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The matter of “buying” should logically not be discussed on the table. Firstly, panic buying is unnecessary market chaos caused by insufficient stocking by manufacturers; secondly, rational consumers will not compromise on products, and they will not buy if they can’t buy them. Therefore, this “buying guide” is not to call on everyone to step on the trap of consumerism, but to share experience with friends who want to experience Apple’s new products first, and help IT family friends to win the first batch of iPhone 13. Not much to say, the next thing is dry goods.
What is the starter
As long as you are willing to wait, Apple products will not be unavailable. Thanks to Cook’s precise management of the supply chain, if you use the Apple Store or Apple’s official website to place an order, you can see the “estimated delivery time” on the purchase interface. This time includes not only the time consuming of logistics, but also the time consuming of the supply chain such as assembly and shipment. However, the readers of this article definitely cannot accept the “estimated delivery time” in a few months, so the goal of this article is to help family friends get the first batch of goods on September 24.
the way of buying
When will iPhone 13/Pro be available? When did you buy it? This is the topic that everyone is most concerned about after the press conference. At 8:00 tonight, you can buy iPhone 13, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max on the following platforms:
1. Apple’s official website: Click here to go
2. Apple Store app on iOS
3. Apple Tmall flagship store: click here
4. Apple Jingdong self-operated store: Click here to go
5. Other channels
Among them, the official website, Apple Store, and Tmall use the same system, which is the most orthodox official channel, and is also the first entry point for panic buying in this article.
JD.com is a third-party channel. It first purchases the goods from Apple’s official website and then ships them to consumers. But because Dongge got the goods before the iPhone 13 went on sale, the delivery speed will not be slower than the official one.
Other channels refer to the sources of Pinduoduo, operators, and self-employed individuals. You can choose at your discretion.
Tmall and JD’s panic buying method
I believe that family friends have used the two e-commerce platforms of Tmall and JD. How to buy and pay on the product interface does not require this article to teach. You only need to pay attention to the following things:
1. Apple has always redefined 8:00 p.m., so if it is normal for family friends to be unable to refresh the purchase interface after 8:00, just continue to refresh;
2. Don’t set the default address incorrectly, and don’t waste time on changing the address;
3. Make sure that there is money in the wallet, and any platform will ship according to the order of payment time;
4. Apple’s Tmall flagship store is currently under maintenance, which is the same as Apple’s official website and Apple Store; however, JD still supports the selection of colors and models, and family friends can choose in advance to save some time.
How to buy from Apple’s official website and Apple Store
Official channels are the safest way to grab the first release. This is not only because the goods ordered here go through Apple’s exclusive logistics, the iPhone ordered on the official website also supports 14 days of unreasonable return, even if it is activated, there is no problem with slight traces of use. However, many family friends do not often use these two platforms, so this article will introduce them in detail.
1. Select the product: After the pre-order is open at 8:00, the purchase entrance of iPhone 13 will inevitably appear on the homepage, and everyone can see it at a glance;
2. Model selection: The model selection of these two platforms is sequential, that is, you have to click “color” before you can continue to click “capacity” and other items. Therefore, be sure to remember the model you want to buy when rushing for the first release;
3. Add to shopping bag: These two platforms do not have the option of “Buy Now”. After family friends have successfully added the product to the shopping bag, they must quickly switch to the “My Shopping Bag” interface and click the settlement button;
4. Delivery address: There is a saying that Apple users can save the address in the address book in advance so that it will be automatically filled in when purchasing. However, the author personally tested that the address will not be automatically filled in when grabbing the first release. The safest way is to write down your address, phone number, and email address in the notepad, and then copy and paste it into the purchase interface;
5. Payment methods: These two platforms support various payment methods such as debit card, credit card, Alipay, WeChat, etc., so before you rush to buy, you must figure out which wallet to use for payment and the corresponding password;
Advanced skills to snap up on official channels
Although the essence of snapping up is to fight for your internet speed and hand speed, some techniques can help you rank in the forefront of the shipping line when you are not much different from others.
1. Use Apple Pay to pay. Apple Pay is equivalent to a bank card, but compared to direct payment with a bank card, Apple Pay has the highest processing priority by Apple. If there are conditions, be sure to use Apple Pay to pay;
2. Do not choose additional services such as installment and trade-in. These services will slow down your checkout speed. Even if you have gone through the payment process, the paid money cannot reach Apple immediately, and the system still determines that the payment has not been received;
3. Select the appropriate iPhone model. This year’s new color “Yuanfeng Blue” uses a new coloring process, the production line is still unstable and may be out of stock soon. Gold has always been a model with fewer stocks. Black and white are the safest. As for storage capacity, the order of rush to buy is 512 G> 256 G> 1 T> 128 G;
Offline pickup
This is the safest way to grab the first launch, but not all family and friends can execute it, because Apple’s official retail stores are only opened in some major cities. The following three types of consumers can choose to grab the first offline:
1. “Renew every year” consumers. Such customers generally can grab the first release, they have exclusive appointment channels, and the number of places is more but still limited;
2. Consumers who grab an appointment. Such customers need to grab a qualification on the official website and the “offline pickup” interface of the Apple Store, and then go offline to pick up the goods;
3. Consumers queuing at the Toutie site. Such customers must go to the Apple retail store to line up early and pray that the store’s stock is still surplus.
The appointment entrance of “Renew every year” is generally placed at the top of the product purchase interface; while the appointment entrance of “offline pickup” is not fixed, sometimes at the top, sometimes in the middle, and sometimes not at all. If you successfully enter the offline appointment interface, please pay attention to the following points:
1. Try different retail stores. Each retail store has different types of goods. If a retail store shows that it is out of stock, and there are other retail stores in your city, remember to try another store;
2. Try different models. Similar to online snap-ups, the stocking situation of different models of iPhones offline is also different, and you can find products that can still be reserved by changing parameters flexibly;
3. Pick up time from late to early. Because the system is not updated in time, the earlier pick-up time period will be displayed even if the queue is full. If you encounter this situation unfortunately, the system will report an error and the whole process will restart. Therefore, it is safer to choose a later time period.
How to confirm whether the purchase is successful
After you go through the complete set of purchase process, remember to check whether you have received the message “payment has been received” by SMS and email. This is the proof of successful purchase. After a while, you will also receive a message stating “Estimated Delivery Time”, which is the arrival time of your new iPhone.
Concluding remarks
The above is all my experience in snapping up Apple products over the past few years. I wish you all can log in to IT Home with iPhone 13 on September 24! This article is universal for all kinds of Apple products, it is recommended that you pay attention to + collection, thank you!
