striaghtryder

At&T in Bellingham denied to sell me an iphone cause i had to purchase a plan...
(kinda expected that)

THEN.... APPLE store denied me a purchase...lol

They asked who it was for....

I said it was a gift for a friend.

Then they asked me if I had proof of U.S residency. If i could not show them they are not allowed to sell it.

MAJOR WTF!! ??

Anyone run into this problem?

Meleemark

Nope.

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telecomguy

Due to the dollar being so good a friend of mine works at Kenneth Cole in Bellingham and she said that the Apple dealers have been asking for proof of ID and citizenship because of the influx of Canadians coming to buy iphone, you need to visit a state that does not have a Canadian border attached to it and pay cash, most places want ID for credit card purchases.

I had a iphone when they first came out, i sold it to some dude in Edmonton for $1000 and he bricked it.

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Daktari

I was not expecting that, it made me laugh. Poor man, he must be pissed.

kloan

Refusing to sell to Canadians?? That's rich. Glad that didn't happen to me, I'd probably reach over the counter and try to smack some sense into them.

billwong

I picked up an iPhone from the Apple Store in San Francisco on Sunday. The cashier warned me that it doesn't work outside the USA, but there was no problem buying it. I used the excuse that I was purchasing it for a son who was going to university in California. But there was no hint they were going to refuse the sale.

They had Apple employees from Europe (UK) getting trained for the iPhone launch next month. They were all very hyped about it. The iPhone was a major attraction there, of course. Curiously, the iPod touch was very much in the background.

Found the perfect case for the iPhone - Agent 18 EcoShield. They are all using them and recommending them - as a result, they are usually sold out quickly. They are a plastic case, which is thin, and won't come loose like the Neoprene or rubber cases from InCase, etc. They can be ordered online directly from Agent 18. They also recommend the Clear films for the touch surface.

Maybe I'll drive through Cupertino later this week.

An Old Soul

that's scary. If I dose to pay cash and refused to answer questions, would they not sell to me?

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htdub

Sorry but story is lame.

You can buy iPhones only at corp. owned AT&T stores. The mall kiosk stored don't sell the phones to US or Canadians. They will special order the iPhone after you sign for a plan. Been that way since launch.

Apple store in bellingham? That might be your problem since the closest apple store is in lynnwood. And the apple stores don't ask who the phone is for. They don't care. They just kindly remind you that the phone doesn't work in Canada.

striaghtryder

Actually:

LYNWOOD: We’ll be closed for renovation from October 15-19. During this time please visit the Apple Store, Bellevue Square or the Apple Store, Southcenter.

http://www.apple.com/retail/alderwoo.../20071014.html

I was denied at Bellevue and South center since they are the closest ones at the moment.

retrocactus

The University Village Apple store is the best one in Seattle....and is pretty much in between the Bellvue and Southcenter stores which are dinky mall stores whereas the University Village store is a full sized store.

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