Word is that Apple is in fact sending out ship notices as we speak. Of course, not even Apple can get them out instantaneously so I twiddle my thumbs and wait.
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Apple.com: iPhone 6s / 6s Plus Order Tracking
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I agree... I say to hell with the games. these should ship and deliver as soon as the are ordered and ready.....
They're not playing games. You try to ship out millions of new devices for delivery on a single day.
They have a street date for a reason... yeah, marketing hype is part of it... but the whole mysterious tracking number thing bugs me. They SET their system to wait until the last minute to release it. In a perfect world, that's great, but UPS is far from perfect, and quite often packages get misrouted or need a nudge by the customer. UPS isn't monitoring the progress, nor is Apple... so it defeats the whole purpose of a tracking number if Apple doesn't share it with the customer as soon as the package leaves their hands.
Well YOU aren't shipping it out, Apple, a many times over billion dollar company is shipping them out with the support of thousands of employees and using a network of hundreds of thousands of logistics employees. Don't act so silly like there's some guy printing labels in his garage, or licking stamps.
The time between my AW shipping info existing in the UPS system and me receiving it was about 18 hours total. 36 hours is plenty of time.
And yes, I can imagine exactly what it's like for Amazon to send tracking info right before an order is delivered. I'm a prime member, so I never have more than 48 hours between tracking info delivery, and it's usually a lot closer to 18-24 hours. Sometimes I get stuff same day and only get a few hours' notification.
You're making too much of this.
It has arrived state side.
Now on to Seattle, I see only Alaska Airlines, no UPS primarily from Anchorage. Hmm, I guess its traveling with a few passengers then.
Anchorage, AK, United States 09/23/2015 1:56 P.M. Arrival Scan
Incheon, Korea, Republic of 09/24/2015 12:30 A.M. Departure Scan
Incheon, Korea, Republic of 09/23/2015 7:41 P.M. Arrival Scan
ZhengZhou, China 09/23/2015 5:00 P.M. Departure Scan
ZhengZhou, China 09/19/2015 9:55 P.M. Arrival Scan
09/19/2015 9:37 P.M. Departure Scan
09/19/2015 7:58 P.M. Location Scan
09/19/2015 7:41 P.M. Origin Scan
China 09/19/2015 8:08 A.M. Order Processed: Ready for UPS
Now on to Seattle, I see only Alaska Airlines, no UPS primarily from Anchorage. Hmm, I guess its traveling with a few passengers then.
Anchorage, AK, United States 09/23/2015 1:56 P.M. Arrival Scan
Incheon, Korea, Republic of 09/24/2015 12:30 A.M. Departure Scan
Incheon, Korea, Republic of 09/23/2015 7:41 P.M. Arrival Scan
ZhengZhou, China 09/23/2015 5:00 P.M. Departure Scan
ZhengZhou, China 09/19/2015 9:55 P.M. Arrival Scan
09/19/2015 9:37 P.M. Departure Scan
09/19/2015 7:58 P.M. Location Scan
09/19/2015 7:41 P.M. Origin Scan
China 09/19/2015 8:08 A.M. Order Processed: Ready for UPS
It will go to Louisville first. Even if that means flying directly over your house, it's how it works.
You're defending complacency by Apple, yet you're in a thread tracking the moment by moment status of orders. Hypocrite much?
Anyhow, Amazon Prime is entirely different... it's overnight shipping, or 2 day at worst. Apple shipped via UPS International Express Saver, which from China is 5 days (24\7 so it's calendar days not business). So to compare the two is irrational. Many, myself included, had Apple turn the package over to UPS 6-8 days before scheduled delivery. If you have any excuses to defend Apple, I feel bad for you, because your expectations are very low for someone you spend a lot of money with.
Yeah, you're in the same shipment with a bunch of us. We think they may have left for Louisville on Flight 99, but it departed and none of us has a departure scan yet. Other possibility is that they pulled some of them off the plane to send to their hub in California for the west coasters. If that's the case, they may not move again until tomorrow.
And don't be so arrogant as to deny the complexities of worldwide shipping, contractual obligations with different collaborative companies, and unforeseen events. You guys make me chuckle sometimes.
Really? I guess that's the main distribution center, huh? So that means it would either have to be already on one of these or departing tomorrow morning or so.
Yeah, god forbid a company like UPS or FedEx understand the complexities of international shipping.....
https://global.ups.com/international-shipping-tips/
You're saying its complacency, but it might be contractual obligations. UPS has contraints that means it has to ship all these phones over a longer period, rather than just simply two day from China. They know iPhone buyers are rabid, they don't want to tie up CS reps explaining to someone why their iPhone isn't moving as fast as they think it should. People have had chats with UPS CS reps that hint at Apple's contractual obligations regarding package flow, so it wouldn't surprise me.
No, actually, not a hypocrite. I'm not in this thread to get myself all worked up and stressed out. I find the tracking fun.
As for Amazon, YOU asked the question. And as for feeling bad, I'm not the one all wound up about a phone delivery. If you're going to feel bad for someone, feel bad for yourself.
The system has always worked barring unforeseen problems such as blizzards, floods, earthquakes, and Pope visits.
Apple and their shippers, either UPS or Fedex have always delivered when they said they would. Much greater minds then yours have worked out the logistics, and year after year, product after product they have gotten the job done. You will get your gadget when every one else gets theirs, have no fear.
I have not gotten my tracking number yet either, and my gadget is sitting in a warehouse in Mt. Juliet, TN just 5 hours and 53 minutes from me. The shipping instructions say overnight delivery so I will have it bright and early Friday morning and I don't realistically expect to hear from Apple or UPS until sometime tomorrow.
Unless your in one of the affected areas in NYC, Philly, or DC, your phone will arrive on the day it was promised to you.
Apple and their shippers, either UPS or Fedex have always delivered when they said they would. Much greater minds then yours have worked out the logistics, and year after year, product after product they have gotten the job done. You will get your gadget when every one else gets theirs, have no fear.
I have not gotten my tracking number yet either, and my gadget is sitting in a warehouse in Mt. Juliet, TN just 5 hours and 53 minutes from me. The shipping instructions say overnight delivery so I will have it bright and early Friday morning and I don't realistically expect to hear from Apple or UPS until sometime tomorrow.
Unless your in one of the affected areas in NYC, Philly, or DC, your phone will arrive on the day it was promised to you.
Shipping tips? Shipping tips?! Don't be simplistic. Look at the big picture. But go ahead - believe what you want to believe with your astounding knowledge of international shipping intricacies.
Yeah I get that.... but between the three (Apple, UPS, Customer), the customer should know when an expensive item they ordered ships. That doesn't seem too much to ask. It's fine if they don't want UPS to share it (tho based on this thread it seems if that's the contract, UPS broke it, LOL).
It always amazes me how forgiving people are when it comes to stuff Apple does. If Best Buy wouldn't provide a tracking number until 5 days after a product shipped, people would be LIVID.
It's like beating someone over the head with a hammer sometimes, isn't it?