iPhone 3G Stock Still Plentiful At 5th Avenue Apple Store With Massive Line

NEW YORK, NY - Now that iPhone 3G has been released for over a week, some cult of iPhone followers have become delusional thinking that they could casually waddle into Apple's flagship location on Fifth Avenue like a drunk Yoda without any waiting required. Wrong! (doofus alert in effect)

Apple faithful were met with shock and awe on July 18th to find over 150 people waiting in line under the blistering summer sun with well over four hour wait times in progress at 11 a.m. With so many locations across the country sold out on iPhone 3G, the Apple flagship store in Manhattan has become the last hope for desperate seekers. There's plenty of stock with a massive line to match. iPhone availability on the Apple website show all models currently in stock at the Fifth Avenue store but only 16GB White in stock at SoHo and West 14th Street.

Buying your iPhone one week after the official iPhone 3G launch still qualifies you as an early adopter. So be ready to hunker down, bear the heat and earn your right to join the cult with your down payment in sweat and time. It's well worth it at twice the current wait times.

UPDATE: Apple store 5th Avenue just confirmed via phone all models of iPhone are in stock as of 3:48 p.m. on Monday contrary to some reports.

[photos by Ed Yourdon]

Comments

[Ed Yourdon]

Thanks for using those pictures. Interestingly, the most-viewed photos from that Flickr album are of a young couple sitting beside the line of iPhone addicts, panhandling for food money...

Ed Yourdon

[iPhone Savior]

Bad Boyfriend,

Staffers just confirmed via phone all models of iPhone are in stock as of 3:48 p.m. on Monday at 5th Avenue. Best advice is to call the store right before going in and expect a line. Go for it!

Thanks for leaving a comment.

[bad boyfriend]

I'm thinking about asking my girlfriend to go this week and pick me up an iPhone 3G from the 5th ave store. If she goes is there a good chance that they will be in stock still? Anyone have any recent experiences at the 5th Ave store?