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GregsGadgets loses his day-one iPhone streak at checkout

His Tokyo hotel-room rant becomes a gathering place for viewers comparing vanished pickup slots and delivery dates months away.

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GregsGadgets Story of October 18, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The video drew 2,017 comments in its first day, 20 times a normal first day on this channel (100).

iPhone Duo Preorder ruined my life.

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0:33Greg chose the 1TB model, expecting lower-capacity versions to sell out first.
1:03His chosen store pickup slot disappeared during checkout.
2:40Home delivery secured the order, but the confirmation showed November 2-9 rather than the October 23 launch.
6:13Greg says the delay breaks his ten-year streak of getting new iPhones on day one.
8:26Screenshots show some storage configurations with shipping estimates extending into late January.
9:53He explains that he is recording the unscripted reaction late at night in a Tokyo hotel room.

Gregory McFadden thought he had this preorder figured out. Choose a higher-storage iPhone Duo, avoid the rush for the base model, secure a store pickup. For a moment, it even seemed easy.

Then his pickup slot disappeared during checkout. He switched to home delivery and completed the order just two minutes after sales opened, only to find a November delivery window instead of launch day.

That is the small but deeply creator-specific disaster behind "iPhone Duo Preorder ruined my life." Greg says it ends a ten-year streak of getting new iPhones on day one. Recording with a microphone in a Tokyo hotel room, he turns the mishap into an unscripted late-night lament for the jokingly named Greg's Gadgets Guarantee.

The comment section has become almost as much the subject as the order. More than 2,000 comments arrived in the first day, roughly twenty times his usual first-day total, while views were ordinary for the channel. Greg explicitly invites viewers to share their preorder experiences, and they have plenty to compare: commenters describe frozen checkouts, lost pickup reservations and delivery estimates stretching into December or January. Those are their individual accounts, not a confirmed delivery timetable for everyone.

Others pick out the unfamiliar filming location or the irony of seeing this upload beside his earlier "iPhone Duo Buyer's Guide - Don't Make These Mistakes!" That guide had told viewers to be ready for preorder day. Greg was ready, too. His order confirmation still says November.

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What viewers say

You know it’s bad: when Greg is filming in a location we’ve never seen before
@619WWEFANSee it on YouTube
It was absolutely ridiculous. I was in right away and then it froze and kicked me out and now I have a December delivery date.
@LS_shootingSee it on YouTube
I was feeling sad that i too got pushed back till Nov 2nd, but after watching this video and reading the comments I consider myself lucky. ☘
@emersoncastro593See it on YouTube

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Seeing this video next to your one saying “iPhone duo buyers guide - don’t make these mistakes!” is so freaking funny
@Gamer-Games-GamingSee it on YouTube
The same situation occurred for me; I finally managed to submit my order at 8:05, and it was delayed to a window between November 23 and December 1.
@JPStudio-v3iSee it on YouTube
I don't want the Duo, but went thru the motions of ordering to see the delivery date (base 256Gb) - Shipping Jan 22nd. Your Nov timing is great.
@johnrohde243See it on YouTube
It was crazy!! I got my order in at 8:01am, and my delivery date is November 9th-16th from Apple! I even had "Get Ready" ready to go. I got the 2TB Dark Sky.
@Vicki_BenjiSee it on YouTube
I prepared my order.

For me the shop opened 3 minutes past due time.
I just logged in at the Apple Store and was finished 6 minutes past due opening time.
I ordered the 256 GB version, white.

Now I’ve got a delivery date in early December. 😒
@ODINs_GungnirSee it on YouTube