Honestly I have felt many times that the Apple Store could use a vending machine for iPhones. Anything that somebody might want to just grab and go no matter how expensive.
1000% agree. I don't always want someone to walk me through setting up my iPhone. I've used them since the very first one, I don't need any help. Take my money already and let me get out. Even just picking up a set of airpods for my wife took far longer than it should have. A vending machine would be all kinds of awesome, maybe like the ones Best Buy has at the airport (which sells some Apple products like airpods, coincidentally...)
I had the opposite experience once at the Ala Moana store. Needing the 1/4 in. headphone adapter (separate rant) I waited patiently, got someone’s attention, and made my purchase. They kindly informed me that next time I should self-service with the Apple app. Meaning I should have walked in, pulled item from shelf, checked myself out, and walked out.
Question: Why don't you just order online and have it shipped to your office/home?
> Take my money already and let me get out
This is what online ordering was made for.
A pizza place I went to had a system where your order was in a warming oven with individual doors. Punch in your order num, pull out your pizza box and go.
Little Caesar's Pizza Portals are exactly this, there's probably 5 of them within 15 miles of your location.