Shortages of iPhone 5 models crop up as Verizon blacks out Sept. 18-22 employee vacations

“As Apple’s September 10th iPhone unveiling approaches, we’ve heard that Verizon Wireless is blocking its retail employees from requesting vacations between Wednesday, September 18th and Sunday, September 22nd,” Mark Gurman reports for 9to5Mac.

“Word from Verizon Wireless sources [is] that inventory for select iPhone 5 models is constrained,” Gurman reports. “Specifically, we are told that both color options for the 32GB and 64GB iPhone 5 models are low in stock. However, it seems that the 16GB model is still in supply. It’s unclear if Apple will be retaining the 16GB iPhone 5 when the new iPhones launch, but it could make sense.”

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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Dan K.” for the heads up.]

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