Why do I get the last phone?

[lunar]

I went to a well known mobile shop today to purchase a phone. I asked the shop assistant if they had the phone I saw on display. He said he would look. He returned and said, "Yes, we have the phone, it's the last one."
I was at the same store a few weeks ago where I went to purchase a phone for my daughter. Again, a shop assistant said, "It's the last one available."
Is this some sort of sales trick, or am I genuinely lucky the get the last phone?

 

[lunar]

That’s because Carphone Warehouse are ****

Im surprised walk in phone shops even exist any any more. Get far better deals direct from the networks websites.

I'm happy to buy books and DVDs online, but with phones, I like to hold and feeltfeel Device. Also applies to clothes.

 

[lunar]

The OP didn't say they'd asked to buy it though just if they had it in stock, in which case it fits the give them a nudge into buying it scenario.

When I saw the phone on display (Sony Xperia L4) at £119, I asked the sales assistant, "Do you have this phone in stock?"
I did not state that I wanted to purchase the phone. Odd think is he came back from the stock room with the phone in hand. I did want to buy it anyway.