in and out with my 64Gb in 15 minutes. I'm very glad I cancelled my pre-order -- totally unnecessary.
Strangely enough, they were completely sold out of the wifi model--all three.
Strangely enough, they were completely sold out of the wifi model--all three.
