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How to Snag AirPods for Pickup Without the Headache
Alright, here’s what you gotta have handy:
- A credit card that actually works (no, Mom’s gift card from 2020 doesn’t count)
- A Socks5 IP or just a decent VPN – yeah, you gotta look a little sneaky
- Somebody reliable to do the pickup (someone who won’t bail, hopefully)
- Full name and legit address for your pickup buddy
- An email that matches whatever’s on the credit card
- Two phone numbers — backup, you know?
Ready? Here’s the play-by-play:
1. Get your VPN or proxy sorted so it looks like you’re dodging around the same area as your pickup dude. Match it to their zip code or at least the right state.
2. Hit up the Apple website, jump over to “Accessories.”
3. Either click through to “Holiday Gifts,” or just scroll around under $200 stuff. Find AirPods (2nd gen, you’re after those cheapies).
4. Toss 'em in your bag. Double check you only picked one, no need to look greedy.
5. Smack that “Check Out” button.
6. Skip the sign-in stuff—just keep rolling as a guest. Easy.
7. Punch in your pickup person’s zip code, so you can see which stores are chill nearby.
8. Pick a location that isn’t like, right on top of their house, but also not three cities away. Balance, folks.
9. Nail down a pickup window that your person can actually make. Don’t schedule them at 9am unless they’re a morning person (what a monster).
10. Hit the “Someone else is picking up” option, then drop in all your pickup person’s info (full name, the whole shebang).
11. Make sure the email matches the credit card—Apple’s picky about this. Do the two phone numbers. Yes, they want both.
12. For payment, punch in the card info and make sure the billing address is exactly what’s on file. Don’t get lazy.
13. Place the order. If you didn’t mess up the card details, you’re golden. Usually you’ll get a pickup email in hours, or maybe next day if Apple’s feeling slow.
14. When the email hits, check out the pickup instructions and grab that order number.
15. All that’s left is for your pickup person to roll by the Apple Store, armed with their ID and that order number. They’ll check the name and hand ‘em the goods. The order number just proves it’s really their order—not some kind of security code or whatever.
Aaaand that’s it. Pretty painless, unless you mess up the VPN or your pal flakes on you, but hey, that’s life. Happy shopping!
Alright, here’s what you gotta have handy:
- A credit card that actually works (no, Mom’s gift card from 2020 doesn’t count)
- A Socks5 IP or just a decent VPN – yeah, you gotta look a little sneaky
- Somebody reliable to do the pickup (someone who won’t bail, hopefully)
- Full name and legit address for your pickup buddy
- An email that matches whatever’s on the credit card
- Two phone numbers — backup, you know?
Ready? Here’s the play-by-play:
1. Get your VPN or proxy sorted so it looks like you’re dodging around the same area as your pickup dude. Match it to their zip code or at least the right state.
2. Hit up the Apple website, jump over to “Accessories.”
3. Either click through to “Holiday Gifts,” or just scroll around under $200 stuff. Find AirPods (2nd gen, you’re after those cheapies).
4. Toss 'em in your bag. Double check you only picked one, no need to look greedy.
5. Smack that “Check Out” button.
6. Skip the sign-in stuff—just keep rolling as a guest. Easy.
7. Punch in your pickup person’s zip code, so you can see which stores are chill nearby.
8. Pick a location that isn’t like, right on top of their house, but also not three cities away. Balance, folks.
9. Nail down a pickup window that your person can actually make. Don’t schedule them at 9am unless they’re a morning person (what a monster).
10. Hit the “Someone else is picking up” option, then drop in all your pickup person’s info (full name, the whole shebang).
11. Make sure the email matches the credit card—Apple’s picky about this. Do the two phone numbers. Yes, they want both.
12. For payment, punch in the card info and make sure the billing address is exactly what’s on file. Don’t get lazy.
13. Place the order. If you didn’t mess up the card details, you’re golden. Usually you’ll get a pickup email in hours, or maybe next day if Apple’s feeling slow.
14. When the email hits, check out the pickup instructions and grab that order number.
15. All that’s left is for your pickup person to roll by the Apple Store, armed with their ID and that order number. They’ll check the name and hand ‘em the goods. The order number just proves it’s really their order—not some kind of security code or whatever.
Aaaand that’s it. Pretty painless, unless you mess up the VPN or your pal flakes on you, but hey, that’s life. Happy shopping!
