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iPhone 5s now available for immediate in-store pickup in some Apple Stores

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The hard-to-find iPhone 5s now has immediate availability in the online Apple Store if you opt for in-store pickup.

We mentioned last week that Apple is said to be adding a store pickup availability check to its Apple Store app. This hasn’t yet made it into the App Store, but you can use the website to check availability – see the screenshot below the fold … 

To check availability for in-store pickup, spec-up your phone first, then click the Check Availability link beneath the green Continue button:

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You’ll be asked for your zip code to check stores close to you.

Let us know in comments if you find immediate availability on the gold ones, whose popularity seems to have taken Apple by surprise.

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Comments

  1. glow6 - 11 years ago

    Ben, I take it this is US only? Any idea when this option is coming to UK?

  2. reneMAC (@reneMAC) - 11 years ago

    a quick check of Best Buy stores near me, all had some variants of the Sprint models in stock (no gold), as well as one or two VZW (no gold) available.

  3. Mohamed El-Far - 11 years ago

    i wanted to ask if i went to the apple store in paris …. can i buy the new iphone 5s from the store directly ?
    (23 september)

  4. Just checked South Florida (Miami) area….basically only Sprint is available and not even in great quantity

  5. Giovanna Morrison - 11 years ago

    No gold available at my store

  6. herb02135go - 11 years ago

    Remember: even if you have a reservation it doesn’t mean you won’t have to stand in line for hours. Typical sheep service.

  7. beat+ (@1beat1melody) - 11 years ago

    The feature was just revoked, if you look on the apple store website it no longer allows you to do in-store pick up. Hopefully it will be fixed sometime soon :(

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