Yep, I had selected the financing option which forces a carrier but selecting Buy lets you pick a carrier later. I edited my post, thanks

That’s scummy. I appreciate the heads up, I hadn’t read that anywhere!

You’re right, I checked again and it was the financing option that forces me to lock in a carrier. Thanks!

Thank you! This will be the first Apple product I’ve bought and I’ve never gone to an Apple store, I wasn’t sure if they’d have the same policy in store.