Purchasing an unlock Iphone 4s from an aplle retail store

Hello to everyone.  I am planning to purchasing an unlock iphone 4s from an apple retail store. I want to ask if they will open up the package box and the store will activate the phone for me or I'le just pick up the unit still sealed in the box and be the one to activate the phone by myself? I ask this question because as for my knowledge is concerned the process for purchasing an iphone 4s with a contract from a carrier like at&t is different like they are ones who will opened up the package in the store and they activate the phone for you before you pick it up. I dont know if this process is also done for the unlocked iphone 4s that will be purchased at an apple retail store.  Or maybe I can ask the apple retail store, that I will pick up the phone in sealed box and will be the one who will activate it. I just want my purchase to be still in sealed box from the store. Thanks for any help.

They will normally activate it in store as their systems will register the phone.
When buying Sim Free unlocked here in the UK, it stays sealed til you get home, or they will help you activate in store.  I guess asking in your local store first will be the best course of action.

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