As has been written a dozen plus times in this thread (including by Halebopp himself): Apple Stores have several units, in every configuration, on-site, that are not for sale but reserved specifically for returns/exchanges.
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iPad 2 Shipping Estimates for U.S. Online Orders Improve to 3-4 Weeks
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As has been written a dozen plus times in this thread (including by Halebopp himself): Apple Stores have several units, in every configuration, on-site, that are not for sale but reserved specifically for returns/exchanges.
True story.
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I would just like to report that I received iPad #4 last night - no problems, looks beautiful and zero light leakage, also passed the dead or stuck pixel test so I'm very happy. Genius bar and the people at local Apple store were extremely helpful even adding "if you still have any problems in a couple months just bring it back and we'll exchange at that time"
I didn't wait in any lines whatsoever, iPad was ordered online right when they went on sale so I received shipment fairly quickly with iPad #1. It was just good customer service by the "Genius" working for me.
Great news I guess...
But the "Ships: 2-3 weeks" is really lame for those of us living outside the U.S. Here in Norway the iPad 2 release was delayed two and a half week compared to the US, and while Apple shipped out to US customers the same day we have to wait some 2-3 additional weeks. Making it a total of 4-5 weeks.
Really pisses me off that Apple do not treat customers on all their markets equally. Bad policy!
But the "Ships: 2-3 weeks" is really lame for those of us living outside the U.S. Here in Norway the iPad 2 release was delayed two and a half week compared to the US, and while Apple shipped out to US customers the same day we have to wait some 2-3 additional weeks. Making it a total of 4-5 weeks.
Really pisses me off that Apple do not treat customers on all their markets equally. Bad policy!
I want my iPad
My orginal shipping was 4 -5 weeks, after this announcement, the date move from April 22nd to April 21st. One day is not 2 to 3 weeks. Come on Apple. The UK got a better deal than the US.
My orginal shipping was 4 -5 weeks, after this announcement, the date move from April 22nd to April 21st. One day is not 2 to 3 weeks. Come on Apple. The UK got a better deal than the US.
I was looking at http://www.appleordertracker.com, and it appears that orders with engraving included were taking longer. I ordered 3G AT&T; someone else ordered the same a day later, w/o engraving, iPad shipped.
That's good to hear -- sorry for my assumptions. I think I was just a bit too worn from everybody swearing up and down that their iPhone 4 was dropping calls more than their other smart phones that I couldn't help but think "here we go again" when this light leakage thing started coming out. Honestly, some of those light leakage photos in the thread are no worse (and often better) than many LCD monitors I have owned. Some of them are pretty darn bad though. I'm glad to hear that Apple took care of it. Again, my apologies.
On the bright side... just think you have owned 4 iPad 2's in a time period that most folks have yet to get one.
That makes sense from a customer service standpoint. It would be really bad for somebody to wait in line for hours, get a defective unit and then get told to come back tomorrow. Honestly, I figured that Apple would sell them as fast as they could to capitalize on the demand -- apparently they have not forgotten customer service is important -- too bad some of these units passed quality inspection though.
I gave my apologizes to Halebopp in another post. I'm glad to hear his 4th iPad 2 is perfect. Personally, I have never owned a perfect LCD, but some of those posts on that forum look like people being a bit knit-picky (meaning they have normal backlight leakage and are only noticing it because somebody else said they had a real problem). Other photos in there do look horrible for backlight leakage.
I suppose sometimes I can be a bit presumptuous. I'll try to watch that in the future.
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Viewing appleordertracker.com, some of the UK and Canadian orders are scheduled to ship before my order ships. What is Apple doing?
Viewing appleordertracker.com, some of the UK and Canadian orders are scheduled to ship before my order ships. What is Apple doing?
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Just called apple. He said that anyone who orders today will not see their ipad till after Apr 26th. I ordered mine on the 15th it's ships on the 21st arrives on the 26th. Haven't seen a change in my shipping date. Hopefully I'll get bumped up eventually.
Just called apple. He said that anyone who orders today will not see their ipad till after Apr 26th. I ordered mine on the 15th it's ships on the 21st arrives on the 26th. Haven't seen a change in my shipping date. Hopefully I'll get bumped up eventually.
Shipping time
Ordered my 32 gig wifi mid-day on release day, 3/11. Standard shipping Fed Ex - delivered on the 25th. Using it right now.
Ordered my 32 gig wifi mid-day on release day, 3/11. Standard shipping Fed Ex - delivered on the 25th. Using it right now.
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So I ordered mine on the 18th when it was a 4-5 week wait. But with the new timelines online, now anyone who orders one now will get theirs at the same time I am supposed to get mine. In fact, I tested it by ordering a second and sure enough, the ship date was only one day later then the one I ordered over a week ago. They never updated people existing ship dates before reducing new orders timelines. Doesn't show any preference to existing orders. Everything I have is Apple, but never run into this much poor translation of information to buy one of their products. Shame to be disillusioned about a brand I've always been a fan of until now.
So I ordered mine on the 18th when it was a 4-5 week wait. But with the new timelines online, now anyone who orders one now will get theirs at the same time I am supposed to get mine. In fact, I tested it by ordering a second and sure enough, the ship date was only one day later then the one I ordered over a week ago. They never updated people existing ship dates before reducing new orders timelines. Doesn't show any preference to existing orders. Everything I have is Apple, but never run into this much poor translation of information to buy one of their products. Shame to be disillusioned about a brand I've always been a fan of until now.
This is crazy apple !
Hello i also order mines on 16th and no change in date for me this is sad i'm sick of this
Finally got one in person
Apple Store in Stoneridge Mall (Pleasanton, CA) got a good shipment in yesterday (3-30-11) and didn't sell out until around 11:00 (according to the Zagg kiosk right outside). I got there at 05:30am and was #19 in line; they easily had a hundred units of varying models. First to go were of course AT&T, but I got one (32GB) and so did the lady behind me.
Canceled my online order, so hopefully someone waiting online will get theirs earlier!
Apple Store in Stoneridge Mall (Pleasanton, CA) got a good shipment in yesterday (3-30-11) and didn't sell out until around 11:00 (according to the Zagg kiosk right outside). I got there at 05:30am and was #19 in line; they easily had a hundred units of varying models. First to go were of course AT&T, but I got one (32GB) and so did the lady behind me.
Canceled my online order, so hopefully someone waiting online will get theirs earlier!
Ditto here for delivery on the 26th. I've also been checking the Apple Store @ Stonestown in San Francisco here and there. Almost every day for the past week or so, I've heard people lining up at 5 am or earlier. Apple Store staff hand out iPad tickets around 7, so it's sold out the rest of the day. On the first day of the release at RadioShack, I was third in line at a store @ just after 8 am, and... the store only received two iPad 2s. Doh! Put my name on a list but that's been pretty much useless.
Got my shipment notification email today (Apr 12) stating that my iPad 2 delivers by Apr 19, 2011 via FedEx. My order was placed on Mar 22. Exciting!