Self-proclaimed Apple fanatic Mazen Kourouche was so excited for the release of the iPhone X, he decided to camp outside the company's store in Sydney 10 days early for the rumoured release date on September 22.
However, when Apple announced the tenth anniversary edition iPhone X during its annual event on Wednesday, it said pre-orders for that visionary beast would not open until October 27, and shipping does not begin until November 3.
This means the 20-year-old had already been camped outside Apple's store for more than 48 hours before finding out he would only be receiving the iPhone 8 before everyone else - a model he admits is highly underwhelming in comparison.
"I'm not fond of the 8. If you compare it to the 7, you'll notice not much has changed and that it's all small updates," he told news.com.au.
"I would've definitely preferred to receive an X after 10 days of waiting."