Interesting. I wonder if the Mall security would allow that?
As someone who has bought in store on release day since the 6 I say show up. I get to my local store about 6:30am and that puts me in the first 5-10 people. I have always gotten my choice of phone. Around 7:00 apple employees walk the line and about 7:30 they walk the line getting your name and model you want. They don't say they have one just to stay in line. At 8:00 they start letting reservations in the door and within a few minutes start letting the walk-ins through the door in groups of 2-3. Every year I walk out by 8:30 with a new device. I normally by a Max with a middle storage. I have had friends that sleep in and show up around 9:00. They have ended up getting a phone but they typically have get phones from the noon delivery so they get later reservations.
Yes as long as you checkout with payment. They hold it for 7 days
Thank you so much !! Stupid question - when you order it online with store pick up - do they just deliver it to the store immediately ? Or it is just a phone which is already in the physical store’s inventory ?
The Apple Store app will tell you if it’s available now or “arrives in” the future. Available now means depletes in store stock.
Oh, wow ? I got the impression from previous comments here that at 6 AM Friday the store pick up will be available again ?? Isn’t the whole discussion here about this ?
The in store pick up availability is based on the store stock so they will pull it from there.
Over the past day, when the thread was started, you were able to still select able to select a store to pickup although I don’t think anyone was able to actually complete an order.
Correct, but it will be back tomorrow at 6 am local time.
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Of course not, otherwise people wouldn't be scrambling that didn't get their preorders in.
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I don't believe this because last year online in store inventory did show up and I was able to snag one. Unless Apple is going to do this differently this year, I'd still say check in the morning tomorrow around 6 am and we'll find out.
Hmmm, was this an Apple Store employee at a store or like through the phone or chat?
We shall see. I don’t think it will but happy to be wrong. Everyone deserves a chance to snag one, but I would split the difference and be in the walk in line before 6 and keep refreshing.
