Apple Thoughts: Reserve and Pick Up at the Apple Store

"Apple has rolled out a new Reserve and Pick Up purchasing program for its retail stores, allowing customers to select and reserve products for later in-store purchase and pick up ahead of the holidays."

This is featured on the retail store sites in the US, UK, Australia and Canada, one more option for you holiday shoppers that may not have enough saved up to buy now. You can go to the Apple site and set aside an iPod or Mac, and pick it up between December 15th and 24th at your favorite Apple store. Kind of like lay away I suppose, except it is up to you to save the money and bring it all in when you pick up the item. An added convenience is having them wrap it for you for $5.00 USD extra.