IPhone 5S availability in Belfast

daz2003

Anyone know anything about the availability of the 5S in apple store in Belfast, i know it sold out on friday but just wondering if anyone knows when the are expected back in, thanks

Creamy Goodness

daz2003 wrote: »

Anyone know anything about the availability of the 5S in apple store in Belfast, i know it sold out on friday but just wondering if anyone knows when the are expected back in, thanks

You'll probably get a better answer if you call them.

Also please post back for anyone else that see this thread.

daz2003

tried calling them today and after being on hold for 24 minutes the told me they cant give out delivery info for security reasons so the call left me none the wiser so thought id give here a try

Creamy Goodness

daz2003 wrote: »

tried calling them today and after being on hold for 24 minutes the told me they cant give out delivery info for security reasons so the call left me none the wiser so thought id give here a try

Ok. Not trying to be smart here but if the store workers can't tell you how would people on boards know?

daz2003

The workers can't officially tell me but I've found ppl on boards seem to be fairly well informed plus I was hoping ppl could post up info of they hear anything in the next few days

mdwexford

daz2003 wrote: »

tried calling them today and after being on hold for 24 minutes the told me they cant give out delivery info for security reasons so the call left me none the wiser so thought id give here a try

What a load of crap.

They cant tell customers when they will have stock for fear of it being hijacked, seriously.

whiterebel

mdwexford wrote: »

What a load of crap.

They cant tell customers when they will have stock for fear of it being hijacked, seriously.

You didn't hear about the 2 pallets of iPad minis being hijacked in New York last year then?

drumzone

order one on the uk site...only thing is you will need an address in the north,or know someone that has...you will at least have it before it comes to ireland,and not at the rip off prices that some people are looking for the ones they q'd for last friday and selling to make a quick buck.

Yogic

drumzone wrote: »

order one on the uk site...only thing is you will need an address in the north,or know someone that has...you will at least have it before it comes to ireland,and not at the rip off prices that some people are looking for the ones they q'd for last friday and selling to make a quick buck.

Order one on the UK site and get it delivered to Parcel Motel. First two deliveries are free.

mdwexford

whiterebel wrote: »

You didn't hear about the 2 pallets of iPad minis being hijacked in New York last year then?

Nope I did not.

So now Apple store can't inform possible customers when they will have stock?

mathepac

mdwexford wrote: »

... So now Apple store can't inform possible customers when they will have stock?

Sshhh. It's on a strict "need to know basis" and customers don't need to know. "That'll be a gazillion bucks please sir. When will sir have his Apple gizmo? Why sir, that might spoil the surprise. Have a nice wait sir, and remember Xanax are cheap."

Jofspring

I went into an apple store in Florida looking for a 4s when it came out and they told me that a delivery was due but they didn't know what time it was coming in or the quantity. It was up to us then if we wanted to hang around and wait. It seems to be the way they do it everywhere.

TheBigGreen

I just rang the Apple Store there and the lad said that they aren't told when the shipment is coming but hinted maybe tomorrow or Thursday.

whiterebel

mdwexford wrote: »

Nope I did not.

So now Apple store can't inform possible customers when they will have stock?

Too much information about deliveries and their various stages in the logistics supply chain make Apple an extremely juicy target. In the NY job a security guard became suspicious and they buggered off leaving 3 more pallets behind, which would have been a total haul of $6.25M. It was an inside job, so Apple are unbelievably paranoid about security now.

Heisenberg1

whiterebel wrote: »

Too much information about deliveries and their various stages in the logistics supply chain make Apple an extremely juicy target. In the NY job a security guard became suspicious and they buggered off leaving 3 more pallets behind, which would have been a total haul of $6.25M. It was an inside job, so Apple are unbelievably paranoid about security now.

Wouldn't Apple just block those iPad minis? rendering them useless when they

tried to activate them.

Creamy Goodness

Heisenberg1 wrote: »

Wouldn't Apple just block those iPad minis? rendering them useless when they

tried to activate them.

And how would that make up for the loss in sales?

Sad Professor

Yogic wrote: »

Order one on the UK site and get it delivered to Parcel Motel. First two deliveries are free.

Not anymore. You get a free par of slippers now instead.

Heisenberg1

Just off the phone with Apple Belfast. They have limited stock of the 5s and

should be sold out in 15 mins according to the sales guy and not to bother

traveling up today as its a waste of time. Again he gave no indication of the

next delivery the wait continues.

lertsnim

Yogic wrote: »

Order one on the UK site and get it delivered to Parcel Motel. First two deliveries are free.

Doesn't Parcel Motel insure up to £100. Best of luck if your iphone goes missing.

drumzone

no need to bother with that parcel motel,just get it delivered to house by post

Sad Professor

drumzone wrote: »

no need to bother with that parcel motel,just get it delivered to house by post

The UK Apple Store won't deliver to Ireland.

daz2003

drumzone wrote: »

no need to bother with that parcel motel,just get it delivered to house by post

How'd u manage that???

TheBigGreen

No stock up to 13:43.

KrisR

Hopefully they'll have some stock in for tuesday, anybody know?

Zcott

KrisR wrote: »

Hopefully they'll have some stock in for tuesday, anybody know?

Only Apple can tell you that. And they won't until Tuesday.

moralproduction

no stock today in belfast 11:10am

KrisR

No iphone 5s in stock today in belfast 10am

Heisenberg1

KrisR wrote: »

No iphone 5s in stock today in belfast 10am

Cheers for the update at this stage I might just hang on for apple.ie release. They seem to only get around 10 iPhones in per shipment in Belfast.

TheBigGreen

I was up in the apple store on Sunday, the place was packed all day! Went in three times while shopping around and the final time I asked your wan about how many people are enquiring about the availability of the 5s, she said hundreds!!!

KrisR

They had them in today i rang just there when i got home and they are pretty much out of all Iphone 5s already. I reckon it will be next wednesday again.

asif2011

I hear they will have hundreds of them in on Friday! Purple monkey dishwasher...

KrisR

lol, for real?

TheBigGreen

Don't think I'll be up north in the next few weeks but will be in London at the end of the month so will probably pick one up then.

Any rumours of a release date in Ireland?

asif2011

@KrisR - nah I was just joking.. hence "Purple monkey dishwasher"

@TheBigGreen - Maybe Friday morning, but that's just from some random person on the Internet. So... shovels of salt there! It's not in Apple or consumers interest to keep this rumour-mill going... People just want the damn phone already. So I'm thinking it'll be in the next week or so.

KrisR

@asif2011 lol

billie1b

Im heading up to Belfast for the day on Friday, i'm gonna pop in and chance my arm, probably won't have any as every day i've rang this week i've been told 'out of stock and we dont know our delivery dates or times, best thing to do is ring each morning at 10:30am'. I find the staff in Victoria square generally nice and helpful

Gekko

PhonesOnline.ie are listing the 5S and 5C in stock now.

Heisenberg1

Gekko wrote: »

PhonesOnline.ie are listing the 5S and 5C in stock now.

Look at the price of them 899 for a 16gb white no way they will be that expensive when released here.

Gekko

Heisenberg1 wrote: »

Look at the price of them 899 for a 16gb white no way they will be that expensive when released here.

It's an option for anyone impatient and those with deep pockets!

For anyone at the other end of the country, when you factor in the time and cost of driving to Belfast and back then it doesn't look quite so bad.

The price will come down in time of course.

KrisR

Anyone know if they had phones in stock up in belfast yesterday or today? If not i reckon they will be in stock tomorrow morning.

billie1b

KrisR wrote: »

Anyone know if they had phones in stock up in belfast yesterday or today? If not i reckon they will be in stock tomorrow morning.

Out of stock yesterday, rang in the afternoon, still have to ring today to ask

Just rang, only have 64gb in stock and white/gold colour, they said they are expecting some in again soon but they sell out within 30 minutes

KrisR

So if they got that shipment in yesterday, I'm guessing there won't be one tomorrow?

billie1b

KrisR wrote: »

So if they got that shipment in yesterday, I'm guessing there won't be one tomorrow?

they told me they receive a delivery everyday, just depends on whats in it

KrisR

Think ill ring up 9 30 and see what they have in stock so. Takes me an hour to travel up and I have the day off tomorrow.

billie1b

KrisR wrote: »

Think ill ring up 9 30 and see what they have in stock so. Takes me an hour to travel up and I have the day off tomorrow.

Yeah myself and the missus are doing the same but its two hours for us from Dublin

KrisR

Are you going to risk going up early by leaving dublin before opening hours?

billie1b

KrisR wrote: »

Are you going to risk going up early by leaving dublin before opening hours?

wont be leaving until after 9am as ive to drop the kids to school

KrisR

Ahh I see. I'm hoping to pick up an 5s gold 16gb. But if I make the trip I'd be happy enough to pick up any colour as I can't make the trip until next Tuesday!

billie1b

KrisR wrote: »

Ahh I see. I'm hoping to pick up an 5s gold 16gb. But if I make the trip I'd be happy enough to pick up any colour as I can't make the trip until next Tuesday!

It'll be either black/grey or white/silver in 16 or 32gb. Where you heading from?

KrisR

Meath/Dublin border, M1 the whole way up. Think I'll leave at about 8.

billie1b

KrisR wrote: »

Meath/Dublin border, M1 the whole way up. Think I'll leave at about 8.

Cool, wish you luck with it, might see you up there