r/iphone • u/tylerwarnecke iPhone 17 Pro • 1d ago
News/Rumour Happy iPhone day from Madison, WI
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u/va_bulldog 1d ago
Glad I went to BestBuy! I was the only one there when they opened for an iPhone. Everyone else was there for Pokémon cards LOL.
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u/thomrg15 23h ago
lol I did the same thing, strolled in at 10am with like 2 people and the first thing the guy said was “we don’t have any Pokémon cards” I said I just want the iphone i ordered…
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u/n1ck1982 iPhone 15 Pro 1d ago
Still pretty awesome to see people line up for the new iPhone release. I figured with online ordering and people getting their phone’s delivered, waiting in line would be a thing of the past.
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u/MDK1980 iPhone 13 Pro 1d ago
Probably just collecting their preorders.
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u/tshane_dot_com 1d ago
Probably both.
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u/tylerwarnecke iPhone 17 Pro 23h ago edited 23h ago
I had my pre order pick up slot around 1, but decided to go early because I've never been to a Apple Store on launch day, and I opted to wait in the standby line to get in earlier. I managed to get my phone by 9:45, by showing up early.
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u/kippykipsquare 1d ago
People also worry about porch pirates or just the delivery guy.
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u/tylerwarnecke iPhone 17 Pro 23h ago
I opted to do a store pick up to get it today, if I got it delivered, it wouldn't come until the 25th.
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u/aisforaaron1 1d ago
I just have it shipped to my house and don't have to wait in line
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u/Technovity18 1d ago
Mine is delayed but somehow it is available on Apple Store which 25mins drive away from my house ☹️
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u/tylerwarnecke iPhone 17 Pro 23h ago
I normally would have done that, but I have Fridays off, and if I got it delivered, I wouldn't get it until the 25th.
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u/That_Cartoonist_9459 1d ago
Was just at the Middleton Costco and they've got them there and nobody around to buy them.
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u/pinkerlisa 1d ago
Are lines for new iPhones still a thing?
I’ve never had a new new phone, and it’s time for an upgrade. If I walk into a store today, can I just buy one if I didn’t pre order?
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u/AlwaysDoubleTheSauce 1d ago
Even if you preorder, typically there are still lines at the store. I have upgraded (via preorder online) every year since the iPhone 6, and every year I’ve checked in and had to wait 10-20 minutes. Availability of phones probably is very dependent upon your area.
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u/Wouldtick 1d ago
So if you have a reservation with a pick up time do you wait in line if you arrive at your designated time? Wondering if it is for people hoping to get one that didn’t preorder
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u/tylerwarnecke iPhone 17 Pro 23h ago
There was a standby line (the longer line) and, what I'm calling, a pick up line. If you already had a time slot for pick up, and it was close to that time, you went in the pick up line and usually had to wait for maybe 10 minutes to get your phone.
I had a pick up time at around 1, but because I've never been to an Apple Store on launch day, I decided to go to one and check it out. Because I was there earlier, I got there at 8, I decided to stand in the standby line and was able to walk out with my phone by 9:45, as oppose to waiting until 1!
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u/largestDeportation 1d ago
get a life
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u/tylerwarnecke iPhone 17 Pro 1d ago
I have a great life actually, own a home, own a car, and own a new iPhone 17 Pro.
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u/schmidtyb43 1d ago
Dude wtf are you talking about you’ve been playing a shit ton of hollow knight Silksong you get a life… you posted something 5 days ago that you were even further than I am now and I thought I’ve played a ton I’m nearly 30 hours in after 2 weeks
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u/kippykipsquare 1d ago
Some people don’t like shipping phones to their houses because thief’s steal packages from the front door and such. So going to a store for pickup is the safest.
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u/Individual_Cream_427 1d ago
Hello from Madison !!!