Originally Posted by
jackal
I asked her (just for grins) whether availability in the store was different than online, and she very quickly said absolutely not; if it's in the store and available, it's available online. I clarified once more, "So there's no point in coming down the store--I can do the exact same thing by just refreshing the website?" and she said, "Absolutely." Not 100% sure I believe her, but there was no hesitancy on her part. (Maybe they're trained to say that? She seemed sincere.)
This adds on to the amount of misinformation I myself have been given by Apple store employees (and read about countless others) - don't believe her. I've had employees straight-up tell me on the phone that I cannot buy a non T-Mobile iPhone 6 for full price, yet I did just that with a Verizon "device-only" purchase.
There's definitely additional inventory at retail stores that does not show up online. I myself was in line couple of weeks ago (since I wanted to buy "device-only" and also trade in a phone) and saw phones offered to others in line that were not in the online inventory.
If you really want that phone, get in line between 8 - 9 am tomorrow (and the next couple of days if needed); it's really the only way. There's almost no chance of snagging an AT&T 128Gb iPhone 6 Plus (especially black) online.