Like I say, normally it takes about 4/6 days, China to the UK, but with things as they are it may take longer than usual.
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How long does it usually take to go from "preparing to Ship" to "shipped"? It took ages to move on from "processing".
For me it was about 14 hours (but most of that was overnight U.K. time).
Yeah I'm in no rush. It is as long as I can remember a product arriving from Apple, but to be expected given the global crisis. I'm more interested in what policies DHL have, in regard social distancing and signing for the order once it arrives. I'm a postman and currently we are signing for parcels ourselves, then leaving on the doorstep before retreating and knocking and waiting for an answer from 2m away. Not sure how it would work with a more expensive item.
Delivered today to UK.
Arrived in NL late on 30th, shipment info was received on the 25th.
I’m happy to say Apple pulled it out the bag again.
Strange...
credit card still says pending. No email about preparing to ship, but when I log in and check, it says shipped, scheduled delive is 4/2. A day early!
I’m happy, just a little surprised!
🤞🏻
my order timeline so far:
March 23: Ordered built-to-order i5/16gb/1TB, delivery estimated for April 8 to April 15 (I'm in the U.S.)
March 27: Credit card (Apple Card) is charged (charge listed as "pending")
March 30: Order status updated from "processing" to "preparing for shipment" (credit card still shows the charge as "pending", even today on March 31)
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Over the past few years, there have been a few times when I've ordered new or recently announced gear directly from Apple that was shipping from the country of manufacture (as opposed to already being in stock in the U.S.). The amount of time between "preparing for shipment" and "shipped" has varied from 1 day to 5 days. (The time it was 5 days, I was pulling my hair out.) I have no idea when that'll happen this time, but it sounds like some of you have gotten yours shipping out pretty quickly after going into "preparing for shipment" status, and some of you have delivery dates that were better than expected. Congrats. Hope I'll join you.
Hope all of you & your loved ones are healthy, safe, and as comfortable as possible.
March 23: Ordered built-to-order i5/16gb/1TB, delivery estimated for April 8 to April 15 (I'm in the U.S.)
March 27: Credit card (Apple Card) is charged (charge listed as "pending")
March 30: Order status updated from "processing" to "preparing for shipment" (credit card still shows the charge as "pending", even today on March 31)
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Over the past few years, there have been a few times when I've ordered new or recently announced gear directly from Apple that was shipping from the country of manufacture (as opposed to already being in stock in the U.S.). The amount of time between "preparing for shipment" and "shipped" has varied from 1 day to 5 days. (The time it was 5 days, I was pulling my hair out.) I have no idea when that'll happen this time, but it sounds like some of you have gotten yours shipping out pretty quickly after going into "preparing for shipment" status, and some of you have delivery dates that were better than expected. Congrats. Hope I'll join you.
Hope all of you & your loved ones are healthy, safe, and as comfortable as possible.
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Location: Germany
Config: Silver, i7, 16 GB RAM, 512 GB SDD
Order date: March 19
Slated delivery: April 8
Shipping confirmed: March 27
Current status: The Estimated Delivery Date is currently unavailable. Please try again later.
Config: Silver, i7, 16 GB RAM, 512 GB SDD
Order date: March 19
Slated delivery: April 8
Shipping confirmed: March 27
Current status: The Estimated Delivery Date is currently unavailable. Please try again later.
Hey guys
I've ordered mine (i5,8gb,256gb) on March 21st, Apple didn't charge my credit card yet. I find this really strange, but according to some of you, it is normal from their side.
I'm suppose to get it between April 9th - April 20.
I'm Canadian (province of Québec)
I'm finally replacing my old Macbook Air Mid 2013, with the 128gb (...). I can't wait to be amaze by the smaller version, the giant trackpad and the magic keyboard.
I'm excited, but it'S SO LOOOOONG.
I've ordered mine (i5,8gb,256gb) on March 21st, Apple didn't charge my credit card yet. I find this really strange, but according to some of you, it is normal from their side.
I'm suppose to get it between April 9th - April 20.
I'm Canadian (province of Québec)
I'm finally replacing my old Macbook Air Mid 2013, with the 128gb (...). I can't wait to be amaze by the smaller version, the giant trackpad and the magic keyboard.
I'm excited, but it'S SO LOOOOONG.
Ordered on 20/3, i5 16GB 256. Hold put on CC 24/3, dispatched 30/3. Hold removed from CC on 31/3, no sign of any pending payment on CC. Phoned Apple today and they said that the money had been taken. Perhaps the bank will not charge me. 🤞
So. What do I believe?
the email from Apple says delivery BOS April 8. But click to tracking and it says April 2. I’m guessing it won’t be early.
i5 / 16GB RAM / 512GB SSD. Classic silver. Moving on from a Pixelbook Go that was more like a Pixelbook NO in terms of software optimization. I loved the keyboard on that thing, though.
Ordered this morning from Ottawa with a seriously depressing delivery date of April 20-24. Bleh. I’ll just have to rewatch reviews and unboxings to maintain some semblance of sanity in the meantime!
Not gonna lie, as a Content Marketing Specialist working from home, I was *this* close to ordering a ThinkPad X390 or X1 Carbon for a similar price that would have arrived way sooner. Still, knowing that I don’t have time to endure weeks of returns/griefing over Lenovo’s Russian roulette approach to quality control, if any, I figured screw it. I need a reliable system that offers a good display and battery life, and Applecare+ covers three years as it is.
This is the first new Mac I’ve purchased since a max-specced 2012 27-inch iMac at launch and a refurb 2012 13-inch retina MacBook Pro for school a couple years later, so I’m really excited. Given that I write most of the day, I hope the keyboard holds up (though I use an external ThinkPad compact bluetooth one at home, ironic as that is).
Ordered this morning from Ottawa with a seriously depressing delivery date of April 20-24. Bleh. I’ll just have to rewatch reviews and unboxings to maintain some semblance of sanity in the meantime!
Not gonna lie, as a Content Marketing Specialist working from home, I was *this* close to ordering a ThinkPad X390 or X1 Carbon for a similar price that would have arrived way sooner. Still, knowing that I don’t have time to endure weeks of returns/griefing over Lenovo’s Russian roulette approach to quality control, if any, I figured screw it. I need a reliable system that offers a good display and battery life, and Applecare+ covers three years as it is.
This is the first new Mac I’ve purchased since a max-specced 2012 27-inch iMac at launch and a refurb 2012 13-inch retina MacBook Pro for school a couple years later, so I’m really excited. Given that I write most of the day, I hope the keyboard holds up (though I use an external ThinkPad compact bluetooth one at home, ironic as that is).
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Well, my order that finally shipped a few days ago that said it was arriving on 4/7 (with a 3/26-4/2 arrival window) then went to 4/6 once UPS got it, and now it says "information unavailable" for the delivery date.
Hopefully it moves up sooner, but there has barely been any activity on it in the two days since it shipped. They're really taking their time with this express delivery.
Hopefully it moves up sooner, but there has barely been any activity on it in the two days since it shipped. They're really taking their time with this express delivery.
Ha! yep, you're absolutely right. i'm a biologist/ecologist who has contaminated more petri dishes than i can remember. anyway, this is fantastic advice, and illustrates the level one has to go to keep the home 'clean'.
Same with me—sitting in Shanghai for a few days. Scheduled to be delivered tomorrow by 1030am (in LA).
The issue is that there aren’t as many flights. Note that cargo often is transported on passenger flights. It’s a source of revenue for the air carriers. But with no passenger flights, cargo capacity (not just Apple, but everyone’s) is limited.
Changed to Preparing for Shipment.
Timeline:
- order: March 21
- reservation on creditcard: March 30
- preparing for shipment: April 1st
- delivery: Between April 9 - April 20
How long did it took for other between Preparing for Shipment and actually being shipped?
Timeline:
- order: March 21
- reservation on creditcard: March 30
- preparing for shipment: April 1st
- delivery: Between April 9 - April 20
How long did it took for other between Preparing for Shipment and actually being shipped?
Overnight it went from PTS to shipped, with delivery on 17th April, and in the last two hours delivery was changed to 13th April.