Originally Posted by jackal

Just got back from DUB, where my iPhone 5 was stolen...and I want to get a 6 Plus for my trip in 10 days to ICN and AKL (or else I won't have a camera at all to take pics!).

Everybody in the entire region is STILL sold out--almost a month after they came out. Incredible. I've checked Apple, AT&T, Target, Best Buy, etc. All just show up as sold out online or (if I go in) shake their heads in pity at me.

I've been checking daily (even before I got home last night) to see if any of the Apple Stores near me (preferably the one in Newark, DE, given its tax-free status) have stock, but none ever show up with stock online. I just popped into the one a few miles from my house, and they said that they do get shipments in a few times a week, but the phones walk out the door almost immediately. (They had some Verizon ones in this morning but they're gone already; I'm looking for AT&T anyway.)

So, my question: do the stores ever have stock on hand that don't show up online? In other words, as a Hail Mary, should I just go ahead and drive the hour to the Newark store in hopes they might have some that don't show up online?

I'd hate to waste a trip, but I'd also hate to lose the opportunity to snag one before it disappears just because it was only available on a walk-in basis...