if not mistaken, any telco set more than 7 days need to claim warranty from Apple SC already. And most of them are refurbished set. Only the earlier batch will get new set since theres not many refurbished set yet in the market.
Any source on Apple store replacing with new set? can ask TS put in front page..

Hard to find for you, read iPhone 5 Apple Online Store purchase experience, search using search function.     

i replaced my iPhone 5 last time with a new set from digi... but thats within the 2nd week and i brought the whole box set. The staff took mine and replace it with a fully wrap unopened full set too. I saw my friend one getting refurbished set without the actual box. Just aluminium case. And since then i heard Apple changed quite a lot. not sure if still applies to the new iPhones.. but the latest i experienced is, more than 7 days, telcos set or not.. all go to apple service centre.

No laa, telco set need to send back to telco. I have experience sending my phone for warranty on the very last day of warranty period...

i replaced my iPhone 5 last time with a new set from digi... but thats within the 2nd week and i brought the whole box set. The staff took mine and replace it with a fully wrap unopened full set too. I saw my friend one getting refurbished set without the actual box. Just aluminium case. And since then i heard Apple changed quite a lot. not sure if still applies to the new iPhones.. but the latest i experienced is, more than 7 days, telcos set or not.. all go to apple service centre.

iPhone 6 sales plateau in the UK, iPhone 6 Plus still going strong
03 November, 2014

According to information obtained by FoneArena, the iPhone 6 isn't selling as well as the iPhone 6 Plus in the UK. Carphone Warehouse's inventory system has shown more than 20,000 iPhone 6 units idling in the company's storage warehouse.

Carphone Warehouse has bet a bit too high on users swarming its stores to purchase the iPhone 6, but the demand is seemingly not as high as anticipated. However, the iPhone 6 Plus is still selling as fast as Apple can manufacture it. Apple has managed to sort out the limited stock issues that pledged it in the past.

Sadly for the company, there may be another issue at hand - the average UK smartphone buyer isn't as tempted to go for an iPhone anymore. As per the words of an EE UK employee, for every 3 iPhones sold, there are 7 Samsung Galaxy phones purchased.

In spite of the sales slow down in the UK, Apple sold 39.2 million smartphones in the three months ending in September and and doesn't expect to lose the momentum. We'll see how that turns out come the end of the year and the next wave of financial reports.

http://www.gsmarena.com/iphone_6_sales_pla...-news-10112.php

which model?

last time my power button rosak for my iphone5, they say change a new "phone" with new serial number and everything. Would it be possible that is a refurbish set?

i replaced my iPhone 5 last time with a new set from digi... but thats within the 2nd week and i brought the whole box set. The staff took mine and replace it with a fully wrap unopened full set too. I saw my friend one getting refurbished set without the actual box. Just aluminium case. And since then i heard Apple changed quite a lot. not sure if still applies to the new iPhones.. but the latest i experienced is, more than 7 days, telcos set or not.. all go to apple service centre.

Are Amex cards very prestigious?    Yesteryears maybe, because its very hard to apply for one. I dont think so for now.

One thing for sure, a lot of merchants dont accept it.

This is interesting. Probably for 16 and 128gb models only. I've been monitoring their reservation page for the 4 apple stores closest to me here in cardiff and not once have I seen the 64gb space grey in stock. Silver was available on only one night and it was gone in 20 mins, gold was available up till 2 days ago.

Edit : right now the Apple Store closest to me is showing only 16GB spacegrey in stock for the 6 and 6+. 128GB available for both gold and silver 6

Are Amex cards very prestigious?    Yesteryears maybe, because its very hard to apply for one. I dont think so for now.

One thing for sure, a lot of merchants dont accept it.

Maxis sill releases stocks of the iphones everyday on MOS like the last time they did on the IP5s. There seems to be stock released everyday. Try buying in the morning.

That's because they charge the merchant a very high transaction fee... Nowadays mostly used as corporate cards

Yes correct but the benefits for the card holder very good one

And amex company got alot of money

my Amex is from maybank. anyway back to original question. mac city 1u accepts Amex? anyone got such experience?

guys, today better go apple resellers ask again.
Since apple just announced official launching is on 14 Nov, resellers might not be allowed to sell on 6 Nov coz apple very strict...