Preparing for shipment - how long? - Page 3

Kelsmom18 · Feb 3, 2013, 09:16 AM

Mine went to "Preparing for Shipment" on a Sat am and to "Shipped" on the Mon. Total of 2 days. Not long.

Ordered on Dec 26th - received Jan 16th.

Megaoctane · Feb 3, 2013, 10:04 AM

Mine has been preparing since yesterday 11am CET. Hope it will ship soon.

WizardHunt · Feb 3, 2013, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by roastingpig

i waited so long for mine at one point i thought the status said when hell freezes over

:d

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Originally Posted by trustever

Daves0024 where have you ordered from?

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Originally Posted by Daves0024

I ordered on Apple.com

I think trustever meant what city and country did you order from?

WizardHunt · Feb 3, 2013, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Megaoctane

Mine has been preparing since yesterday 11am CET. Hope it will ship soon.

Has yours shipped yet? Remind me again when you bought your iMac and the full configuration specs?

trustever · Feb 3, 2013, 02:10 PM

@ daves0024 I meant to ask from where in the world have you ordered from?

Megaoctane · Feb 3, 2013, 02:47 PM

Mine hasn't shipped yet. Don't know what the factory is doing. Base 27" with 1 TB Fusion drive.

WizardHunt · Feb 3, 2013, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Megaoctane

Mine hasn't shipped yet. Don't know what the factory is doing. Base 27" with 1 TB Fusion drive.

since yours is Base model with 1TB Fusion it will probably ship faster or before mine since mine is Maxed out version 3.4 Ghz GTX 680MX, 3TB no fusion. I am thinking now the no fusion is the hold up, They probably have thousands standing by with the fusion drive in it, but not many with just a 3 TB hd no fusion. . . so I am willing to bet that yours ordered on the 16th or 17th will ship before mine ordered on 15th. Good for you

, Not so good for me

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Daves0024 · Feb 3, 2013, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by trustever

@ daves0024 I meant to ask from where in the world have you ordered from?

I ordered from NJ

WizardHunt · Feb 4, 2013, 12:05 PM

Looking at the spreadsheet it appears Apple has forgotten about the orders placed on Jan 15th. See at this cut out from the spreadsheet.

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE PAGE

The Robot Cow · Feb 4, 2013, 05:25 PM

on my 21.5 it was on preparing for shipping and it changed to shipped in less than a day.

WizardHunt · Feb 4, 2013, 07:57 PM

Did any move from Processing to Prepared for Shipment today?
Does not appear so.

jonfarr · 10:57 PM

I ordered January 23rd, went preparing on Feb 2nd and it shipped on the 4th.
I got a base 21" with a fusion drive and 16GB RAM.

WizardHunt · Feb 4, 2013, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by jonfarr

I ordered January 23rd, went preparing on Feb 2nd and it shipped on the 4th.
I got a base 21" with a fusion drive and 16GB RAM.

Thats why it went to shipping so fast, it was a 21.5 model and not the 27 in model.

WizardHunt · Feb 5, 2013, 01:34 AM

Finally!!! it Moved from Processing Items to Prepared for Shipment at 11:30 pm just before I was about to call it a night. Maybe with some luck it will ship out tomorrow or on Wednesday at latest. Anyway I am relieved a little bit now. It will not be long now. I ordered Express shipping lets see if they use that speed and will they actually charge me the $30 since I heard rumors that they were providing all shipments as express. Not sure if that is true. But I am about to find out.

trustever · Feb 5, 2013, 03:06 AM

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Originally Posted by WizardHunt

Thats why it went to shipping so fast, it was a 21.5 model and not the 27 in model.

Why shipping a 21.5 should be faster than the 27, once the machine is assembled what could make any difference?

Megaoctane · Feb 5, 2013, 03:48 AM

The 27" is taking longer because of the new way to assemble the screen to the glass. It's easier on the smaller 21.5".
After it is assembled, than there should be no difference in delivery time.

WizardHunt · Feb 5, 2013, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Megaoctane

The 27" is taking longer because of the new way to assemble the screen to the glass. It's easier on the smaller 21.5".
After it is assembled, than there should be no difference in delivery time.

That is probably very True.

bembol · Feb 5, 2013, 10:27 AM

I just got the noticed this morning.

What are the chances it arrives here by the end of the week? Thought the estimated shipment is February 12-19.

WizardHunt · Feb 5, 2013, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by bembol

I just got the noticed this morning.

What are the chances it arrives here by the end of the week? Thought the estimated shipment is February 12-19.

Depends on when it actually ships. If it goes out today yes it could be here fri or sat. If it ships tomorrow count on Monday

WizardHunt · Feb 5, 2013, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by bembol

I just got the noticed this morning.

What are the chances it arrives here by the end of the week? Thought the estimated shipment is February 12-19.

Well the chances are confirmed for me , anyways, I will be getting it delivered on Feb 8, this Friday. and it missed the cutoff for Fedex to go out today it said on tracking otherwise it could have got here on Thursday. So the express shipping i paid did pay off.

It Shipped!!!! My Baby is coming to me soon. Can't Wait.

designs216 · Feb 5, 2013, 04:41 PM

Seems to me like the most dubious part of the Apple order process, with no consistent or predictable duration. Perhaps because the Shipped stage is so precise and shows measurable progress or because I've mostly purchased refurbs.

WizardHunt · Feb 5, 2013, 09:38 PM

Ok my order has shipped as many of you know, but I have a question. It was picked up at 5:18 pm and under that in grey lettering, it states Package received after FedEx cutoff.

But at the same time it says towards the top : " In Transit " And underneath that it says : Shipment Exception. What does Shipment Exception mean? Is this going to be a problem? Which may affect the Scheduled arrival time of Friday Feb 8, before 10:30 am?

bembol · Feb 5, 2013, 10:01 PM

It looks like it won't ship out until tomorrow.

If I knew it was going to take this long I would've paid for it to ship it faster.

WizardHunt · 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by bembol

It looks like it won't ship out until tomorrow.

If I knew it was going to take this long I would've paid for it to ship it faster.

I just called Fed Ex International at 1-800-247-4747 and they told me the shipment exception means it missed the plane due to the Fed-Ex Cut off time. The package will not make the plane due it was not checked in early enough. What that means is back luck for me. Now instead of it coming Friday morning, it will be deferred to Monday at 10:30. So basically 3 more days later than it should have been. So I paid $30.00 for nothing. I may call Apple tomorrow to see if I can get the $30.00 removed from my charge. Bummer Friday was only 2 1/2 days from now. Now it will be sent Monday or 6 more days. Tell me that I am not bummed.

UPDATE: Wednesday Feb 6, 2013 my iMac has International Shipment Release-Export and the delivery date still has not changed, it is still saying Feb 8 Friday at 10:30 am so I don't know what is going on.

WizardHunt · Feb 6, 2013, 11:32 PM

I just got a text message from my App in my iPhone that my iMac has landed in Memphis,TN. just now at 9:30 pm Wednesday Feb 6th. That is plenty of time to get to my city of Las Vegas, on Friday. It appears it will arrive on Friday after all. That is so cool. It did not even go to Alaska, that I see in the tracking. It went from Shanghai, China straight to Memphis, TN. I thought it might to a west coast hug like Ontario, Ca but nope. So it will clear customs in Memphis I guess.

That means it shipped on the 5th, (actually the 6th of Feb since it missed the plane on the 5th) and will get here on the 8th, that is like 2 actually shipping days but 3 days total. That's Express Shipping at its Best!!!

Feb 3, 2013, 02:47 PM	#56
Megaoctane macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Norway	Mine hasn't shipped yet. Don't know what the factory is doing. Base 27" with 1 TB Fusion drive. __________________ Ordered 16-Jan, Preparing 02-Feb, Shipped 04-Feb-2013. Late 2012 27" 2.9 i5, 8GB RAM 1TB FD; iPad 4th Gen; iPad mini; iPhone 5
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Feb 4, 2013, 12:05 PM	#59
WizardHunt macrumors Demi-God Join Date: May 2007 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada USA	Looking at the spreadsheet it appears Apple has forgotten about the orders placed on Jan 15th. See at this cut out from the spreadsheet. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE PAGE __________________ Once you go Mac - You will Never go Back!
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Feb 4, 2013, 05:25 PM	#60
The Robot Cow macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Central California	on my 21.5 it was on preparing for shipping and it changed to shipped in less than a day. __________________ iPhone 5 32gb Black iMac 21.5 iPad 2 Galaxy Nexus & Nexus 7 Ae86 Owner
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Feb 4, 2013, 07:57 PM	#61
WizardHunt macrumors Demi-God Join Date: May 2007 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada USA	Did any move from Processing to Prepared for Shipment today? Does not appear so. __________________ Once you go Mac - You will Never go Back!
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Feb 4, 2013, 10:56 PM	#62
jonfarr macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Portland	I ordered January 23rd, went preparing on Feb 2nd and it shipped on the 4th. I got a base 21" with a fusion drive and 16GB RAM. __________________ iMac, Macbook Air, iPhone 5, iPad mini w/ LTE Last edited by jonfarr; Feb 4, 2013 at 10:57 PM. Reason: Model info
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Feb 3, 2013, 09:16 AM	#51
Kelsmom18 macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: North Carolina	Mine went to "Preparing for Shipment" on a Sat am and to "Shipped" on the Mon. Total of 2 days. Not long. Ordered on Dec 26th - received Jan 16th.
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Feb 3, 2013, 10:04 AM	#52
Megaoctane macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Norway	Mine has been preparing since yesterday 11am CET. Hope it will ship soon.
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Feb 3, 2013, 02:10 PM	#55
trustever macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jan 2013	@ daves0024 I meant to ask from where in the world have you ordered from?
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Feb 5, 2013, 01:34 AM	#64
WizardHunt macrumors Demi-God Join Date: May 2007 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada USA	It Finally Moves to Prepared for Shipment!!! Finally!!! it Moved from Processing Items to Prepared for Shipment at 11:30 pm just before I was about to call it a night. Maybe with some luck it will ship out tomorrow or on Wednesday at latest. Anyway I am relieved a little bit now. It will not be long now. I ordered Express shipping lets see if they use that speed and will they actually charge me the $30 since I heard rumors that they were providing all shipments as express. Not sure if that is true. But I am about to find out. __________________ Once you go Mac - You will Never go Back!
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Feb 5, 2013, 03:48 AM	#66
Megaoctane macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Norway	The 27" is taking longer because of the new way to assemble the screen to the glass. It's easier on the smaller 21.5". After it is assembled, than there should be no difference in delivery time.
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Feb 5, 2013, 10:27 AM	#68
bembol macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: iCloud	I just got the noticed this morning. What are the chances it arrives here by the end of the week? Thought the estimated shipment is February 12-19. __________________ SHIFT_ 27" iMac Late-2012 Base w/32GB RAM & 3TB Fusion apple TV 3 (x2) \| White 72.44GB S^MSUNG Galaxy S4 \| Silver 32GB hTc One
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Feb 5, 2013, 04:41 PM	#71
designs216 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: On the way to M-83	Seems to me like the most dubious part of the Apple order process, with no consistent or predictable duration. Perhaps because the Shipped stage is so precise and shows measurable progress or because I've mostly purchased refurbs.
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Feb 5, 2013, 09:38 PM	#72
WizardHunt macrumors Demi-God Join Date: May 2007 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada USA	Ok my order has shipped as many of you know, but I have a question. It was picked up at 5:18 pm and under that in grey lettering, it states Package received after FedEx cutoff. But at the same time it says towards the top : " In Transit " And underneath that it says : Shipment Exception. What does Shipment Exception mean? Is this going to be a problem? Which may affect the Scheduled arrival time of Friday Feb 8, before 10:30 am? __________________ Once you go Mac - You will Never go Back!
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Feb 5, 2013, 10:01 PM	#73
bembol macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: iCloud	It looks like it won't ship out until tomorrow. If I knew it was going to take this long I would've paid for it to ship it faster.
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Feb 6, 2013, 11:32 PM	#75
WizardHunt macrumors Demi-God Join Date: May 2007 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada USA	I just got a text message from my App in my iPhone that my iMac has landed in Memphis,TN. just now at 9:30 pm Wednesday Feb 6th. That is plenty of time to get to my city of Las Vegas, on Friday. It appears it will arrive on Friday after all. That is so cool. It did not even go to Alaska, that I see in the tracking. It went from Shanghai, China straight to Memphis, TN. I thought it might to a west coast hug like Ontario, Ca but nope. So it will clear customs in Memphis I guess. That means it shipped on the 5th, (actually the 6th of Feb since it missed the plane on the 5th) and will get here on the 8th, that is like 2 actually shipping days but 3 days total. That's Express Shipping at its Best!!! __________________ Once you go Mac - You will Never go Back!
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