In-store pickup?

10PM to 4AM local time. Quantities are limited everywhere - yes, they absolutely can all be out of stock - so even if you try to order via the web site for in-store pickup, they may have already sold the available stock. You will probably have to just keep trying. You can also try the cell carriers. People have at time reported availability there when the Apple Stores had none.

Regards.

I have checked the last 4 days and havent seen one available phone. I also went to the store today and they said they had them this morning but had sold out. I think the online pickup thing is a scam to try and get people to cancel preorders.

I'm seeing a few white 16's and 64's out there tonight. Nothing near me though.

They go REALLY fast. Your best bet is to get the one you want set up in your cart ready to check out (preferably in the Apple Store app if you can), then just refresh at 10pm to see if anything pops up as available and check out right away. I came extremely close to nailing a 16GB AT&T one last night at a store 1 hour away, but by the time I got it through the cart, they were gone. I checked right at 10pm local time (CST), too.

I have noticed that the option to check out via in store pickup will unlock at 10pm EST, but the stock levels will not update until 10pm local time (or 10pm the stores' local time).

are you on pacific time?

No, I am on Central Standard time. And BTW, I finally snagged a 16GB black at a local Apple Store through the pick-up right at 10pm my time last night. The option was unlocked again but once again showed stock was unavailable prior to then.

It's a hit or miss. I was able to do in store pick up on September 28 after numerous nights of trying. Several stores close to me are usually listed with availability.

After about 4 or 5 nights I got it to work and I'll be picking up my phone tomorrow morning.