Me at Otay Ranch store today: Any 16 gig iPads?
Apple guy 1: No. Sorry. We haven't seen that model for over a week.
Me:
Apple guy 2: Did he want a 16 gig? They just came in like five minutes ago.
Me:
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Lucky you!!!
I have a few "extra" iPads if anyone wants to buy 'em at a slight mark-up...
Isn't this grounds for a ban?
I know how you feel, I had the same experience when the PS3 came out. It's too bad your not closer to where I live, our Best Buy got another shipment in while they still had some in the lock box.
To add to SqB's central FL experience its common to see bus loads of tourists not just in the Apple store but in any place in that mall in general with wads of cash and if you happen to get in the way well often times one gets the feeling that store staffs are only concerned about cash and nothing else..
That said, again talked to my nearby store and they continue to get daily shipments of various configurations and numbers that go out as fast as they unbox them.
That said, again talked to my nearby store and they continue to get daily shipments of various configurations and numbers that go out as fast as they unbox them.
Rang all Apple stores in DC/MDVA, and about 25 BB for the past 3 days and no luck, Apple says next week, BB says this weekend!
I checked the Greensboro, Winston Salem, Raleigh and Durham best buy today, and they were all sold out. I'm forced to buy from BB because of the $75 gift card I'd like to use, so I was wondering if there is any truth to the rumor they'll be getting shipments tomorrow and selling them Sunday?
I was told at all locations that "Apple sends them directly to use, so we never know when we're getting them," word for word by each employee. Maybe I should make another trip by the Winston store tomorrow and then go Sunday morning again.
I was told at all locations that "Apple sends them directly to use, so we never know when we're getting them," word for word by each employee. Maybe I should make another trip by the Winston store tomorrow and then go Sunday morning again.
That's pretty common procedure for newly-released items, and it's also what happened last week.
I'll check their website tomorrow morning to see if it says they are available. If not, I'll plan on going by Sunday morningish to see if they have any.
Seriously! To make it better, when I logged into my bank to move some money around, my fed tax refund had just arrived! It was simply meant to be.
All those NC locations seem a long drive for you. Wilmington's a bit closer. There's no Apple Store, but a Best Buy.
The Wilmington NC store on S.College seems to have a steady supply. A week ago I was in there and asked and was told they had plenty of ALL MODELS. I'm kinda surprised; there's UNCW a mile away, and I thought there'd be plenty of students/staff clearing the stock. Have yet to see one in the wild though.
A few days ago I asked a UPS driver if he'd been dropping off many iPads on that truck. He said "You know who's getting tons? Best Buy." We were just down the street from the BB.
I hope you find one. I have to save for a while for mine.
no Ipads at any Best Buy in Orange County. Checked with 2 locations and one of em did a chain wide search. Nothing zip, nada.
Go spend your Saturday outside in the sun. Forget about the Ipad till next week.
Snowing here.
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sold out in every apple store in MA, NH, ME, and RI. Fifth avenue, NY has em but they cant guarentee theyll still have em in 5 hours (im in boston)
I go to school at Wake Forest, so there is a Best Buy down the road from me. There's an Apple Store in Greensboro, but, like I said, I have a $75 gift card to BB I want to use. I drove the hour and a half to UNC-CH to visit a friend, so I stopped by the Durham, Southpoint, and Greensboro BB too but all were sold out. All said they had no idea when they'd get them, and that they normally randomly get shipments every week or so. Most sold their last one's on Tuesday of last week.
I suppose I'll put stock in that rumor that BB will have them tomorrow for the Sunday flier and go by around 10am or so to check. Surely they won't advertise a product they are sold out of and won't be getting more till next week. None have them today, according to their website. I don't want to keep driving over there to get the same answer.
Solution: Buy your case or other accessories with the gift card at Worst Buy and get the iPad at Apple.
The problem is, the Apple iPad case is harder to find at Best Buy than the iPad itself according to the employee I spoke with yesterday.
Otherwise, that would be a good idea. All I want is the dock to use my keyboard with and the Apple Case
Just stopped by at Stockton store in SF to see if they've got camera adapter (they haven't )
Looks like they only had 64GB model but there were prenty waiting in line to get that.
) Looks like they only had 64GB model but there were prenty waiting in line to get that.
has anyone gotten any concrete info about the best buy sunday holdback? Im contemplating waking up early and going to wait outside best buy but as tomorrow is my only sleep in day ill be plenty pissed if its for nothing.
I found one article written by some guy in Ohio who claims he was told by two different stores that they would have them in Sunday and to check back then. That's the only evidence I've heard. All 4 stores I visited told me the exact same line, "Apple sends them directly to us instead of on our trucks, so we never know when we're going to get them. I recommend that you check back sometime next week and see if there are any in. We've had them on order for a while."
I then asked if they thought Monday or Tuesday, and they replied, "we have no way of knowing," each time. No one hinted to me at a Sunday shipment, but maybe they don't want to publicize it... it's worth checking online in the morning to see if its listen as available in store. I don't know how its updated though.