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Apple Retail Staff Told to Warn Against iPhone Duo Walk-In Purchases
MacRumors • • technology
Key Points:
- Apple retail employees have been instructed to warn customers against visiting stores on October 23 to purchase the iPhone Duo without a pre-order, as walk-in stock is expected to be unavailable on launch day.
- The Apple online store advises customers to check back on October 24 for pickup availability, but this does not guarantee in-store stock or immediate availability.
- Production issues have severely limited iPhone Duo supply, with reports indicating only a few hundred devices were produced daily as of late August, causing significant launch constraints.
- Pre-orders sold out rapidly, with delivery estimates extending into January 2025 within minutes, making the device effectively unavailable for Christmas through Apple's online channels.
- Apple described demand as "nothing short of extraordinary" and is working to expedite deliveries, but has not confirmed if any stores will have launch-day walk-in inventory.
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