“New York may now have three Apple stores, but there’s not a single iPhone among them,” Danny Shea reports for The Huffington Post.
“Apple Store employees at all three New York locations — the original SoHo store, the 59th Street location, and the most recent addition, on West 14th Street — have confirmed that each store is sold out of iPhones, and they don’t know when they’ll be getting new ones,” Shea reports.
Full (brief) article here.
MacDailyNews Note: We can confirm (via iPhone, no less) that each of the three NYC stores are reporting “currently sold out.” The iPhone is still available at AT&T Stores in and around Manhattan.
“Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together… mass hysteria!”
– Peter Venkman
Can you say three g?
Hmmm, new model or just selling like hotcakes.
Oh, MDM your posting stories in the future again. My clock say’s 4:18 PM.
Going to San Fran in a month. Please have the 3G ready and in stock by them.
AAPL is up 1.33% at 141.38 for the day and up close to 20% since Mar 1 2008.
MDN – Thank you for making the distinction in your headlines that it was New York <u>City</u> stores that are sold out.
Peace.
I guess we here in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis/St. Paul and surrounding suburbs) are really important because we have four Apple Stores!
I can’t wait for the 3g phone to come out so that people will realize it’s not all it’s cracked up to be and people will STFU about it finally.
Reminds me of the time last October at the 5th Av NYC store when I saw people lined up to buy iPhone and iTouch. It was lunch hour and the line up to the little folding table was 12 deep for an entire hour. The Apple folks were swiping credit cards and selling these two gadgets as fast as, well, hot-cakes!
It literally blew my mind to see this unparalleled rate of consumption. I knew then that this was no phenomenon, it was an industry being born before my eyes. And yes, I wept tears of joy at this prophetic sight.
So at that rate, how come they just ran out of iPhone/iTouch now? Emptying product channels maybe? Hmmm….
Stay tuned!
Even the Apple Store takes 5-7 business days to ship an iPhone? This could be good news.
On another note, I have been to three different Best Buy stores and noticed that none have the TV. It is not even available through their web store. This has been going on for a month. One employee told me they are waiting for the next generation, due by June. (And yes, I had an entire shaker full of salt with me….)
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=pcmcat128700050041&type=category
Zillions of tourists devouring everything in sight!
Word of the SDK and impending third party iPhone apps have people salivating.
With the dollar’s value down the tubes and iPhone cracks so easily got… wouldn’t you get one too?!
I went to the Stonestown, San Francisco store several times to buy a 16 gig and was told that none of the stores had them. I went back several days in a row (around 10 March). I finally ordered it through the online store on the 13th. It didn’t ship until the 20th and I finally got it yesterday. There seems to be a lot of demand for the 16 gig. The ATT stores have the 8 gig (my brother just got his recently).
No iPhone for me!!!
I love Apple but are people stupid or something?
3G IS THE SH*T!!, it’s lightning FAST. I know I tried it on a LAPTOP, yes A LAPTOP!!
Storage on current iPhones is a frigging JOKE!!
The camera is nearly about worthless unless it’s 8MP or better.
GPS, where the FSCK IS THE GPS???
Zooming the iphone screen is another joke, WHOOPS hit a link by accident? Got to wait until the page loads and then go back and then try again.
All over the SLOW ASS Edge network!!!
The iPhone is sold out in NYC because Apple keeps supply short as to generate BUZZ!!!
It’s a old tactic, but the masses are waiting for the “RIGHT” iPhone.
1: GPS
2: More Storage
3: Open carrier/3G
4: Connect options, USB 2+, wireless
5: Better camera
6: Stylus
etc etc.
And what would sell the iPhone like crazy?
VOIP.
Right now I can get a free device that plugs into USB and then I connect a regular old phone into that and can make UNLIMITED CALLS to/in the US for only $20 A YEAR!!!
$60 a month for At&T;and $600 for a iPhone that does a half assed job of a $800 laptop? FSCK THAT!!
Fix the iPhone Apple or die trying. Also fix the lousy glossy glary screens too.
Apparently most people still want the iPhone in spite of your rant.
silverhawk,
That extra iPhone store is helping you fat cats in MN subsidize the iPhone crisis while the rest of us beg in the streets for accessories & protective cases.
@Mad Mac Maniac…I can tell you a great place to stick your prehistoric stylus craving.
I also have a 3g phone the speed is great but better have extra bats.
HMCIV
We just got our monthly supply of electricity defrosted as the last snow event froze everything. Now I can recharge my MPB!!!
is triple M Zune Tang?
I’m not surprised at all. its a hell of phone. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Microosft fully embrace it with software and live services.
My daddy’s on welfare and hasn’t worked since 1987. I have a Tracfone..
My father is retired quite wealthy in fact, I don’t need any of his money. I’ve made my own.
Actually I do have a Tracfone and a AT&T;Razr and a 3G card for my MacBook Pro. (along with a few iPods, 160GB, 80Gb, nano, MacPro etc) Each have their respective uses.
One phone is always on, the other isn’t. Lots of people do that, it’s nothing new.
So in my opinion as a 30 year, highly technological user (and abuser), the iPhone is a over rated POS (translation: piece of sh*t) in it’s present form. Much like the first few generations of the iPod were, but at least the prime function was useable, storing and playing all of your music easily and simply.
The iPhone is a frigging hassle to make a call and everything else it does it doesn’t do very well.
I had one and gave it up.
Try again Apple, get it right in iPhone 2.0 that all.
Do you feel the love?
No iPhones in Gotham?
1. Apple didn’t expect the increased consumer demand.
2. Insufficient parts in stock to fabricate more iPhones.
3. New iPhones soon to be released.
4. SDK run on iPhones.
5. Apple renegotiating with AT&T;.
6. Apple negotiating with someone other than AT&T;.
7. Someone forgot to order more iPhones.
is triple M Zune Tang?
No. I’m a old Apple critic that has gone under zillions of nicks on this site for well, over a dozen years.
I praise Apple for good stuff and abuse them for sub standard crap because I know Steve Jobs reads this site religiously.
I also have been in Cupertino HQ last year, trust me. YOU DON’T WANT TO WORK THERE!!
So to you Apple Store employees, be glad your at where your at. Don’t dream of moving to HQ.
@MadMadManiac
Wow, dude. Chill out. You’re spewing is disturbing.
Stylus???? Come on already.
And you completely ignored the fact that the majority of iPhone users will be using a WiFi network when browsing the internet. Sure, 3G will be a nice boost when not near a hotspot, but if you’re going to criticize, at least paint the full picture.
Apple _needed_ AT&T;(or any competent carrier) in order to establish a maintainable distribution/support system for the iPhone. It’s not just a matter of selling an unlocked phone to millions of people. A clear channel of support needs to be in place.