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Do you plan on ordering the new iPhone 13 (2021) this September?

  • Yes

    Votes: 1,180 80.1%
  • No

    Votes: 178 12.1%
  • Not sure/Maybe

    Votes: 116 7.9%

  • Total voters
    1,474
Ordered a 13 pro max 512gb in Sierra Blue for delivery next Friday! I’ve been holding out for a new phone for 2 months now since dropping my 11 pro max in a brine tank for a water softener and killing Face ID
 
My 7 plus is on its last legs (Despite being in perfect condition and replacing the battery twice, it discharges in a few hours ....I'm so over it). Skipped out on the 12 because -insert pandemic reasons - I am soooo ready for the 13.

I had been checking the store every day, a few times a day, since announcement, to see if there was a pre-pre order option going to be available. Nothing came up but I "favorited" my build as a way to hopefully speed up the process.

Low and behold, on Thursday when I am slammed with work and life, I don't not check until approx 9:00pm PDT....only to find out I missed the very narrow pre-pre order window by minutes. My wife on the other hand got a really timely email from apple to tell her about the pre-pre order, and she's not even interested in the damn thing. Me on the other hand :rolleyes:

BTW, it should have been available for pre-pre order until midnight PDT not an arbitrary early and inconvenient 9pm....but that's another issue

Oh well, my fault I guess for not having my head on a swivel....I got up at 4:45am to be ready. Store finally loaded on phone at maybe 5:04, raced through the purchase, couldn't select store pick up at all....placed a delivery order using pre-loaded apple card, and after some processing time it finally went through. I thought I was good, sigh of relief..... but have a delivery "Oct 6 - 11" ....FFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!

Pro Max, White, 1TB

But they will happily ship the leather case to me on Sept 22....grrreeeaaaat, thanks /s

I'm seriously considered buying and returning a 12 twice to tide me over for another month.

If you can't guess - I'll admit, I'm salty.....
 
Same! Although I was able to select 8a-8:15a. This is the first time that I was able select in-store pickup on the IUP! So excited. :D

I couldn’t get 8AM. It wasn’t available!

I’m excited too! I like my Apple store and it’s barely 10 minutes away from me. It will be like standing in line to buy without having to camp out! (Never did that, btw) 😊
 
Well especially the ProMax models no, I was in after 5 minutes, it said 9/24 then had to re-enter card info as usual no matter it was entered in pre-preapproval and then it slipped to October 6-11 (US) for my ProMax 1TB Graphite. One site says this as of a few minutes ago:

“Following Apple's starting to take pre-orders for the iPhone 13 range, the iPhone 13 Pro Max has already slipped back more than a week.

As appears to have already happened in china with its early preorder release, US stocks of the iPhone 13 range are beginning to see delays. An hour after the preorders began in the States, the iPhone 13 Pro Max had already slipped back.

Currently, all models are showing as being available for in-store pickup on September 24, as before. However, delivery of the iPhone 13 Pro Max is now listed as being between October 6 and October 11, with some colors of the 1TB
The iPhone 13, iPhone 13 mini, and iPhone 13 Pro remain available for delivery on September 24. In China, the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini will still be delivered on that date, but the iPhone 13 Pro has already slipped back to between two and three weeks.

It's a similar situation in the UK. There, the iPhone 13 Pro Max is currently backordered and won't deliver until between October 4 and October 11.

However, the UK is also seeing a delay on the base iPhone 13 model. Around an hour into preorders, that too had slipped back to between October 4 and October 11.

It's not possible to conclude that the iPhone 13 Pro Max is the best-selling version of the new range, however. Apple does not release details of how many it chooses to make, or has production capacity to manufacture, of any particular model.

However, it is at least possible that the iPhone 13 Pro Max may be selling more than Apple expected.”
Why did China get to order one hour before everyone else ?
 
Nice. Probably got that Sequoa Green ordered as well!

I know I did.
I will stop at Apple Store in about an hour or two. That green has ALWAYS been my favorite color case. The pics I've seen here...yeah still looks awesome.

I did however see this Dark Cherry posted by another member (which looks more like purple'ish on my iMac on the Apple site) Photos looks amazing to me.

I have to see this one in person, that is kind of tempting, again from the picture (Almost looks like that Bullstrap Sierra Brown color...with a hint of red I guess) - it would be different.

(I cannot go crazy this time with phone cases...I have 6 over here for 12 Pro Max that I have to unload now LOL )

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"For anyone who's interested and likes Peel products, they are offering a limited time 20% discount w/free shipping using code "13BUNDLE" at checkout."

I just tried this and it doesn't work.
 
Pre-Pre-ordered iPhone 13 Pro Sierra Blue and checkout process was smooth this morning! Processing emailed delivered at 8:01am. Hopefully those having Apple Card/Pay issues had their issues resolved. (Almost) Time to start refreshing the UPS advanced tracking page 😁
 
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If anyone is into skins for their phone dbrand has their pre-orders for 13 Pro and Pro Max skins up.
 
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I will stop at Apple Store in about an hour or two. That green has ALWAYS been my favorite color case. The pics I've seen here...yeah still looks awesome.

I did however see this Dark Cherry posted by another member (which looks more like purple'ish on my iMac on the Apple site) Photos looks amazing to me.

I have to see this one in person, that is kind of tempting, again from the picture (Almost looks like that Bullstrap Sierra Brown color...with a hint of red I guess) - it would be different.

(I cannot go crazy this time with phone cases...I have 6 over here for 12 Pro Max that I have to unload now LOL )

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In that lighting I do like it but I am curious in a brighter setting if it shows too purple or not. Take a pic in the store if they have any on display as the lighting in the Apple stores should show it better.
 
Too everyone who said they had trouble trying to use the  card with IUP, well yeah it’s because you can’t use that as a payment for IUP!!

It’s because they offer the 24 months financing with the  card so it’s a conflict of interest with IUP because that program goes through Citizens One.
Then why did my wife's phone work just fine and mine fail? Both used AppleCard's and both on IUP.
 
Thanks for the reminders! My Wisteria case will be here today. Not sure why I didn’t order a band, but thinking I’ll order the braided Lavender band since it’s not available in the leather. That Dark Cherry is looking sexy too.
 
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