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42 Sport WSB Shipping Times (USA)
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gta, it shouldn't be much longer for yours to ship - definitely will have happened by this time tomorrow. Mine went from PFS (changed sometime overnight, maybe?) to shipped at 6:00 PM today. Ordered mine the same day you ordered yours.
Good luck. Yours will be there soon.
kouaich,
Great news, I'm really happy for you because you are the first May order we've seen on here. Also it means ours should deliver sooner then scheduled. I'm May 7th so they're only 5 days from me.
Great news, I'm really happy for you because you are the first May order we've seen on here. Also it means ours should deliver sooner then scheduled. I'm May 7th so they're only 5 days from me.
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Just got my 42mm WSB. I already had a 38mm SS BCB, so I was able to unpair that one and load the backup into the new watch. Watch came with 1.0, so I updated it to 1.01.
Funny...the UPS guy wanted to know when I had ordered it (which was 4/28). I think he was excited to deliver it.
Off to the Apple store tomorrow to return the 38mm and see if I can score a black band for this!
Funny...the UPS guy wanted to know when I had ordered it (which was 4/28). I think he was excited to deliver it.
Off to the Apple store tomorrow to return the 38mm and see if I can score a black band for this!
I will take yours if you don't want it
lol. it originated in Ontario, CA. Which I find odd. It is usually China for the phones. Or is that where the watches are coming from?
Starting to wonder if we are seeing less movement because Apple isn't moving as much getting close to the weekend, or if people aren't posting about their movements . Any other May orders out there today?
Was just wondering the same thing. May 2 here, still no updates. We are up to April 30 deliveries, right?
It appears we're at May 2nd. We have a reported May 2nd ship at the top of this page. Hoping for something soon!
Just had a small update to my order, but not sure if it means anything. I've been updated by 5 days!
Available to ship: 4 - 5 weeks
Delivers: 26 Jun, 2015 - 02 Jul, 2015 by Standard Shipping
Available to ship: 4 - 5 weeks
Delivers: 26 Jun, 2015 - 02 Jul, 2015 by Standard Shipping
I just had the same update, which is odd.
May 2 order. Yesterday, my estimate was June 22 - July 7.
So it's a smaller window... But that can't possibly be right, can it??
This is odd my expected shipping changed to 6/30 - 7/7
but available to ship reduce to 4 - 5 weeks
Anybody seeing similar changes
Mine had a weird change also from 23 June to July 5-7 weeks; to 26 June to July 2 4-5 weeks. It appears they narrowed the window but moved the front part of it back 3 days.
Ordered 5/7.
Ordered 5/7.
So- as of yesterday this is what my wife was getting for her watch.
"Delivers: 25 Jun, 2015- - 10 Jul, 2015 by Standard Shipping"
Two hours ago it changed to:
"Available to ship: 4 - 5 weeks
Delivers: 30 Jun, 2015 - 07 Jul, 2015 by Standard Shipping"
I bet it keeps changing weekly as they catch up with demand.
"Delivers: 25 Jun, 2015- - 10 Jul, 2015 by Standard Shipping"
Two hours ago it changed to:
"Available to ship: 4 - 5 weeks
Delivers: 30 Jun, 2015 - 07 Jul, 2015 by Standard Shipping"
I bet it keeps changing weekly as they catch up with demand.
Updated today(5/22):
Available to ship: 4 - 5 weeks
Delivers: 30 Jun, 2015 - 07 Jul, 2015
:´(
Beggining window has been postponed but the end anticipated...
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I ordered May 10th and my previous order status was:
Available to ship: 5-7 weeks
Delivers: 22 Jun, 2015 - 07 Jul, 2015
Now it says:
Available to ship: 4-5 weeks
Delivers: 26 Jun, 2015 - 02 Jul, 2015
So the available shipping dates got bumped up a week, but the earliest delivery date got bumped down 4 days while the latest delivery date got bumped up by 5 days; narrowing the gap.
Seeing as there is an average of about 4 UPS flights per night coming into Louisville from Anchorage (with origin points from Shenzhen); a lot of merchandise is being produced and being sent over. Which lead me to speculate that Apple is trying to stockpile watches at their stores or warehouses before their "June" store release date. This would subsequently divert the supply fulfilling in-store stock whilst trying to fulfill previous online orders.
I've asked Apple Support if I could change the option to "In-store pickup" in the case that my watch does NOT ship before the in-store release date. She said that there is no specific date as of yet but in the case that it does, you could just order one online for pick-up or purchase one at your local store before cancelling your original order.
Available to ship: 5-7 weeks
Delivers: 22 Jun, 2015 - 07 Jul, 2015
Now it says:
Available to ship: 4-5 weeks
Delivers: 26 Jun, 2015 - 02 Jul, 2015
So the available shipping dates got bumped up a week, but the earliest delivery date got bumped down 4 days while the latest delivery date got bumped up by 5 days; narrowing the gap.
Seeing as there is an average of about 4 UPS flights per night coming into Louisville from Anchorage (with origin points from Shenzhen); a lot of merchandise is being produced and being sent over. Which lead me to speculate that Apple is trying to stockpile watches at their stores or warehouses before their "June" store release date. This would subsequently divert the supply fulfilling in-store stock whilst trying to fulfill previous online orders.
I've asked Apple Support if I could change the option to "In-store pickup" in the case that my watch does NOT ship before the in-store release date. She said that there is no specific date as of yet but in the case that it does, you could just order one online for pick-up or purchase one at your local store before cancelling your original order.
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Some people, on this thread and others, seem to allude to the possibility that Apple is siphoning off watches that should go to on line orders in order to stockpile them for their stores.
I don't believe that is the case. I consider myself a cautious optimist and in absence of any real evidence believe that Apple will do the right thing. They have in the past.
I look at it this way. Each watch that leaves China is basically a semi-custom made unit. We can see this on this forum; this forum is made up of people tracking the Apple Sport watch with WSB's, others the same watch with BSB's and others with Milanese Loops. There are also threads for every version of SS watches with various bands that you can think of. Some of these watches are very popular and I'm sure extra production facilities are assigned to them to help keep them going out the door, while others that are not so popular (but maybe way more expensive) are not given that extra help. This of course means that the orders of different styles of watches are being filled at different rates. This leads to a bit of frustration when people see that so and so who ordered after them are getting their watches first.
I believe that Apple will, or is, taking advantage of this system so that the watches you first see in stores will not be the most popular styles. This way they can both honor their promise that watches will be in stores while at the same time keep the online orders flowing.
I don't believe that Apple sees the in Store sales as being the bread and butter of their sales for watches or anything else they build. There are simply not enough of their stores in existence and the vast majority of their customer base must order their watches on line. Therefore, it behooves Apple to keep their online customers as happy as those who have the convenience of a local store to go to. I for example live an hour and a half from a store and some people would consider that as being close.
Right now you can go to an Apple store and buy certain watch bands, but not all watch bands. I don't believe you can walk into a store and buy a Milanese Loop band.
The watches when they become available in the stores will, I believe, be the same thing. People who think they will be able to walk into an Apple store in late June and walk out with the most popular style watch will be disappointed, and you will see them complaining on this forum. This will be the proof that my thinking is correct.
I don't believe that is the case. I consider myself a cautious optimist and in absence of any real evidence believe that Apple will do the right thing. They have in the past.
I look at it this way. Each watch that leaves China is basically a semi-custom made unit. We can see this on this forum; this forum is made up of people tracking the Apple Sport watch with WSB's, others the same watch with BSB's and others with Milanese Loops. There are also threads for every version of SS watches with various bands that you can think of. Some of these watches are very popular and I'm sure extra production facilities are assigned to them to help keep them going out the door, while others that are not so popular (but maybe way more expensive) are not given that extra help. This of course means that the orders of different styles of watches are being filled at different rates. This leads to a bit of frustration when people see that so and so who ordered after them are getting their watches first.
I believe that Apple will, or is, taking advantage of this system so that the watches you first see in stores will not be the most popular styles. This way they can both honor their promise that watches will be in stores while at the same time keep the online orders flowing.
I don't believe that Apple sees the in Store sales as being the bread and butter of their sales for watches or anything else they build. There are simply not enough of their stores in existence and the vast majority of their customer base must order their watches on line. Therefore, it behooves Apple to keep their online customers as happy as those who have the convenience of a local store to go to. I for example live an hour and a half from a store and some people would consider that as being close.
Right now you can go to an Apple store and buy certain watch bands, but not all watch bands. I don't believe you can walk into a store and buy a Milanese Loop band.
The watches when they become available in the stores will, I believe, be the same thing. People who think they will be able to walk into an Apple store in late June and walk out with the most popular style watch will be disappointed, and you will see them complaining on this forum. This will be the proof that my thinking is correct.
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I realize that today is the start of a holiday weekend and all, but I believe that UPS was making deliveries. Any one have any movement of their orders today at all?
UPS only delivers residential marked SAT delivery on Saturday Apple doesn't ship sat delivery. Deliveries will start back Tuesday.
Even though today is a National Holiday and there should be no change in the status of orders, I have seen reports on other threads of CC's being charged and orders going to PFS. On one thread for sport watches they have even reached the May 7th order date, which is the date that I ordered mine.
Therefore, I was wondering if anyone with a
Sport WSB had any change in status?
I have not yet, but would not be surprised to have that change sometime this week.
Therefore, I was wondering if anyone with a
Sport WSB had any change in status?I have not yet, but would not be surprised to have that change sometime this week.
There has been plenty of movement of watches in other threads after the long weekend. S anyone on this thread seen any changes?
My 5/3 42mm white sport (US) is still processing. Blue orders are up to 5/17.
Wonder if they're delaying second watch orders. The 38 was too small for me.