Is the Iphone 5 Activation at Store at Time of Pickup Optional?

I bought an Iphone 5 as an upgrade to an existing phone last night and chose the "in store pickup" option. I got an email stating it was ready and went to pick it up. All was well until the associate told me that the by completing the checkout process (ie scanning the barcodes on the side of the box) would instantly disable my existing phone! The problem was the existing phone was across town and my wife needed it for several more hours until she got home.
I asked to take the phone and activate it myself later and the associate indicated this was not possible. I left  the store and now have to return this weekend when I have time, since the location is not close to my house/work.  I am very annoyed about the wasted trip, but I will be livid if Apple retail locations force you to immediately activate. What about surprise gifts (which mine no longer is, since I have to organize the pickup around my wife's schedule)? I activated my mail-ordered Iphone 5 just fine at home. Why is there a difference?
Did I get bad information from the associate or did Apple make activation mandatory at retail locations?
Vic

Hmmm. I just ran GeekBench here in Sydney and it has identified my A1429 iPhone 5 as a CDMA version. Whatever, it is running fine on LTE on the Telstra network here.
Is this just a glitch in GeekBench or is Apple really using the Verizon A1429 version interchangeably with the GSM-only A1429 as the world-phone?
(I've put the image into dropbox - https://www.dropbox.com/s/9muneaurth...P5_CDMA%3F.png)

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