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List: Apple Stores with MBA units and/or demo
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finally got one in PDX - apparently the only one they had or have had. they were really nice about it. thanks apple!
Thank god finally a 1.6/80 post. All you SSD's buyers are making me think I did the wrong thing by picking up 2 1.6/80's today.
Troy, Michigan, is GO!
Called 3pm today after leaving a meeting in Detroit and was told, yes, they have them in stock. Picked up a 1.6/80 on the spot; saleskid said to give him a few minutes as he had to extract it from the shipping crate, which suggests that perhaps there WEREN'T a pile o' Airs waiting to get the greenlight from corporate sitting back there. Very pleasant experience (buying my first Mac new), and got my educator's discount, too. Next step--migration...
Called 3pm today after leaving a meeting in Detroit and was told, yes, they have them in stock. Picked up a 1.6/80 on the spot; saleskid said to give him a few minutes as he had to extract it from the shipping crate, which suggests that perhaps there WEREN'T a pile o' Airs waiting to get the greenlight from corporate sitting back there. Very pleasant experience (buying my first Mac new), and got my educator's discount, too. Next step--migration...
I got one from one of the Seattle area stores.
I won't say which one because I don't want to get the person who got it for me in trouble. (After all I did get one so I am happy)
But I will say this:
There is a difference on who and how you ask, sadly. I called many, many, many times, visited many times too. I always got the same answers, 1 weeks, 2 weeks, order on-line, may be, don't know... blah blah....
After "socializing" with one rep, I managed to know when the truck was coming, got him to text me if it'd come before I came back....
I hang around for an hour, I came back, my "contact" was busy, two other guys asked me if they could help. I asked them to check for MBA, one did not even bother going in the back, the other said 2 weeks. At that point my "contact" got back to me, and without even going in the back he knew they were here.
Even as I was paying for mine, I heard others say that they did not have them in stock....
So bottom line, some Apple store employees are robots, some other are lazy robots and a few are willing to help and get you what you want.
I was told they had a few more.... So don't call, just go in and ask many many employees until you get what you want. Be polite!
(I am not a 1st time poster, but I don't post often and forgot my other login info....)
I won't say which one because I don't want to get the person who got it for me in trouble. (After all I did get one so I am happy)
But I will say this:
There is a difference on who and how you ask, sadly. I called many, many, many times, visited many times too. I always got the same answers, 1 weeks, 2 weeks, order on-line, may be, don't know... blah blah....
After "socializing" with one rep, I managed to know when the truck was coming, got him to text me if it'd come before I came back....
I hang around for an hour, I came back, my "contact" was busy, two other guys asked me if they could help. I asked them to check for MBA, one did not even bother going in the back, the other said 2 weeks. At that point my "contact" got back to me, and without even going in the back he knew they were here.
Even as I was paying for mine, I heard others say that they did not have them in stock....
So bottom line, some Apple store employees are robots, some other are lazy robots and a few are willing to help and get you what you want.
I was told they had a few more.... So don't call, just go in and ask many many employees until you get what you want. Be polite!
(I am not a 1st time poster, but I don't post often and forgot my other login info....)
I got the last one available at Seattle's University Village store.
Called in around noon, the girl on the phone said they had a VERY limited number of HD MBA's in, and they couldn't hold one.
I'm only a few blocks from there, so I drove down about one minute later.
Almost had an ugly moment when I came in, asked the greeter for a Macbook Air, she said they had them in stock, but I'd have to wait a minute for a specialist to go get one. Took a couple minutes for someone to get free, and just as he was heading back to grab mine, another customer sent her specialist back to grab one, and she got the last one available.
I let my guy know I was very disappointed, as I'd gotten there first, asked for someone to go grab it right away, and they'd been a little lackadaisical about going after it.
Fortunately, my specialist and I, and by now the assistant manager, all stood around for about 10 minutes while the other lady waffled. The AM even went over to check in as to whether she was serious about buying. Eventually, she decided she wasn't ready to buy on the spot, and the AM claimed it and walked the MBA over to me.
Everyone was super-nice, extremely helpful, they seemed genuinely upset that they'd been slow to get started, and were incredibly positive and congratulatory. Two staff members even came over to tell me that they'd all been watching this minor drama, and concluded that I definitely 'deserved' it more than the other lady.
I have to admit, I liked that. Happy Apple customer, and the University Village store has been very good through this process - honest answers, helpful within the rules, and very positive to work with. Kudos!
Called in around noon, the girl on the phone said they had a VERY limited number of HD MBA's in, and they couldn't hold one.
I'm only a few blocks from there, so I drove down about one minute later.
Almost had an ugly moment when I came in, asked the greeter for a Macbook Air, she said they had them in stock, but I'd have to wait a minute for a specialist to go get one. Took a couple minutes for someone to get free, and just as he was heading back to grab mine, another customer sent her specialist back to grab one, and she got the last one available.
I let my guy know I was very disappointed, as I'd gotten there first, asked for someone to go grab it right away, and they'd been a little lackadaisical about going after it.
Fortunately, my specialist and I, and by now the assistant manager, all stood around for about 10 minutes while the other lady waffled. The AM even went over to check in as to whether she was serious about buying. Eventually, she decided she wasn't ready to buy on the spot, and the AM claimed it and walked the MBA over to me.
Everyone was super-nice, extremely helpful, they seemed genuinely upset that they'd been slow to get started, and were incredibly positive and congratulatory. Two staff members even came over to tell me that they'd all been watching this minor drama, and concluded that I definitely 'deserved' it more than the other lady.
I have to admit, I liked that. Happy Apple customer, and the University Village store has been very good through this process - honest answers, helpful within the rules, and very positive to work with. Kudos!
Stonestown Galleria
I just scored one at Stonestown at 2:24, according to the receipt
. I was the second person to buy an SSD model the Concierge told me. Didn't look like they were swamped with customers and I'm sure they plenty of stock.
I'm going to reinstall Leopard in a second!
I just scored one at Stonestown at 2:24, according to the receipt
. I was the second person to buy an SSD model the Concierge told me. Didn't look like they were swamped with customers and I'm sure they plenty of stock.I'm going to reinstall Leopard in a second!
Portland, OR area stores:
Washington Square - called at noon today, sold out of SSDs, had "a few" base models available.
Bridgeport Village - at noon today, had a few base models and one SSD. They don't have the SSD any more ;-)
Pioneer Place - since I got my SSD at BP, I didn't bother to call this store.
Also, the Bridgeport Village store had tons of Air Superdrives and 45W adapters on the shelf.
Nak
Washington Square - called at noon today, sold out of SSDs, had "a few" base models available.
Bridgeport Village - at noon today, had a few base models and one SSD. They don't have the SSD any more ;-)
Pioneer Place - since I got my SSD at BP, I didn't bother to call this store.
Also, the Bridgeport Village store had tons of Air Superdrives and 45W adapters on the shelf.
Nak
The Westchester (for those in NYC who missed out) had some and I just got back from there. I picked up a superdrive just in case.
I just scored one at Stonestown at 2:24, according to the receipt
I'm going to reinstall Leopard in a second!
SWEET!! i'm going there right after work. congrats!
did you pick up the ethernet adapter? i assume they'll have those in stock np.
SWEET!! i'm going there right after work. congrats!
did you pick up the ethernet adapter? i assume they'll have those in stock np.
Crap! I forgot about that one! But I did get the SuperDrive!
Picked mine up 1.6/80 at 11a.m. this morning at the apple store at La Cantera in San Antonio, Tx. They said they only got ten in but find that hard to believe.
Picked mine up 1.6/80 at 11a.m. this morning at the apple store at La Cantera in San Antonio, Tx. They said they only got ten in but find that hard to believe.
10 is a lot compared to other stores.
Crap! I forgot about that one! But I did get the SuperDrive!
good to know they've got those in stock, too. holding off on that till i see how the mba goes w/ my workflow.
forget super tuesday. from the sound of all the mba buys around the country, today it's looking like a superer monday.
To make a long story short i got a 1.6/80 at walden galleria in buffalo NY today. Ill leave it at that. Good overall experience however some miscommunications along the way, but friendly staff and Im happy now Got it with the superdrive of course and re-using my case from my mbp.
Got it with the superdrive of course and re-using my case from my mbp.I got mine from the Seattle store this morning. My sales specialist was very helpful, they did not have them in stock when I arrived but he said he would let me know when the shipment arrives. I waited at u village until I saw the fedex truck in the back. 10 minutes later I walked out with my MBA!!!
I am glad I went there and waited an hour, it paid off very well compared to last week where I just called all the stores and always would get vague answers....
I am glad I went there and waited an hour, it paid off very well compared to last week where I just called all the stores and always would get vague answers....
I just got home with my 1.6/80 and superdrive. I got the last one they had at the Rockingham store in Salem, NH. It is definitely a thing of beauty.