Apple Will Not Sell the Apple Watch to Walk-In Customers at Launch

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Posted March 30, 2015 at 1:09am by iClarified Staff

Apple will not be selling the Apple Watch to walk-in customers at launch, according to leaked documents. Instead, customers must make an online reservation to hold or pickup a model at the store.

Apple is not allowing any walk-in retail purchases for the Apple Watch at launch. Instead customers must make an online "Product Reservation" to hold a specific Apple Watch model at a retail store. This new "Product Reservation" system is used instead of Apple's "Personal Pickup" system for Apple Watches.

Leaked documents obtained by MacRumors reveal that if a customer walks in and wants to purchase a watch at launch, they will be given the option to try on a watch and place an order online through the Apple Store app. We've already heard rumors that Apple Watch launch stock will be heavily constrained and this new report seems to confirm that. Apple eventually expects to allow walk-in purchases, but not until the first wave of customer demand passes.

Apple will begin offering online pre-orders of the Apple Watch starting April 10. Customers can also make appointments to try on the Apple Watch at Apple Stores during that time. The Apple Watch will officially ship on April 24.

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Apple Will Not Sell the Apple Watch to Walk-In Customers at Launch

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Alaa chahrour - April 1, 2015 at 8:46am

They want to see first how many people want this watch Because the first problem is the price. If everything good . They will bring more If not they will not .

bigjiba - March 31, 2015 at 1:22am

they want to be able to say "we sold out the first week" no reason to limit any stock. again, if you don't have enough production, you can delay the release. you already delayed a half a year. it's funny i sort of lost interest in it. i was just thinking to put that 400usd towards a 6s plus in the fall.

Diggy - March 30, 2015 at 5:17am

Sorry to bring an actual well thought out question here, I know it's not the norm. My problem with the Apple watch sitting at the price points they are is the planned obsolescence that is built in to such a consumer product. Perhaps it is because I'm a bit of a watch collector and believe that time pieces should be timeless in their production. Heirloom quality that can be passed on for years. Now if Apple dropped the initial entry point pricing then I could see it as an electronic accessory but starting at mid $400 for a device that requires a parent device to fully function you have to see it as a combined cost output. It just doesn't make sense to me anyway.

Great! - March 30, 2015 at 4:52am

They can't help admiring Apple. Conflicted souls.

Guest - March 30, 2015 at 4:11am

I'm sticking with my Pebble for now; I don't think I'll be switching to the Apple Watch yet.

Guest - March 30, 2015 at 2:50am

This is to avoid swam of scalpers clearing up their stocks and sell them in black market.

Guest - March 30, 2015 at 2:06am

Consider that this device doesn't have a camera, unlike some competitors like the Samsung Gear.

Techno - March 30, 2015 at 7:26am

The 1st Gen Samsung Watch had a camera but the newer versions don't. It is interesting that it costs about the same as an Apple Watch.

justabrake - March 30, 2015 at 1:53am

Where do they get these sales pitch from !