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Apple Watch Order Statuses Shifting to 'Preparing for Shipment'
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Because someone on here got card charge and status change to prepare to shipping !! Only a few hours ago !!
Just spoke to a Apple customer rep in what, is now, effectively a daily ritual and it is interesting how their script has changed in the past few days and it is quite clear this is in response to a LOT of irate customers annoyed about not having their watch by now.
Quite clearly she copied and pasted this entire message because it was there instantly whereas all her other short messages took a while to type out:
"I can assure you that it is a first come first served basis however, everyones orders will process a little differently depending on many factors, such as the Watch ordered (type, colour, size), the bank they have their card with, the type of card used to pay with (credit or debit or even finance) etc"
Then when I asked why people who ordered identical watches to me hours after pre-order window opened have already received theirs and I am still waiting despite ordering within minuets, she simply said "that's not something I can talk about".
And to top it all off, her advice to me was "you'll just have to wait"
They were useless before but now they are being useless and belligerent but we are still expected to accept this is just how it is, mighty Apple hasn't messed up at all, right???
Just be honest with us FFS, THIS sort of treatment is doing them no favours in the long run and I say that as an EXTREMELY loyal and self-proclaimed Apple fanboy who has parted with thousands of £££ in the purchase Apple products.
Apple are meant to be better than this, at least that's what I thought......
Quite clearly she copied and pasted this entire message because it was there instantly whereas all her other short messages took a while to type out:
"I can assure you that it is a first come first served basis however, everyones orders will process a little differently depending on many factors, such as the Watch ordered (type, colour, size), the bank they have their card with, the type of card used to pay with (credit or debit or even finance) etc"
Then when I asked why people who ordered identical watches to me hours after pre-order window opened have already received theirs and I am still waiting despite ordering within minuets, she simply said "that's not something I can talk about".
And to top it all off, her advice to me was "you'll just have to wait"
They were useless before but now they are being useless and belligerent but we are still expected to accept this is just how it is, mighty Apple hasn't messed up at all, right???
Just be honest with us FFS, THIS sort of treatment is doing them no favours in the long run and I say that as an EXTREMELY loyal and self-proclaimed Apple fanboy who has parted with thousands of £££ in the purchase Apple products.
Apple are meant to be better than this, at least that's what I thought......
My pink sport 38mm has changed to PFS. I am not sure exactly what time I got my confirmation on order day. My email was deleted. My son ordered his after me and his was .09 after launch. My delivery day was in the second wave May 13 . There is hope for everyone. I am in NY
Hopefully you will get news soon. May they just have not landed in the UK yet.
In Milwaukee
Woke up this morning and did my ritual of checking and yes! My 42mm sg bsb has moved from processing to preparing for shipment. Cc was also charged. I had a :03 confirmation, and am in the 4/24-5/8 window with the EOD received on 4/22.
Haven't gotten a tracking number yet.
Thank god, hopefully after second batch gets out ill get more movement again for earlier ship date.
Orderd 42 mm Space Gray Sport, :19 past the hour June ship date, changed to May 29 - June 11 but im hoping for mid May.
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That's awesome man!! I can't wait for mine!
Still goin thru the same routine.
I'll update my status if anything changes....
Still goin thru the same routine.
I'll update my status if anything changes....
ya too bad in MKE the ups and fedex guy just leaves the tag on the door, knocks and runs away before i can even open the door. Then i have to deal with the hassle of going to the airport and picking it up.
Anyone know how to search for the tracking if you haven't been given a tracking# yet by apple? i know with the phone you used to be able to use your phone number in the reference #
It'll be UPS. Just go to their website, and hit the tracking button. Then track by reference - with your phone number (from the order) being the "reference."
I hate you. Lol.
Well charger is on its way, screen protector arrived and still no charge to CC.... Anyone got any rope I could borrow! 
Thanks. I tried that and I even changed the date ranges but nothing in UPS yet. I'll just have to sit on the porch all day and wait.
Just spoke to apple who say my card was declined and that I "should" of had an email telling me this, funny I didn't get an email, yet I got all other emails from apple!
If you have not had your watch I would keep on to apple if I were you!
If you have not had your watch I would keep on to apple if I were you!
I was about something like that too cause I didn't get my confirmation email so later in the day I called and there was an original error with apple pay thinking I put in multiple orders when it failed the first time. They resent my email confirmation and I'm glad I see my watching preparing to ship.
Even though apple has my correct billing information when I go into settings and look at it. When I first ordered it was pulling an old billing zip code.
Something at least
Well my 42mm Sports Green has just changed to Prepping to ship, but my 42mm SG Black strap is still processing. Checked my Credit card, they had Pre-authorised £678 and I notice they've just shoved another £339 pre-auth on there. Lucky I had the credit limit to allow that.
I just want my SG model, the other half is gonna have theirs before me :-(
Well my 42mm Sports Green has just changed to Prepping to ship, but my 42mm SG Black strap is still processing. Checked my Credit card, they had Pre-authorised £678 and I notice they've just shoved another £339 pre-auth on there. Lucky I had the credit limit to allow that.
I just want my SG model, the other half is gonna have theirs before me :-(
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