Apple Starts Shipping iPads to Customers

[MacRumors]

Apple has starting shipping iPads for delivery. Those who placed their orders in on the first day have started receiving shipping notices from the Apple Store.

Unfortunately, the early ship date does not necessarily mean that customers will receive their iPads before April 3rd. In the past, Apple has coordinated with UPS to hold early deliveries until launch day. The first Wi-Fi only iPads are to be delivered on April 3rd, 2010. 3G models will arrive several weeks later.

Article Link: Apple Starts Shipping iPads to Customers

 

[macduke]

Bring it on! Yes!!

Though I'm picking mine up at the Apple Store...lol. I'm still getting really excited! 32gb WIFI coming my way this weekend.

 

[GeekLawyer]

It's getting real. Bring on 4/3. (UPS: 4/2 would be okay too! )

 

[UltimateSyn]

Only 5 (give or take a few hours) days 'til I can go into my nearest Apple Store and pick up my reserved 64GB iPad! So excited!

 

[airkooled]

Sweet, I just got the email! Shipped!

 

[gibbz]

Well, I guess this means those of us that ordered the WiFi + 3G must live in envy for awhile

 

[ukyo229]

Remember! It's just a rumour.

 

[4nNtt]

I'm not going to be around on Sat. for Easter. I hope they reattempt delivery on Monday. The sorting facility is 45 minutes one way to pick up.

Hope there are no thieves... with all these Apple packages going out and people away visiting relatives. They would just have to sit in your yard pretending to tend the bushes or something.

 

[charlituna]

It's getting real. Bring on 4/3. (UPS: 4/2 would be okay too! )

according to info from Apple if your area doesn't have saturday delivery,you get it on the 5th. so i'm betting no Apr 2nd deliveries is in the deal with Apple and no way is UPS going to piss off that big a client

 

[jpmack]

Remember! It's just a rumour.

Not exactly...

 

[jpmack]

Hope there are no thieves... with all these Apple packages going out and people away visiting relatives. They would just have to sit in your yard pretending to tend the bushes or something.

My guess is this will be a signature required delivery. UPS isn't going to leave this package on your stoop...

 

[rwilliams]

UPS's website is going to be flooded with iPad customers hitting the refresh button all day long between now and Saturday.

 

[splashnader]

Hopefully tomorrow I will receive some good nuze

 

[dagamer34]

Since when does UPS regularly deliver on Saturday? I thought that was an extra cost?

 

[GeekLawyer]

Since when does UPS regularly deliver on Saturday? I thought that was an extra cost?

Apple is paying the cost. And probably getting a sizable volume discount considering that they're shipping hundreds of thousands of units in the initial drop.

The notifications are rolling. I just got my email a moment ago.

 

[dball4]

Ups?

I have had bad luck with UPS in the past, if I have a problem with them I have to drive an hour just to get help but yet with Fedex I only have to drive 5 minutes to get help.Plus I don't think UPS does Saturday delivery in my area but FedEx does.

 

[pauld1121]

Not exactly...

Might want to deactivate the "Track Shipment" links in that PDF too, jpmack.

 

[dpruitt]

Don't Believe Everything You Read

I ordered mine within the first 10 minutes they were available, and mine is still being help for shipping.

Don't believe everything you read -- I think some people are getting creative with e-mails and apple.com shipping notices

 

[rorschach]

Mine hasn't even been prepared for shipment. I ordered on 3/20.

Oh well as long as it gets here on 4/3, which of course it will!

 

[GeekLawyer]

I ordered mine within the first 10 minutes they were available, and mine is still being help for shipping.

Don't believe everything you read -- I think some people are getting creative with e-mails and apple.com shipping notices

I assure you I have no reason to lie. arn is up and tweeting about it now. The screen-shot in the first post is likely his.

 

[SangLad]

Not exactly...

I know you wanted to protect your name and etc. by just masking portions of the PDF, but you know that people can still get your name and etc. off the PDF. I suggest that you take the PDF off the forum asap, JIM We believe you that iPad are shipping.

 

[jpmack]

I know you wanted to protect your name and etc. by just masking portions of the PDF, but you know that people can still get your name and etc. off the PDF. I suggest that you take the PDF off the forum asap, JIM We believe you that iPad are shipping.

Thank you all, I think that fixed it. D'Oh.

 

[arn]

I ordered mine within the first 10 minutes they were available, and mine is still being help for shipping.

Don't believe everything you read -- I think some people are getting creative with e-mails and apple.com shipping notices

Well, I ordered in the first 5 minutes.

arn

 

[yonis]

Mine is prepared for shipment! Yay!

 

[paulpet]

I ordered mine within the first 10 minutes they were available, and mine is still being help for shipping.

Don't believe everything you read -- I think some people are getting creative with e-mails and apple.com shipping notices

You're wrong. My shipping notice just came through now too.

I ordered within about 30 minutes of their availability myself.