Did the same thing about an hour ago. Cancelled that order and went back and placed another one. Toward the very end of the checkout process there was an option to have it delivered which was selected and another for store pickup. Must have missed it the first time. Was able to get an appointment for tomorrowHa, I ordered on the website and scheduled pickup for tomorrow and when they completed the order they said it would be shipped to at the end of October so I am not sure if their website is function well.
Yep I tried again and I am going to be picking it up tomorrow. I hope it is an improvement over my iPhone X.Did the same thing about an hour ago. Cancelled that order and went back and placed another one. Toward the very end of the checkout process there was an option to have it delivered which was selected and another for store pickup. Must have missed it the first time. Was able to get an appointment for tomorrow
I mean that doesn’t prove anything. It shows none because if you go on Apples website it shows everything as unavailable since there are no open time slots. But whatever. Guess we will see tomorrow morning… 🤷♂️
Did it work? Mine also says ready for pickup and my appt is tomorrow afternoon.I have an appointment to pick up my phone tomorrow, but I'm going to try today. The app shows that it's ready for pick up. Wish me luck! It's a 40 mile drive there. I guess the worse that can happen is I grab a nice lunch at the mall.
I was able to pick mine up early.They turned me away. I’ll have to come back tomorrow.
Thanks @sjperformanceIts not called a scam. Its called "convenience"
Enjoy your new device.
Lucky! They scanned my QR code and said my appointment is for tomorrow and they can’t take me early. They weren’t even that busy.I was able to pick mine up early.
Didn’t work for me, but your mileage may vary.Did it work? Mine also says ready for pickup and my appt is tomorrow afternoon.
I am wondering about this as well.I just checked… East Coast if you go to the Apple Store app, pretty much every pro max model was available for courier delivery this morning. No in-store slots and shipping would take a month… But every single color was available and almost every size for courier delivery this morning 10:30-12:00pm for nine bucks.
Edit: I just checked for unlocked phones
Um. When the apple website shows that it’s unavailable for pick up, it really means they are really out of stock, unless you want to stand in the walk in line. Normally if there is no time slot open but the store has in stock then it would say “Available for pick up Tomorrow” etc. But when you see that it says ”currently unable for pick at (apple store location), it really means they don’t have them in stock for online orders.I mean that doesn’t prove anything. It shows none because if you go on Apples website it shows everything as unavailable since there are no open time slots. But whatever. Guess we will see tomorrow morning… 🤷♂️
I ordered this afternoon for store pickup at a local Apple store with an appointment for noon tomorrow. About an hour later it was showing ready for pickup but still had tomorrow’s appointment. The store is only 15 minutes away so I drove over. There were a few people in line so I wandered over to one of the employees showed him what I was seeing. He checked to make sure it was ready and I was on my way with the phone in about 20 minutes.
Where do you see option for courier? Mine just shows none in stockI am wondering about this as well.
When I checked, all the in store availability was gone and ordering was next month.
But all were available via courier.
Strange that courier delivery was fully available - same day - for $9.
I took a chance and voila - 3 hours after ordering on Apple - Uber driver showed up with my new iPhone 14.
Well worth $9 no to have to drive, find parking, wait, and lose time on a workday.
Courier option is only available when there are phones in stock.Where do you see option for courier? Mine just shows none in stock
At that point it’s because they don’t have enough staff for the pickup process and it’s cheaper for Apple to have a third party delivery service just pick up and deliver rather than having staff available to walk you through the whole setup process which many pickup customers want.I just did that because instore Apple Store pickups were not available for today.
Paid $9 for Courier Delivery today = well worth my time as I don't have to wait for an appointment time nor line.
We'll see if it shows up today.
Isn't it odd that none are available for pickup, but for $9 more it can be delivered to you ?
Sounds like a scam ?
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Well that makes sense - Apple store staffing is limited!At that point it’s because they don’t have enough staff for the pickup process and it’s cheaper for Apple to have a third party delivery service just pick up and deliver rather than having staff available to walk you through the whole setup process which many pickup customers want.
Yeah this was sort of my experience too except I was only a few hours early. They had like 8 apple employees standing outside and no one in line, and they still said 30 mins before the pickup window was the earliest they’d accommodate.Opposite for me. I ordered Friday with pickup and the earliest check-in window was Sunday at 4:45pm. Today I happened to be nearby, so I thought I try the same. Though, figured I call ahead as it is still an ordeal to go to a busy mall, navigate the mall traffic and people, find parking in garages, walk, etc.
During the call they checked my order number and confirmed they had it and I can come in now. But when I got there, the people running the line said no exceptions, come back tomorrow at your time. I guess they were fully booked at that location. Had to shamefully walk out the store as if I tried to cut in line ahead of other orders, even though they confirmed the phone was there and I was already there because they said I could. I was even willing to wait in the existing line, however long it took, said no setup, no trade in, just pick up.
So if anyone else wants to try this, call, and make 100% sure they confirm it is okay with whomever is running the iPhone line.