Apple Vision Pro Headset to Launch in US Stores by Appointment

Re:Apple Vision Pro Headset to Launch in US Stores by Appoin... by sitzkrieg on Sunday July 09, 2023 @06:30PM (#36659643)

you know, i tried this first time recently. placed order at 10am. no pickup that day. ready at 1pm next day! go to store. had to wait ten minutes after i wated at the door to checkin my appt (why). whole time employees small talking me. guy finally finds my box and shoves it in my hands and i was finally free from that cursed overpriced garbagehole

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Re:Apple Vision Pro Headset to Launch in US Stores by Appoin... by ReactiveJelly on Sunday July 09, 2023 @10:37PM (#36661397)

Perhaps some AI they run believes that waiting in line at midnight is the fun part of the iPhone experience

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Re:Apple Vision Pro Headset to Launch in US Stores by Appoin... by gnicholas on Sunday July 09, 2023 @10:56PM (#36661515)

Do you know if the item was in stock at that store? I've been able to do same-day pickups, even right after an item was launched. Not all variants are in stock, of course.

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Re:Apple Vision Pro Headset to Launch in US Stores by Appoin... by data-ottawa on Monday July 10, 2023 @12:04AM (#36661943)

Pretty similar experience buying a studio display, except the wait time was at least 40 minutes for them to get the box with the only monitor in their stock room. I expected 10 minutes at most.

My last 4 purchases from the Apple Store were terrible experiences that all took nearly an hour.

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Re:Apple Vision Pro Headset to Launch in US Stores by Appoin... by aembleton on Monday July 10, 2023 @05:11AM (#36663821)

You keep going back so it must be working

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Re:Apple Vision Pro Headset to Launch in US Stores by Appoin... by ulfw on Monday July 10, 2023 @01:22AM (#36662433)

> finally free from that cursed overpriced garbagehole

Then why do you go there? Honestly I don't get it. If you call it names like that.

There's dozens of retailers who sell the same Apple products and online websites too for quick delivery, including Apple's own.

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Re:Apple Vision Pro Headset to Launch in US Stores by Appoin... by sitzkrieg on Monday July 10, 2023 @11:24AM (#36667774)

opinions change of a place after the experience. i do not see why this is weird

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Re:Apple Vision Pro Headset to Launch in US Stores by Appoin... by wombat-man on Monday July 10, 2023 @08:38AM (#36665445)

I'll take this over waiting in a long line or not knowing if they have what I'm looking for.

I picked up a MBA and had a similar experience. It just takes 5-10 minutes for someone in the stock room to find the thing and carry it out to me. 10 minutes feels like a reasonable amount of time. I guess best buy has a slightly better system?

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