Apple Offering Free Two-Hour Delivery for Last-Minute Gifts

[MacRumors]

Apple today began sending out emails to customers letting them know about a free two-hour delivery option on a selection of products available from its online store. Apple says that customers can get free delivery when ordering online before 12:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 24.

Courier delivery will be used for these orders, and the option usually costs $9 in the United States. Courier deliveries are provided by companies like Uber and Postmates, and the shipping option is available on Apple products in metro areas in the United States and Canada. In Australia, free three-hour delivery is available.

Devices eligible for free two-hour shipping include the iPhone, Apple Watch, AirPods, iPad, iMac, and Apple TV, with other non-Apple products and accessories not included in the offer. Note that the Apple Watch may only be available for a limited time as online sales in the U.S. are set to stop today.

Many other products are still available for free express shipping from Apple at this time, but free two-hour delivery will be an option up until Christmas Eve.


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[klasma]

Courier delivery will be used for these orders

I would have preferred Comic Sans delivery.

Though it’s nice they’re bringing Courier back after having removed it in macOS Ventura.

 

[JPack]

Two hour "delivery" followed by a two hour phone call and two week investigation by Apple and Uber.

 

[ThaGoochiestMane]

Not for Watches though

 

[Pitogyro]

Holiday sales must not be good at all

 

[klasma]

Not for Watches though

Those are currently banned anyway: https://www.usitc.gov/secretary/fed_reg_notices/337/337_1276_notice12202023sgl.pdf

 

[CharlesShaw]

Holiday sales must not be good at all

Apple can’t even give their products away, since nobody wants them. /s

 

[Brycefrancis]

Two hour "delivery" followed by a two hour phone call and two week investigation by Apple and Uber.

Exact thing happened to me last week. PITA.

 

[scorpio vega]

Holiday sales must not be good at all

Or they simply are making last minute gifts easier. it's kind of normal to be last minute christmas shopping.

 

[kagharaht]

LOL...why are some of you so hell bent on hoping Apple is failing as a business. Nobody is forcing you to buy their stuff.

 

[jntdroid]

Two hour "delivery" followed by a two hour phone call and two week investigation by Apple and Uber.

I've used this courier service a lot of the past few years and was finally burned by this recently. Well, I wasn't burned. But it was a hassle. Once Apple had the whole picture (having the local store manager step in helped), they had me fully refunded within a day, and someone at Uber likely had a [self-inflicted] bad day soon after...

 

[Apple Fan 2008]

Delivery guy on his way be like:

 

[citysnaps]

Holiday sales must not be good at all

Sorry to ruin your Apple-is-doomed narrative and day, but Apple typically offers this service around Christmas time.

 

[Jetscreamer]

Do you really want an Uber or Postmates driver delivering your new Iphone Pro Max?

 

[chinesedemo]

Do you really want an Uber or Postmates driver delivering your new Iphone Pro Max?

I believe the drivers that courier these products are the “upper echelon” of drivers, not just Joe Random.

 

[28Gauge]

I used this 2 hour delivery service for the first time yesterday and all went well. I was a bit puzzled when the delivery guy said that he had an Uber Eats package for me ( I have never used Uber Eats). I guess that is who Apple uses for this type of service. Using this service sure beats having to trudge through a packed shopping center parking lot in the rain.

 

[TIMO_737]

Cool ! Getting an AWU 2 !! Oh or maybe not.

 

[citysnaps]

Do you really want an Uber or Postmates driver delivering your new Iphone Pro Max?

I wouldn't have a problem with that.

*If* there was an issue with respect to delivery, Apple owns the iPhone until it's delivered into my hands and signed for.

Should there be an issue, there's absolutely zero doubt Apple would quickly solve the problem.

 

[The Game 161]

Holiday sales must not be good at all

or maybe they want more people to get reason to buy something?

 

[citysnaps]

or maybe they want more people to get reason to buy something?

Yep. Sometimes called reducing purchase friction.

 

[Deacon-Blues]

Anybody who has ever used Uber or seen a video on YouTube featuring Uber drivers will know not to use this service. I was going to have my 15PM delivered on Monday and then I found out they use Uber. That’s a no for me dog. I took my chances with UPS and it paid off.

 

[Apple_Robert]

I think it is a good idea but, bad implementation. The problem is what often goes wrong with using a Uber or DoorDash delivery person. Apple should hire their own people to do the deliveries.