I received a shipping notice yesterday afternoon for the magnetic charging cable which arrived today. I assume I'll get a notice for the watch tomorrow. I'm not freaking out yet.
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Apple Confirms Many Apple Watch Pre-Orders Will Arrive Sooner Than Expected
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It depends on supply. From the shipping estimates, it seems that they slightly overestimated the mix of 38mm watches vs 42mm watches, so 42mm watches seem to be shipping later, all else equal. But if you ordered a Space Gray 42mm at 12:01 and got a 4/24-5/8 window your order should ship before someone else's Space Gray 42mm ordered at 1:01 and got a 4-6 week window. It doesn't mean that someone who ordered a 38mm Stainless Steel with classic band at 12:30 won't ship first because they have one.
I'm not saying this launch has been perfect. Far from it. However, the fact that they are working through the backlog a bit more quickly than they expected is a good thing, not a bad thing.
I doubt Apple is "skipping" orders. According to their own statements, they are processing orders in the order received. Apparently some of the models are in more plentiful supply (e.g. the Stainless Steel with white sport band) and so they are able to ship them out faster than expected. What's wrong with that? Maybe they were able to resolve the production issues on certain models a bit more quickly than they expected.
my brother ordered 40 minutes after me. same exact product. mine is expected april 24, his is june. his status changed but mine hasn't.
Hooray!
Just got off the phone with Apple. Ive been waiting patiently and my status is still Processing, no cc charge yet, and not showing up on my UPS My Choice but they did tell me my watch is in Philadelphia and should be by here in Detroit by Friday. Hopefully they were telling me the truth.
They also said ones with 4/24-5/8 delivery should all arrive by Friday and definitely no later than Monday as long as their are no holds on purchase
42mm SS Milanese Loop ordered at 3:05am Est - 4/24 - 5/8
Just got off the phone with Apple. Ive been waiting patiently and my status is still Processing, no cc charge yet, and not showing up on my UPS My Choice but they did tell me my watch is in Philadelphia and should be by here in Detroit by Friday. Hopefully they were telling me the truth.
They also said ones with 4/24-5/8 delivery should all arrive by Friday and definitely no later than Monday as long as their are no holds on purchase
42mm SS Milanese Loop ordered at 3:05am Est - 4/24 - 5/8
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Seriously, to all the people complaining about how Apple has skipped over their order, think of Mcdonalds!
Typically I find if you order a popular/limited edition burger that takes more time to make, the person serving will take your money and move onto the next customer and process their order while you wait. Would you say "Hey, no! You have to wait until I have my complete order!"? Probably not. This might mean the guy behind you will get his food before you because he ordered something else that was more readily available.
With the watch you don't need to be a logistics expert to understand that if your order was for a popular model then that order will be delayed until they can get that model. That certainly does mean they'll skip over you and move onto someone else while they're waiting for you.
And yes, I'm in the same boat. 24/4-8/5 and still not even charged for my SG watch.
Typically I find if you order a popular/limited edition burger that takes more time to make, the person serving will take your money and move onto the next customer and process their order while you wait. Would you say "Hey, no! You have to wait until I have my complete order!"? Probably not. This might mean the guy behind you will get his food before you because he ordered something else that was more readily available.
With the watch you don't need to be a logistics expert to understand that if your order was for a popular model then that order will be delayed until they can get that model. That certainly does mean they'll skip over you and move onto someone else while they're waiting for you.
And yes, I'm in the same boat. 24/4-8/5 and still not even charged for my SG watch.
4/24-5/8 to be precise. Yours may still change tomorrow. I've had iPhone shipments change from "processing" to "shipped" the day before I received them (on launch day). Until he actually receives his before you do, I wouldn't be worried about it.
Seriously, to all the people complaining about how Apple has skipped over their order, think of Mcdonalds!
Typically I find if you order a popular/limited edition burger that takes more time to make, the person serving will take your money and move onto the next customer and process their order while you wait. Would you say "Hey, no! You have to wait until I have my complete order!"? Probably not. This might mean the guy behind you will get his food before you because he ordered something else that was more readily available.
With the watch you don't need to be a logistics expert to understand that if your order was for a popular model then that order will be delayed until they can get that model. That certainly does mean they'll skip over you and move onto someone else while they're waiting for you.
And yes, I'm in the same boat. 24/4-8/5 and still not even charged for my SG watch.
Ugh, but there are people that ordered that same model as you, after you ordered yours, that are getting theirs shipped already.
Would anyone get upset if I posted a screenshot showing my SS w/ Black sport band ordered on 4/13/15 changed to preparing for shipment?
You too? I ordered within the first 30 seconds of 12:01 and I'm still "processing"... What the heck?
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Meanwhile, those who have ordered around 12:01-12:03 PDT and are still sitting at 'processing items' even though the delivery window is 4/24-5/8, this is what state we are in now:
The pic in the article shows a Sport. Just to get this clear did any of these 4-6 week shipping people get a 42mm SS brb...it seems like and I'm sure I'm not alone all of us who ordered that model are stuck in processing purgatory hoping and waiting for our items to be charged and shipped. The pic in the article shows a Sport
I couldn't agree more...it's not so much that it may not get here on the 24th as I don't know if it will get here on the 24th. If the watches that have already gone out are it; just let us know already!
Clear communication combined with the already in place standards would really help with almost all of these concerns.
I just don't understand if they actually know this information why they don't tell people what is going on.