Lines on Launch Day?

[kritter217]

I very much want the iPad Air on November 1. I have been waiting to (finally) replace my iPad 1 for a while now, and for the last three weeks I have been without any iPad as I sold the 1. I do not want to order online and wait for it to ship. So....looks like I am lining up at an Apple store. I have never participated in a launch day line up. I know it varies from launch to launch, and store to store, but does anyone have any thought as to how early I should show up? I am wanting a 32GB, WiFi only. The store I will be at is suburban, upscale area (Deer Park in Illinois if anyone knows it). Would 5:00 or 6:00 a.m. be reasonable?

 

[Eileen89]

No one knows what the supply and demand for the Air is yet. If Apple starts sales for it at 8:00am, you might want to go a little earlier than 5am. You can always order it online and have it shipped to your house.

 

[phreddyl]

what time do you think is a good time? I too was thinking like 5 but could go earlier if I needed to- I am in New Haven CT area...

 

[kritter217]

I do not want to wait for shipping. I would like to have it on November 1. I guess the safe thing to do is to show up earlier and I can always sit in the car if I arrive too early.

 

[Eileen89]

I guess the safe thing to do is to show up earlier and I can always sit in the car if I arrive too early.

This would be the best thing to do since waiting isn't an option for you. I think the 32GB a WiFi model is going to be a popular one and could sell out pretty quick depending on the supply that the store gets in.


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[cardfan]

Lines for an ipad? Perhaps at apple stores on launch day but this shouldn't be a problem to get most places. I just don't see it. I wouldn't be surprised to see stores discounting the ipad Air soon much like they did the ipad 4 last year. The retina Mini though could be a different story.

 

[dlukac]

I intend on purchasing but don't have the luxury of taking the morning off. If I get up early can I just order it online for store pickup and get it after work?

 

[sj-performance]

Honestly I plan to buy from apple store app and pick up the store. As soon as we are able to order I will choose the pick up at store option. I don't necessarily need to be the first one with an iPad air. Don't mind going during lunch or even after work to get it.


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[phreddyl]

Honestly I plan to buy from apple store app and pick up the store. As soon as we are able to order I will choose the pick up at store option. I don't necessarily need to be the first one with an iPad air. Don't mind going during lunch or even after work to get it.


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When do they start offering this option? Can you do this right when they are available to order?

 

[BreakingKayfabe]

Lines for an ipad? Perhaps at apple stores on launch day but this shouldn't be a problem to get most places. I just don't see it. I wouldn't be surprised to see stores discounting the ipad Air soon much like they did the ipad 4 last year. The retina Mini though could be a different story.

Yeah. The mini is what would be the more in-demand device.

 

[tbaptista]

Cool! Hope the supply is greater than the demand for the iPad Air. Planning on ordering my wife one as a "just because" gift and getting it inscribed. Just don't want to wait a month to get it.

 

[tbaptista]

How long to you plan to keep it? I only ask because inscriptions hurt resale value.

Until it dies. lol We tend to keep things a long while.

PC is 8 years old and laptop is 7 years old.

 

[MacintoshDan]

I think that after the 5s if I ask my boss for another Friday off ill be jobless, so I'm going to an AT&T store after work to try to find a 16 or 32 in Space Gray. I want to the Next program, so I'm limited to AT&T stores.

 

[rednocturne307]

I have tons of store credit for Best Buy, so I'm going to try to buy one from there as soon as I get out of work on Friday. Hopefully there'll still be some left. If not, then I'll just order one online.

Or maybe I should try ordering online right off the bat. Maybe for in-store pickup?

 

[o4liberty]

From reading several articles the iPad air will be plentiful on launch day, the mini will be in short supply when it gets released.

 

[jarofclay73]

I'm hoping that since the iPad Air and iPad Mini Retina have different release dates, that'll ease the lines up. In the bigger cities it may not make much of a difference.