Orders were online only, even if you wanted to buy one in-store, and to actually try one on, you needed an appointment.
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Though the company dropped the official requirement, there wasn’t much of one in the first place. Signing up for an appointment for the Apple Watch did have some benefits – users could choose a few watches as favorites and the Apple Store employee would have them ready ahead of time.
Customers will still have to provide their email address when they try a Watch on, but this is only so that Apple can save your preferred Watch option to your wishlist on the Apple Online Store to make purchasing easier later on. But that requirement is gone, according to 9to5Mac.
But lost in the shuffle are a couple neat Apple Store tricks.
Citing Apple retail employees, 9to5Mac reported that starting this week, Apple Stores no longer require customers to make an appointment to try on the new wearable. It was initially only available through Apple’s online store and select boutiques around the world when it launched in April.
The move comes as Apple looks to speed up the buying process, no doubt in turn to boost sales of the smartwatch.
Apple is preparing to simplify its Apple Watch try-on process this week, four months after the device first went on sale, a new report claims.
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The “Fast and Furious” actor then showed off his “Iced out Apple Watch” in his next post on the popular photo-sharing app along with a slew of hashtags, Digital Trends reported.
