There's only one place you can still get Airpods in time for the holidays
If you're a last-minute holiday shopper, you might be in trouble.
Apple's Airpods, are in high demand as Christmas approaches. But as of today, most retailers are either sold out of the items or unable to ship them until after Christmas, AppleInsider reports.
Many retailers are warning that your Airpods order won't arrive until after the holidays. Devices ordered directly from Apple can't be picked up or delivered until Jan. 5, while Best Buy quotes Jan. 4, and Verizon Dec. 29. Target, Walmart, Sprint, and Kohl's all appear to be out of stock. No third-party sellers on Amazon are shipping before Dec. 27.
Only AT&T appears to still be offering two-day shipping.
When Apple first released Airpods last September, the company had trouble meeting the demand for the headphones. The release was delayed for months for what some suspect was a problem with the case's charging port.
But improvements in suppliers' production meant Airpods were shipping more quickly. Just this past August, Apple's projected ship time dropped to less than one month for the first time since the devices' release, and an analyst predicted that shipments of the devices would increase by 100% over the next year.
Alas, it seems that even Apple is vulnerable to the holiday rush. If you're determined to give Airpods as a Christmas gift, hurry to AT&T as fast as you can.
Monica wrote for Mashable's Tech section with a focus on retail, internet of things, and the intersections of technology and social justice. She holds a degree in creative writing from Brown University, and has previously written for Dow Jones Media, the New York Post, Yahoo Finance, and others. In her free time, she can be found attempting to cook Asian food, buying board games, and looking for new hobbies.
