iPhone 5 – Fastest Way to Buy for Next Day Pickup
Looking for the fastest way to buy the new iPhone 5?
Can’t wait to get your hands on iOS 6 but don’t want to deal with the hassle of waiting, anticipation and lines?
I’ve got a very easy solution for you that worked for me.
I actually called the local Apple Store last weekend asking what the stock was looking like and if I had any chance of walking in and getting my hands on a brand new black 32GB iPhone 5.
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The Apple associate kindly notified me that, although they receive shipments of iPhone 5′s every single day, all of the arrivals would be picked up by priority buyers that had purchased the phones in advance.
Can you guess my next question?
I asked her how I would be able to purchase the iPhone 5 early, become a “priority buyer” and pick it up the next day!
Her answer was simple, and it worked!
- Order an iPhone 5 from Apple.com between the hours of 10pm EST and 4am EST and specify that you would like in-store pickup.
- Pick up the iPhone the next day in your local Apple Store.
That’s it!
Here are some extra details about purchasing and iPhone 5 online for next-day pick-up:
- The store may sell out of iPhones for the next day shortly after 10pm so make sure you’re purchasing at the top of the hour!
- You can begin a new network provider plan while ordering on Apple.com or update an existing plan if eligible.
- You will still have to make an appearance at a physical Apple Store but your iPhone 5 will be waiting for you.
This is by far, the best method for purchasing an iPhone 5 quickly and easily.
When I logged on to Verizon.com or Apple.com to order an iPhone 5 and have it delivered directly to my house, the estimated shipping date was over 5 weeks away – this method took 12 hours.
Enjoy your new mobile toy!
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how to buy iPhone 5 online and specify that i would like pickup the iPhone in store? thanks
Order the device from Apple.com between the hours of 10pm EST and 4am EST. One of your shipping options will be in-store pickup and you can choose the closest store to you.
You must have been incredibly lucky! I have tried this option at exactly 10pm (PST) for the last 15 days and have yet to be successful. Once I get to the part where it asks the area code to find a local store to "pick up" the phone……..it provides me a list of around 20 stores within a 100 mile radius and each time every store says the phone is "unavailable for pickup" (meaning they have no inventory). I think this "purchase for inshore pickup the next day" program…….is a complete joke and just Apple's attempt to keep hoards of people from crowding their stores (or tying up their phone lines) each day to ask if they have any iPhones in stock.
Dennis, I'm sorry to hear that you're having trouble with this method. I would make sure that you're ordering your iPhone at exactly 10:01pm if possible. There is a high demand for this product so, you're right, Apple is doing this to help manage the traffic in their stores but I think that is a good thing because, if you've ever been to an Apple Store, you probably know they are completely hectic normally – not to mention when a new product is released.