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Any luck w/ retail stores? (new iMac)
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Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Springfield, U.S.A.
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Has anyone received any calls from their local Apple retail store?
I have my name on a list at the South Coast Plaza store in California, and nothing. NOTHING. Don't they know when the iMacs will come in?
I believe they have called a few people, but c'mon. Shouldn't they receive the 1st shipments? null
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Join Date: Oct 2000
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Nothin over here. CompUSA isn't sure when they are getting shipments.
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Join Date: Feb 2002
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Here in St. Louis, the Macstore (that's their name) has ONE demo unit. It arrived here last Friday - I saw it Saturday - I took 4 people from the office (PC adicts) to see it at lunch today.
The store has sold 17 units. They've only gotten one unit (other than the demo) which they gave to the first person on the list YESTERDAY.
So, they are creeping out to the public slowly.
Ariel
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Join Date: Oct 1999
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Not good news in the UK either.
I called in the Warrington Apple Centre today, and they are still saying 7-10 days before they have a delivery. I presume that will be a display model for them, not a full delivery for customers.
My order from the UK Apple Store is still slated to arrive next week, but I'm not holding my breath.
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Join Date: Jan 2002
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Originally posted by Parky:
<STRONG>Not good news in the UK either.
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Nor is there good news in Canada.
Apple Canada who distributes to the resellers has received nothing and has no idea when anything will come. The resellers don't even have display models. March is looking very likely for the first customers to be getting them.
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Join Date: Jul 2001
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I thought I'd add a southern hemisphere's perspective on this. No demo models for Australian Apple resellers, yet I believe a demo model has actually "toured" the country, appearing at Apple state offices only and at a few newspapers for review. I've seen the pics, I've read all the reviews of people who've got their machines and I'm almost over the waiting. I just want this bloody machine!!! Over the past week I've eagerly called a few Apple resellers in Sydney to check whether anything has arrived and finally, after all the different answers I get relating to its arrival, a few have given me the date of 12th of February. Demo machines will then be sent out to all the resellers nation-wide. Then from there, add 4-5 days till they arrive in Perth to fulfill pre-orders. Honestly, why bother with the demo units? They know the demand - just get 'em out to the stores!
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Join Date: Jan 2002
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Here in Illinois, both CrapUSA and MicroCenter have their demo units. Couldn't get anyone to help me at CompUSA, but at MicroCenter they were very helpful and honest. MicroCenter is taking deposits, but told me it would probally be a 3 week wait until I get one (they have a pretty long waiting list from what I was told), so I took my chances ordering from MacMall. Hope I don't regret ordering from them.... I was told it would take 2 weeks before I get mine. It was a the shortest wait, but the selling point is I don't pay sales tax and get the free printer (to add to the collection) and ram upgrade.
I just hope they weren't lying about the 2 week wait.
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If I knew everything I wouldn't be here...
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Join Date: Sep 2000
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Originally posted by ariel:
<STRONG>Here in St. Louis, the Macstore (that's their name) has ONE demo unit. It arrived here last Friday - I saw it Saturday - I took 4 people from the office (PC adicts) to see it at lunch today.
The store has sold 17 units. They've only gotten one unit (other than the demo) which they gave to the first person on the list YESTERDAY.
So, they are creeping out to the public slowly.
Ariel</STRONG>
Ariel,
I'm in St. Louis too and I was wondering what your overall impressions are about the customer service at The Macstore. Any reason to buy there instead of CompUsa, etc.. in your opinion?
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Woohoo! I picked up a new Imac today at Fry's Electronics in San Diego. I went to the CompUSA but they said they wouldn't get any for 3 weeks. I dropped by Fry's and lo and behold, they were wheeling 6 new imacs out to the computer dept. This was around 6 pm.
TritonDrew
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Join Date: Apr 2001
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I am curiouse to know how Apple is filling the channel. Who will get them first? Apple store, Apple Store online, Mac Catalogs, other Apple value resellers, etc...
My bet is Apple is filling the channel up before the flood gates are let open. That way no one can raise a stink.
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Join Date: Jul 2001
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Originally posted by Deal:
<STRONG>I am curiouse to know how Apple is filling the channel. Who will get them first? Apple store, Apple Store online, Mac Catalogs, other Apple value resellers, etc...
My bet is Apple is filling the channel up before the flood gates are let open. That way no one can raise a stink.</STRONG>
Apple retail, Apple web store, Mac catalogs, education market, CompUSA, independent Apple VARs, who are always last, despite the fact that they are the ones who have sold Macs for years before any of the others.
Our two stores have a demo each, and no one at Apple can (will) tell us anything about where our shipments are.
[ 02-09-2002: Message edited by: KarlG ]
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Join Date: May 2001
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Satan's Little Helper:
[I took my chances ordering from MacMall. Hope I don't regret ordering from them.... I was told it would take 2 weeks before I get mine]
I would not hold my breath. I ordered mine from MacMall on 1/11/02 and I am still waiting. They said they were expecting a shipment of 6000 units on 2/15/02. I will believe it when the FedEx person shows up at my doorstep. Patience is a virtue. Yeah right!
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Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Springfield, U.S.A.
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I got it! I got it! I called Fry's right when they opened up this morning and they had one left. I put my name on it and zipped right over there. Too bad I haven't had time to open it. I got the kids all day, and they won't let me do anything.
So when the Apple store calls me and tells me mine is ready, I can say never you mind...never you mind...
The secret was taking the darn thing off of my mind. Instead of letting the thought of the new iMac on my mind all day, I woke up and read....the Bible. Have faith!!!
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Join Date: Oct 2000
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It's amazing that Frys gets it before the APPLE store. On my box, I saw on the shipping label that they ordered the 10th and it shipped 2/5.
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Join Date: Jan 2002
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Hey all you Californians - I just called Fry's in Manhatten Beach - they said they had 2 imacs in stock.
Hope this helps some west coast macaddict. Did me no good as they won't ship - only local drop-offs.
Anyone interested in making more calls - you can find store phone numbers - http://www.frys.com
If anyone in Va. Beach hear's of a store that has them - I would love to hear about it.
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