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iPad Pro Share the results of your retail store Apple Pencil stock check
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Just curious, was it Somerset? Do you know if those were the only two they had left?
I have been looking too. No luck around here. When is your delivery date estimate. I am looking at dec 7 - 14.
Hope all is well!!
3 arrived in Halifax, now 2 left as I bought one.
Now I need them to get the iPad I want in stock. Should have listened to my wife and bought one Friday.
Now I need them to get the iPad I want in stock. Should have listened to my wife and bought one Friday.
Apple store at Twelve Oaks. I was with him.
I'm jealous! I called twelve oaks (direct, not call center) probably 10 minutes after your purchase and they said they didn't have any in. You must've got the last of them!
Bellevue Square had some keyboards on Saturday, but I'm not sure if any are still available. Might be worth calling if you're still looking!
eh... it really is totally random. That's why I started coining the phrase "sighting this rare beast". It's like going on a hunt for this elusive animal.....
Either that, or the employee you talked to just didn't care enough to check their inventory.
Just went to Galleria St. Louis as I happened to be driving by, no pencils and no keyboard. Shocking I know. I did get to try the pencil for the first time though and WOW I'm sold. The pencil makes the Pro in my opinion! They need to get these out so people can see that! Interestingly they are just sitting out in little pencil rests ready for someone to pocket.
Called West County St. Louis and they were out as well.
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Called West County St. Louis and they were out as well.
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Guys The N. Michigan Ave. store in Chicago has them in stock right now. They just placed about 10 on the shelf when I was there
So this was in the middle of the day? Would really be luck of the draw then, since even the time of the day is unpredictable. Oh well.
Just right now. I literally just walked out the store. I happened to call about an hour ago and they said they had just receive them at that time, so I went straight to the store and when I asked for the pencil, they went to the back pulled out mine and added about 10 to the shelves
Not till Dec 16 - 22. My own stink'n fault. I should have been up at 3am placing an order for pickup at SHV. I know one other form member that got both pencil and keyboard there. But who knew!?
Doing good! Hope u r as well.
This is exactly the case..and I can't be bothered driving down there to force them to check inventory everyday..most don't know anything about anything there..I don't know who they hire, but it's pathetic..they are all clueless..calling is a complete waste of time from what I gather, and they don't even check, and just say no we don't have any.
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I think we should cut the employees some slack... if you really want to blame something, blame Apple's supply chain and Tim Cook. Employees don't have some magical tool to know when stock gets delivered, and they're busy with their main job - helping customers with their problems (not everyone is crazy about the Pencil
).If you really trace the root cause of this issue, it's the abysmally low quantity of both the Pencil and Smart Keyboard that stores have. I mean seriously, ~10 pencils randomly in the week? I'm pretty sure each store has probably sold hundreds of iPad Pros by now....
I'm a long time lurker and specifically came here for updates because I was stoked about the iPad Pro, especially Apple Pencil. I know launches can be precarious as of late, so I wanted every advantage. I'm a software developer and part time student and I was planning to use my iPad Pro for mobile development (Coda, Prompt, Transmit, VPN, etc.) and taking class notes (Notability), graphic design and vector drawing (Procreate), etc. Plus I have grandfathered unlimited data from AT&T. I wanted to get rid of my current iPad and MacBook Air. Any serious development work would be done on my desktop, or I could VPN into my home environment and SSH into my Mini Server.
Back in 2011, I sent an email to Apple specifically asking for this type of device as well as a stylus. This was man and his machine coming together.
I ordered iPad Pro, Smart Keyboard, and Apple Pencil 23 minutes after it went live. Got my iPad Pro the next morning with in-store pickup, and Pencil says Nov 20-30 delivery.
I was hoping the forum rumors were true for Friday in-store launch so I went to try my luck at opening on Friday and almost got a Pencil. The employees kept saying they had no stock, but I saw 6 Pencils floating around. Turns out they were for online orders for in-store pickup.
Anyways, after waiting my turn for a stock check, an employee randomly came up to me and said "Here is your Apple pencil." My heart skipped a beat. It was like seeing the Minotaur. I threw my wallet out there so fast, and right as I was about to pay for it he asked me, "Are you Ed?" I said, "No."
Immediately he took away the pencil and said, "I'm so sorry, I'm with the wrong person!'" Way to dash somebody's dreams! Ed was behind me, and I found out a few minutes later that Ed ordered 2 Pencils.
I tried to buy one off Ed after he finished, but he said. "No, I need both."
Whatever, they're his. I'm not entitled to anything. Still waiting on the employee who was supposed to show up and help me, I spotted a guy buying 4 Apple Pencils. That was encouraging at first, cuz I still technically hadn't been helped yet, so I was hoping they had a ton in the back.
Finally the lady came out to explain that they had no stock to sell, and that all the people picking up orders were online orders. I tried to buy one Apple pencil off the guy that bought 4, but he said no as well, that they were for his business. I offered him a good markup on it too, and he still refused. I asked him if he had a magic number in mind, he still refused.
That was a sad day!
I still have no Apple Pencil despite all my efforts. I stay entertained following this thread and watching scalpers make 400% on Ebay. And to all you whiners, they aren't asking for $500 for the pencils. They start the bidding around $150 and let the market (impatient rich people) decide how much the pencils are worth to them. It's upper middle class and rich people with the disposable income that have bid the prices that high. Scalpers are not trying to target broke college students and artists. They're looking for rich folks who want a luxury toy, and don't want to wait. Blame Apple, their screwed up launch created this environment where these pencils are going for $400 - $500. This is all on Apple.
I probably have more reason to be angry with Pencil hoarders and scalpers than anyone else, but I'm not. It's life. Grow up.
My best bet is waiting for my order in the mail, and hoping it comes early. Till then, I chill and laugh as I read these forums and try to guess the grey market price for these elusive Pencils.
Back in 2011, I sent an email to Apple specifically asking for this type of device as well as a stylus. This was man and his machine coming together.
I ordered iPad Pro, Smart Keyboard, and Apple Pencil 23 minutes after it went live. Got my iPad Pro the next morning with in-store pickup, and Pencil says Nov 20-30 delivery.
I was hoping the forum rumors were true for Friday in-store launch so I went to try my luck at opening on Friday and almost got a Pencil. The employees kept saying they had no stock, but I saw 6 Pencils floating around. Turns out they were for online orders for in-store pickup.
Anyways, after waiting my turn for a stock check, an employee randomly came up to me and said "Here is your Apple pencil." My heart skipped a beat. It was like seeing the Minotaur. I threw my wallet out there so fast, and right as I was about to pay for it he asked me, "Are you Ed?" I said, "No."
Immediately he took away the pencil and said, "I'm so sorry, I'm with the wrong person!'" Way to dash somebody's dreams! Ed was behind me, and I found out a few minutes later that Ed ordered 2 Pencils.
I tried to buy one off Ed after he finished, but he said. "No, I need both."
Whatever, they're his. I'm not entitled to anything. Still waiting on the employee who was supposed to show up and help me, I spotted a guy buying 4 Apple Pencils. That was encouraging at first, cuz I still technically hadn't been helped yet, so I was hoping they had a ton in the back.
Finally the lady came out to explain that they had no stock to sell, and that all the people picking up orders were online orders. I tried to buy one Apple pencil off the guy that bought 4, but he said no as well, that they were for his business. I offered him a good markup on it too, and he still refused. I asked him if he had a magic number in mind, he still refused.
That was a sad day!
I still have no Apple Pencil despite all my efforts. I stay entertained following this thread and watching scalpers make 400% on Ebay. And to all you whiners, they aren't asking for $500 for the pencils. They start the bidding around $150 and let the market (impatient rich people) decide how much the pencils are worth to them. It's upper middle class and rich people with the disposable income that have bid the prices that high. Scalpers are not trying to target broke college students and artists. They're looking for rich folks who want a luxury toy, and don't want to wait. Blame Apple, their screwed up launch created this environment where these pencils are going for $400 - $500. This is all on Apple.
I probably have more reason to be angry with Pencil hoarders and scalpers than anyone else, but I'm not. It's life. Grow up.
My best bet is waiting for my order in the mail, and hoping it comes early. Till then, I chill and laugh as I read these forums and try to guess the grey market price for these elusive Pencils.
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Pretty much this. It's amazing how much Apple underestimated the demand for both the Pencil and the Smart Keyboard (also very annoying)
I have dreams where I say, "Yes, I am Ed. Sorry, I'm in such a hurry, I've got a dentist appointment!" And the hapless employee sells me the pencil as I make my escape. Then I wake up to my Pencil-less Pro, and cry.
I'm kinda shocked they didn't have at least a 1 to 1 ratio of pencils to smart keyboards to iPad Pros seeing as these items are among the selling points.
Got a message from a friend that they had 1 pencil in. I rushed over to the Apple store (15 minutes later) and check in with the lady up front. I tell her i'm here to buy the pencil and she says we have none. I said please check. She calls back, no answer and I see an employee walk out with a pencil. She asks him if there are more and he says one more. I said I will take it. She walks away to talk to another customer and comes back to call back again. Nothing. It was given to another customer a few minutes later.
I was slightly pissed off. She said, sorry with a smile. I wanted to literally punch her for her lack of effort mostly. Especially when you say you have none when I know damn well, you have at least one.
Going to keep an eye on things and hopefully will have one soon.
I was slightly pissed off. She said, sorry with a smile. I wanted to literally punch her for her lack of effort mostly. Especially when you say you have none when I know damn well, you have at least one.
Going to keep an eye on things and hopefully will have one soon.