Pre-order at Apple store

just wondering do u guys think apple should or could do pre-order at the apple retail store? save people alot of time and them alot of time as well. For me i would have to drive almost 2 hours to get to the nearest apple store, which i cant commit to that everyday hoping they would have an ipad 2 in thier shipment. So if they could do pre-order people would stop calling in every day to bug them about it, and sometime might not even make it in on time to get it before it sold out.

i did the same..what i did was i ordered mine on apple.com early in the morning on the 12th (which pushed to 3-4 weeks) then i also place pre-order with best buy(1-3 weeks)
just a little tips for those out there, you should pre-order urs online now or do the best buy pre-order and in that mean time just keep checking with local apple store and maybe you'll get luck and u can always cancel those order. Apple wont charge you until the product start shipping. just a good way to cover all your ground.
Feel like apple got me on a string and making me running around

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Wen I gonna pre-order the apple watch only let me put free shiping an i want to pick up at the stores wen they have available so can i put free shiping but then pick up when they have at stores ???

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Pre order and In Store pickup in a different country?

Hey guys,
I know this is going to be kind of a stretch, but worth a shot..
Can I pre order a apple product from my home country (usa) and pick it up in store in a different country? I'm currently living in Korea, but would like to avoid the heavily marked up price for the new Ipad Mini.
Thank you for your help,
Drew

No, you can't. No Apple Store will ship outside of its country.
Regards.

How does pre-ordering with Apple work?

For people who have previously pre-ordered with Apple (for an iPad or iPhone) or are familiar with their pre-order process, would you mind explaining the process to me?
In other words, will their website lag due to an overload of orders? Will everyone be guaranteed an iPhone 4 on the 15th? Is there limited availability? Will they be depleted out of iPhones if I order an hour after?
I don't care when I get it, but will I be guaranteed one on the pre-order date?
Thanks!

What has happened in the past is the pre-order date is when you can place an order for the phone. You will not receive it until at least the 24th (available date). If you want to be one of the first on your block to get one, I'd recommend ordering as early as possible. You will be told the prospective "receive by" date when you order. Historically, those that order early, receive them on the available date. Of course you can also camp out at your local Apple Store (as has become an Apple tradition).
It is possible there might be a lag during the initial rush, but I doubt it. Apple has figured out how to take orders fairly efficiently

HT5714 Why did I pay $19 for Start Trek Into Darkness pre-order, if Apple KNEW they were going to release a bundle on the release date and I could have got the other Star Trek movie for just $5 more? What the heck Apple, I feel completely ripped off.

Why did I pay $19 for Start Trek Into Darkness pre-order, if Apple KNEW they were going to release a bundle on the release date and I could have got the other Star Trek movie for just $5 more? What the heck Apple, I feel completely ripped off.
I didn't even have time to cancel the preorder as that processed a couple minutes before the bundle was posted.
Pre-orders are apparently not worth my time ever again.

Go here:
http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/contact/
and follow the instructions to report the issue to the iTunes Store. Perhaps there will be something they can do for you.
Regards.

RESET Apple password to install updates and order from Apple Store

need to know HOW to reset my APPLE password so that I can UPDATE Flashplay to reset my APPLE password so that I can UPDATE Flashplayer, order from Apple Store and other things. Keeps asking me for "old password". I don't remember. Help?R

Not sure which password you mean. This is for the admin password for the computer. Then is instruction for your Apple ID and password.
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Will we be able to Pre-Order the Apple Watch in store as well as online?

Apple Watch Pre Order date 10th April

According to this Apple release it will be avaailable for preorder from the online store only.
https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2015/03/09Apple-Watch-Available-in-Nine-Countri es-on-April-24.html

Pre-ordering through apple site or vzw

I have been seeing a lot of people say that they will be pre-ordering through apples site..however, I thought the pre-orders were only through vzw. Does anyone know for sure...Its about the only thing I am not sure of, that matters to me. If you can do it on apples site what time will they start..I would assume 3am eastern but, I hate to assume anything when it comes to vzw

ja1234 wrote:
I have been seeing a lot of people say that they will be pre-ordering through apples site..however, I thought the pre-orders were only through vzw. Does anyone know for sure...Its about the only thing I am not sure of, that matters to me. If you can do it on apples site what time will they start..I would assume 3am eastern but, I hate to assume anything when it comes to vzw
I chatted with an Apple CSR on Saturday. I asked him if the online apple store would be offering the verizon iphone preorder and he said yes. I asked him if they would be starting at 3am ET as well, and he said they had not been given that information at that time.
We still can't be 100% sure, but I feel more inclined to believe them over the Verizon CSRs at this point, lol.

Having Issues With IPhone 4 Pre Order at Apple & AT&T

Hi all
I to tried to order this morning and am stuck in the loop at the Apple site. I then went to the AT&T site (Premier and regular) and those give you the link to pre-order then only show you the 3GS. Even the AT&T rep could only bring them up.
I do have a question for all. When I placed my business number in (have business and personal) to the Apple site it told me to go to AT&T. My question is if I am finally able to order a phone under my personal line can I use this with my business line (transfer the phone to that line) ? I am eligible for upgrades on both lines.
Reason I ask is that I will be buying one phone per account but as the white is not available was thinking I would order the black first on my personal line and pair it with my business number. I know you could do this by calling AT&T and switching over your SIM card in the past but with the new micro sims is that possible ?
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I had the same problems with the Apple site. The AT&T site began offering the iPhone 4 pre-order around 4 AM CDT and I was able to pre-order through them on the first try, after several failures on the Apple site. The only downside is that you have to have it shipped, so you can't pick it up at a store as you can with the Apple site.

Pre-ordering through Apple or Verizon?

We have a family plan and it is my wife's line that is eligible for an upgrade. A Verizon rep told me yesterday that we could use her upgrade and activate the phone on my number.
My question is, is this easily accomplished if I order the phone through Apple, or will it come already activated on the line that is eligible? Since I need to do this, do I need to order through Verizon?

I don't have experience ordering the iPhone from Apple but I have ordered every iPod I've owned (except the ones I received as gifts) from Apple. I've always received quicker than expected delivery with absolutely no issues. I would have ordered my iPhone back in February through them but I wanted to use my New Every 2 credit so I had to order through Verizon to ensure that I was able to use the credit. I've never had a problem with ordering from Verizon either. The biggest issue (if you could even call it that) was the slowness of receiving my tracking number via email. Mind you, this was when the iPhone first came to Verizon and it was during the preorder...so in VZ's defense, there were a lot of orders taking place that had to be shipped...and despite the "slow" email I received my iPhone quickly and before the date it was available in stores. Honestly, I don't think it matters which one you order from. Baring some odd issue you will recieve your iPhone in a timely manner. Those that ordered through Apple may have received their confirmation emails with tracking info quicker (really can't remember), but to be honest, people were very impatient at that time....and were already freaking out when they didn't receive an email by 10:00 am on the date it was ordered! Many were hoping that since they ordered at midnight (3:01 am est) they would receive their iPhone that next day...it didn't happen that quickly but I know I received mine on that Monday morning...if I remember correctly, pre-order was on the 3rd....I recieved mine on the 7th. since we had to factor in the weekend (and the fact that Saturday deliveries weren't being done...and they don't deliver on Sundays) that wasn't bad at all.

Pre-order from apple or AT&T

For those of you who have pre-ordered phones in the past, did you find you got better results doing it from apple rather than AT&T or vice versa? Just wondering if it really even matters. Thanks!

If you pre-ordered quickly enough from Apple after pre-ordering began for the iPhone 4, Apple promised delivery on the same day it went on sale in the brick-and-morter stores. What actually happened was that a lot of people (myself included) who pre-ordered received them the day before the official start-of-sales date.

What if you can't sign in to your order from Apple Store?

I can't sign in to Apple Store with my Apple ID; I can sign in everywhere else except there.
I have a $1,151.00 order pending, and it's shown there when I enter order number, but then to make changes or correct the address (and many other things) it asks you to enter with your Apple ID. I try this but my order is not shown there.
And of course there's absolutely no email address where you can send questions for such a problem; in fact, there's not even a forum for Apple Store where you can POST a question like the one I'm posting here. (I just posted it here, in desperation, because it's iPads that are part of my order; no where else to ask such a question !!!)
Does anyone know what I could do? I cannot call the phone number because I'm out of the country. I have to do everything via email and forum postings.
Thanks.

Is there some family member in the stores that can call for you?
Have you emailed Apple to see if they'd research it for you?
Other than that, I have no ideas......

Can I change pre-orders from In-Store Pickup to Ship-to-Home?

Right out of the gates, I know I'm far from the first person to have concerns about amiibos and pre-orders associated with them.
I have all of wave 3 as well as the Best Buy exclusive Meta-Knight preordered for In-Store Pickup, but my Wave 2 preorders have been extremely hit or miss thus far. My Little Mac never showed up in store, and when the CS representative there offered to have one shipped to me, it was cancelled. My Pit never showed up, and I was never even given a chance for a contingency. I had just missed out on it entirely.
My friends who pre-ordered with Ship-to-Home have had little to no issue, so if possible, I would like to change my preorders to be handled that way.
Overall, and like many others, I'm very disappointed with Best Buy's In-Store Pickup option. As a result, I find myself backing up pre-orders with other retailers. I'm not wild about the concept of preordering with Best Buy being such a gamble. If there's any way to shift me over to Best Buy's more reliable Ship-to-Home option, I would very much like to do it.
Thanks for any help or advice.

Hi there ActionKazimer,
The amiibo figures are wildly popular! I can understand why you would be concerned with your store pickup pre-order if you haven't had the best of luck with your previous ones, which I am deeply sorry to hear about.
Sadly, as the amiibos are currently sold out online, we would be unable to modify your order for shipping to your home. With that said, at this time your best bet would be to keep the pre-orders as they are. I apologize if this was not the response you were hoping for when you reached out to us on the forum.
Please let me know if you have any other questions!
Sincerely,
Tasha|Social Media Specialist | Best Buy® Corporate
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Why do pre-orders in ibook store no longer show up on ipad

I have noticed that now when a pre-order book is selected that when you go to your purchases on Ipad that it no longer shows any pre-orders as it did before. Does anyone know how to access pre-order that you have made from you ipad?

Are the disks self powered? Try a SMC Reset:
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Shut down the computer.
Unplug the computer's power cord and ALL peripherals.
Wait 15 seconds.
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The 5 second timing is important to a successful reset.

Issue w/Witcher 3 Pre-Order $10 Certificates, Store Pickup and Steelbook

I picked up my order yesterday for In-Store Pickup & had a couple of issues. First, when I was picking up my order, the associate helping me tried to pick up the two large boxes at the same time & I watched as they slipped from his grip & he dropped them in front of me. The outer sleeves of the boxes came unattached to the boxes & since one of the boxes fell on the other one, there was some slight damage to the box, there's a large crease on the top now. I asked him if he could grab another two that weren't damaged since they were obviously dropped right in front of me, but the associate said there were no other ones available. To him it might not seem like a big deal, but if I am going to spend the large amount of money on the Collector's Edition of an item, I like EVERYTHING to be pristine & perfect, even the outer packaging! That was disappointing.
On top of that, I asked about the Witcher 3 Best Buy Exclusive Steelbooks I was supposed to get w/my Pre-Order & he said they had not yet arrived, & that two would be set aside for me & to call the store later that day to see if they were delivered. Luckily I was able to get them, but I figured that it shouldn't be my responsibility to stay on top of the shipment, I felt that I should have at least been the one to RECEIVE a call since my order was at the risk of being incomplete, & ME having to call the store to track the shipment is an inconvenience to me.
My other concern is I checked my reward zone purchase history & while I already received the points for picking up my Pre-Order Games, I have NOT received the Victory Can Be Pre-Ordered $10 in Reward Certificates for the games, there is NO record of it in my Purchase History to reflect the Pre Order Bonus. Normally it is shown in the same section of points for the purchase (it can be seen when I check the details of my Mortal Kombat X Pre Order picked up a month ago).

Hey siatienco,
I have to admit, the circumstances you’ve described around your The Witcher: Wild Hunt pre-order are pretty frustrating to me. Obtaining your SteelBook should have been standard protocol, not a matter of “luck”. Also, I can completely understanding wanting a Collector’s Edition that’s in good shape and I greatly apologize if you received one that isn’t in perfect condition!
One positive note I can add here is that you likely have nothing to worry about with the $10 Reward Certificate portion of your pre-order. These points generally don’t show up until 15-20 days after you pick up your pre-order and within this timeframe, they may or may not even show as pending.
If for any reason you don’t see the 500 points ($10) in the timeframe mentioned above, please send me a private message via the link in my signature. Keep in mind, the points may appear back when you placed your pre-order, so be sure to look there as well.
Sincerely,
Brian|Senior Social Media Specialist | Best Buy® Corporate
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