01/03/18: Used the Apple Store app to check stock on the Airpods. Showed the SanTan store had 'em. Drove over to the mall, parked, walked what felt like 2 miles to get to the store. Walked in, went straight to the audio section and found the big open space where the Airpods should've been. Uh oh.
Found a dude in a red Apple shirt. Asked about the Airpods. Yep, they're in the back give him a second. Went to hang out at the TV section. Dude in red shirt walks back out with about a dozen Airpods in his arms. Patrons were walking up to him asking for a pair. He gave them all out (but 1) before he even got to the empty space on the shelf. LOL.
Dude in red shirt scanned the Airpods, I used Apple Pay and just like that I was on my way. Such an easy and efficient process. Apple knows what it's doing.
BTW, I'm loving my Airpods.