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42mm Space Grey May 13 - 27
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Yup, :04 still here and still trying to keep the faith! I'm not getting upset with Apple because they have given me a shipping window. It's just disheartening is all
Dedication
Greetings,
I have been watching this thread with interest as I have ordered a 42mm SG BSB. Email confirmation was at XX:17 so it will probably be a couple more weeks before I get mine.
I have to admire everyone's dedication to these watches and of course Apple products in general. They do a great job.
A few comments:
-Do you think Apple folks are falling out of their chairs as they read these forums?
-Maybe they are tracking how often people check the order status and are delaying their shipments to have fun with them????
-I wish safety to all the UPS employees who are flying the aircraft and driving the trucks with our precious cargo. We couldn't take some sort of mishap.
-I love the comments/speculation about the UPS logistics and how they are shipping the watches
-if Apple plans on producing 20 million watches in 2015 (rumored) and we assume that they started making them early this year. We get and average production rate of about 50k per day. Lets assume that 1/2 are sport watches so 25k per day average. We are likely below the average production rate at this point because there are likely issues and problems to sort out. The SG watches would be a different process from the others and that is likely the delay. Maybe they underestimated the number of SG watches that would be sold. The SG watches may be severely production constrained which would explain the delays. I do believe that Apple will do better than the shipping dates provided so what you have is likely the worst case. They would plan to under promise/over deliver.
Good luck to everyone.
Greetings,
I have been watching this thread with interest as I have ordered a 42mm SG BSB. Email confirmation was at XX:17 so it will probably be a couple more weeks before I get mine.
I have to admire everyone's dedication to these watches and of course Apple products in general. They do a great job.
A few comments:
-Do you think Apple folks are falling out of their chairs as they read these forums?
-Maybe they are tracking how often people check the order status and are delaying their shipments to have fun with them????
-I wish safety to all the UPS employees who are flying the aircraft and driving the trucks with our precious cargo. We couldn't take some sort of mishap.
-I love the comments/speculation about the UPS logistics and how they are shipping the watches
-if Apple plans on producing 20 million watches in 2015 (rumored) and we assume that they started making them early this year. We get and average production rate of about 50k per day. Lets assume that 1/2 are sport watches so 25k per day average. We are likely below the average production rate at this point because there are likely issues and problems to sort out. The SG watches would be a different process from the others and that is likely the delay. Maybe they underestimated the number of SG watches that would be sold. The SG watches may be severely production constrained which would explain the delays. I do believe that Apple will do better than the shipping dates provided so what you have is likely the worst case. They would plan to under promise/over deliver.
Good luck to everyone.
WOW! and waiting
I have a 38mm SG BSB sport
Confirmation: XX:05:51
New Mexico
Processing
And a 42 mm SG BSB Sport
Confirmation XX:06:30
NM
processing
Made the trek to ABQ to try on the Watch. WOW impressed and certain I made the right choices for me and my wife. Now just hoping they get to the 5's and 56's this week.
I have a 38mm SG BSB sport
Confirmation: XX:05:51
New Mexico
Processing
And a 42 mm SG BSB Sport
Confirmation XX:06:30
NM
processing
Made the trek to ABQ to try on the Watch. WOW impressed and certain I made the right choices for me and my wife. Now just hoping they get to the 5's and 56's this week.
I fear you have some time to wait... it seems to be mostly :04's and :05's shipping at present. If it is any consolation, I'm a late :06 and I'm expecting to be pretty close to my promised mid-May window myself.
Another day with little to no West Coast activity.
I assume this is happening because the density of orders is quite high, but the allotments are more similar per distribution center. It would be an interesting experiment to change an order to "Middle of Nowhere”, USA where orders are less dense and then re-route the package.
I personally think Apple has handled the logistics of order priority quite well… Chances are the order in which these are being fulfilled in terms of delivery time has more to do with Financial Institutions and UPS than apple. Typically fulfillment would look something like this: Apple receives order, Item becomes available, Apple requests funds from Financial Institution, Apple Receives approval for amount, Apple fulfills order, UPS Picks up, UPS delivers to distribution center with allotments that are rounded to a pre-determind bulk size, those units are shipped to the distribution center where they are broken down (and shipped to smaller distribution centers in some cases) and ultimately delivered. Considering the above, Apple is at the mercy of how long it takes the Financial Institution to approve the transaction as well as how and when the financial institution is willing to take transactions from Apple. Then Apple is subject to UPS’s interpretation of the best way to fulfill hundreds of thousands of units through their destination. UPS’s logistic regarding Zone’s and efficiency are pretty insane (e.g. Their aversion to left hand turns on routes).
I assume this is happening because the density of orders is quite high, but the allotments are more similar per distribution center. It would be an interesting experiment to change an order to "Middle of Nowhere”, USA where orders are less dense and then re-route the package.
I personally think Apple has handled the logistics of order priority quite well… Chances are the order in which these are being fulfilled in terms of delivery time has more to do with Financial Institutions and UPS than apple. Typically fulfillment would look something like this: Apple receives order, Item becomes available, Apple requests funds from Financial Institution, Apple Receives approval for amount, Apple fulfills order, UPS Picks up, UPS delivers to distribution center with allotments that are rounded to a pre-determind bulk size, those units are shipped to the distribution center where they are broken down (and shipped to smaller distribution centers in some cases) and ultimately delivered. Considering the above, Apple is at the mercy of how long it takes the Financial Institution to approve the transaction as well as how and when the financial institution is willing to take transactions from Apple. Then Apple is subject to UPS’s interpretation of the best way to fulfill hundreds of thousands of units through their destination. UPS’s logistic regarding Zone’s and efficiency are pretty insane (e.g. Their aversion to left hand turns on routes).
Forever Processing...
XX:06:16am on 4/10 42mm SG. Los Angeles, CA with a 5/13-27 delivery.
Still processing...
I'm starting to think I'll die before I get this watch.
My buddy in Rancho Cucamonga is getting his today. Shipped Monday night at around 10pm PST. He had the 4/24 window though.
XX:06:16am on 4/10 42mm SG. Los Angeles, CA with a 5/13-27 delivery.
Still processing...
I'm starting to think I'll die before I get this watch.
My buddy in Rancho Cucamonga is getting his today. Shipped Monday night at around 10pm PST. He had the 4/24 window though.
I have seen quite a few people on the West Coast get charged and status changed to Preparing to Ship over last night. I, myself, am one of them.
42mm Space Grey
Email confirmation time: XX:05:57
Actual order time: XX:05:48
Destination: Palo Alto, CA
Charged: 4/29 ~4AM PDT
Status: Preparing for Shipment
Unfortunately, my other one is still processing.
42mm Space Grey
Email confirmation time: XX:01:10
Actual order time: XX:07:23
Destination: Palo Alto, CA
Charged: N/A
Status: Processing
did a charge come through or did it just go straight to preparing for shipment?
A charge went through sometime in the middle of the night. Now, I think I sit and wait for it to be shipped. Not sure how long that'll take.
I'm on the west coast (San Jose, CA) and overnight I got charged and my status is now Preparing for Shipping.
order email confirmation came in at XX:03:51
was frustrating to see people in the 04 and 05 getting their watch and frustrating in general.
I think the whole process has been a disaster. Statistics say that Apple had delivered 25% and that they were doing better than expected. That means they were maybe expecting to deliver 20%?, and that means that their "Coming on 24th April" was a complete lie...and they knew it. Even now they are sending emails stating "It's here...buy now"....when in fact it isn't here and although you can buy it now, you wont actually get it for a month.
Germany, Europe to add some context.
It's even worse in Europe.
I ordered 42mm SG BSB through German Online Store and recieved confirmation email on XX:04:36 with delivery estimation: 12-26 May.
My friends who ordered the same model are still waiting for any activity from Apple's side, and other, who later ordered different models are already using it.
So, I guess, we'll wait until original estimation date come. Just can't wait!
It's even worse in Europe.
I ordered 42mm SG BSB through German Online Store and recieved confirmation email on XX:04:36 with delivery estimation: 12-26 May.
My friends who ordered the same model are still waiting for any activity from Apple's side, and other, who later ordered different models are already using it.
So, I guess, we'll wait until original estimation date come. Just can't wait!
So your watch that you ordered four minutes later is shipping before the one that was one minute after the store opened? Crazy
Email XX:06:17
Destination: Howell, MI
No charge yet
Don't think I've seen anyone else from Michigan on here.
Email XX:06:17
Destination: Howell, MI
No charge yet
Don't think I've seen anyone else from Michigan on here.
Yeah, look at the actual order time that's in Apple's system. The earlier one didn't actually get processed into Apple's system until after the second by a good few minutes. I ordered so quickly that my order got put on hold while the servers were getting hammered, at least that's the best guess of the supervisor I talked to.
Even more unfortunately for me, though, is that I promised the person that the other watch is for that neither one of us will open one until they both arrive, so it will just be sitting on a shelf until the next one shows and who knows how long that will be.
Confirmation email: XX:06:41
Destination: Omaha, NE
Estimate: May 13-27
Charged: N/A
Status: Processing
Looks like some people within a minute of me have started to see some movement. Maybe I will see something early next week. Time will tell.
Destination: Omaha, NE
Estimate: May 13-27
Charged: N/A
Status: Processing
Looks like some people within a minute of me have started to see some movement. Maybe I will see something early next week. Time will tell.
Quite gentlemanly of you. No way I would have the willpower.
Here's to hoping you get the second one charged soon
Here's to hoping you get the second one charged soon
Just to give everyone a little hope that orders are being sent out quickly...
I ordered a 42mm Space Grey with confirmation at :04 on 4/10 and originally had shipping estimate of 5/13-5/27. Shipping to Chicago.
Yesterday my credit card was charged around 12:00 CST, I received a shipment notification from Apple around 4:00PM CST, and the watch was delivered today via UPS at 10:30AM CST. Looking forward to going home today and trying it out!
I ordered a 42mm Space Grey with confirmation at :04 on 4/10 and originally had shipping estimate of 5/13-5/27. Shipping to Chicago.
Yesterday my credit card was charged around 12:00 CST, I received a shipment notification from Apple around 4:00PM CST, and the watch was delivered today via UPS at 10:30AM CST. Looking forward to going home today and trying it out!
It appears a lot of the mid-May orders have started moving (yaaay!). Does anyone know if there are still any 4/24-5/8 Space Gray orders that are still processing? I hope that isn't the case.
Ordered at :04 and confirmation at :05 - im in chicago as well - really hoping that im next in line for them to take my money and ship my watch!!! C'mon apple!!!
