Apple Retail Staff Told to Warn Against iPhone Duo Walk-In Purchases

Some Apple retail employees have been told to warn customers against visiting to purchase an iPhone Duo without a pre-order on Friday, October 23. Apple Store employees told MacRumors that they have been advised that there will likely be no ‌iPhone Duo‌ stock available for walk-in purchases on launch day. Staff have been instructed to discourage customers without pre-orders from coming in expecting to buy the device, warning that they will be disappointed. briefly available when pre-orders opened before the option was disabled. The October 24 message does not guarantee stock will be available that day, and it remains unclear how firm the warning shared with employees is and whether it applies worldwide. If the guidance is firm and widely perpetuated, it closes off a potential route for customers hoping to bypass the device's lengthy online wait times, at least at the stores concerned. Nikkei Asia reported that production had reached only a few hundred devices per day in late August. Further production problems emerged in late September. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said Apple had at one point believed production constraints could push the start of sales into November. The company subsequently assembled enough inventory to proceed with the October 23 launch, although supply remained very limited. sold out for Christmas through Apple's online store. nothing short of extraordinary" in a statement to the Financial Times, adding that it was working to get devices to customers as quickly as possible. Apple has not publicly specified whether any stores will have stock for launch-day walk-in purchases. Related Roundup: iPhone Duo Tag: Retail Buyer's Guide: iPhone Duo (Buy Now) Related Forum: iPhone This article, "Apple Retail Staff Told to Warn Against iPhone Duo Walk-In Purchases" first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums

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