I have heard others saying the same thing, but then eventually getting the "official" email. I would figure that if a tracking number is there then you should be all set, but as you said, I am going to ass-u-me..
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I have heard others saying the same thing, but then eventually getting the "official" email. I would figure that if a tracking number is there then you should be all set, but as you said, I am going to ass-u-me..
The part about less popular combinations....pink was one of the less popular and no one on any of the threads has had any movement...so it's not always great being part of the minority. :/
Here is some help for you.
1. If your order status states "Preparing for Shipment" you can do this.
2. Go to the UPS tracking page. http://www.ups.com/tracking/tracking.html
3. Select the option to "Track by Reference"
4. Shipment Reference is your phone number.
5. Fill out Zip Code and Country and find out.
Mine state the Preparing for Shipment and I did this to find out that it will be delivered around 3pm in Seattle.
1. If your order status states "Preparing for Shipment" you can do this.
2. Go to the UPS tracking page. http://www.ups.com/tracking/tracking.html
3. Select the option to "Track by Reference"
4. Shipment Reference is your phone number.
5. Fill out Zip Code and Country and find out.
Mine state the Preparing for Shipment and I did this to find out that it will be delivered around 3pm in Seattle.
Mine says "In Transit" and it actually shows where it is coming from. I'm sure it will be updated later tonight...
Not gunna lie... I'm a little jealous. My wife has gotten her shipment confirmation with a delivery date for tomorrow (38mm Sport White) and I am still "Processing" with a kind Email of Death sent my way. I even ordered my 42mm SG Sport first... Karma sucks haha.
I am surprised you were able to get that level of detail form Apple. I used to work there and I even used all my connections to look into my 42mm SG Sport and to no avail. Not a blip of info. I am surprised somebody at Apple said mid next week. They are trained to not give such information as it sets an expectation, that later if not delivered on reflects poorly on them.
Lol...
But it does make you wonder what the process is for getting these shipped... Color? Band? Style? Bribery? I doubt we will EVER hear about it, but inquiring minds want to know...
Things that make you go hmmmmmmmmm.....
"Preparing to ship" means it has already left the warehouse and is in a UPS holding facility. You will likely receive it on Friday.
No. Apple no doubt has an agreement with them not to deliver until Friday.
"Preparing to ship" means it has already left the warehouse and is in a UPS holding facility. You will likely receive it on Friday.
It depends on where they are, and, I'm sure, many other things.
It depends on what model they ordered.
"Preparing to ship" means it has already left the warehouse and is in a UPS holding facility. You will likely receive it on Friday.
Last night when I checked it said shipped 4/23/15 and delivery by 4/24/15 by 3:00 PM. On UPS now it says "Ready for UPS" it is in Rialto, CA so I think it is coming by truck tonight.
Bribery... I haven't tried that... time to get on chat with customer service...
I figure the more expensive the watch the sooner you get it
Apple Watch Edition - Celebs get it early
Apple Watch with Link band... I haven't heard of any delayed shipments on those
Apple Watch SS and Apple Watch Sport...
I'm obviously kidding, but I would like an idea of when mine will ship that is better than "it arrives in the next two weeks."
I am super excited. I want to get it by the time I leave work tomorrow. Then, I might post an ad on craigslist asking if anyone ordered and received a 42mm SS and wants to trade with my sport. Worst comes to worst, I will use the sport till June and sell it.
What is more likely...
They are working down the list of people in order of the time they ordered and assigning them a watch in some random pallet.
OR
They are working on pallets at time of a single watch model/band type and charging cards and then sticking shipping labels on as they go.
If you haven't got a shipping for your model it probably because the pallet with your model & band is at the back of the line of pallets. Now if you got the email they probably know that there will be no more pallets of your watch/band type for launch day to fulfill your order and trying to ease you off your anticipation it might come tomorrow.
They are working down the list of people in order of the time they ordered and assigning them a watch in some random pallet.
OR
They are working on pallets at time of a single watch model/band type and charging cards and then sticking shipping labels on as they go.
If you haven't got a shipping for your model it probably because the pallet with your model & band is at the back of the line of pallets. Now if you got the email they probably know that there will be no more pallets of your watch/band type for launch day to fulfill your order and trying to ease you off your anticipation it might come tomorrow.
Almost the best thing to wake up to this morning after a long night of studying and working on finals.
You should hope that your wife doesn't send haptic "I love you" messages to some other dude on the Macrumors forum who already got HIS Watch on launch day
This article, and many comments here, seem to imply that Apple issued some magical "update" in the middle of the night and now all is right with the world and everyone is happy. While I'm sure that's true for the lucky few who got a shipping notice, many of us are still in limbo.
I ordered the 42 mm stainless with black leather classic buckle. I got my order in literally 1 minute after pre-orders started. Apple hit my credit card on Monday 4/20 and changed my status to "preparing for shipment" and that's where it has sat all week, and where it continues to be now. No update. No tracking number. Nothing.
Why would they hit my credit card if they weren't going to ship the damn thing? What are they waiting for? I don't even think the authorization they got from my credit card is still good by this point, so they'll probably have to do it all over again.
What disappoints me are these stupid two week windows they're giving. All that does is create a ton of uncertainty and false hope. If it's not going to be 4/24, fine. I can accept that. But just give me a ****ing date so I don't have to keep checking.
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By the way, what on earth does this sentence of the article mean?
"All customers should now have access to a tracking number through UPS or another courier service to track their Apple Watch pre-orders leading into Friday's launch."
ALL customers??? Huh?? ALL customers most certainly don't have a tracking number. In fact, not even ALL customers whose credit cards were hit on Monday and status was changed to preparing for shipment have tracking numbers. I still don't.
So what does this sentence mean?
I ordered the 42 mm stainless with black leather classic buckle. I got my order in literally 1 minute after pre-orders started. Apple hit my credit card on Monday 4/20 and changed my status to "preparing for shipment" and that's where it has sat all week, and where it continues to be now. No update. No tracking number. Nothing.
Why would they hit my credit card if they weren't going to ship the damn thing? What are they waiting for? I don't even think the authorization they got from my credit card is still good by this point, so they'll probably have to do it all over again.
What disappoints me are these stupid two week windows they're giving. All that does is create a ton of uncertainty and false hope. If it's not going to be 4/24, fine. I can accept that. But just give me a ****ing date so I don't have to keep checking.
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By the way, what on earth does this sentence of the article mean?
"All customers should now have access to a tracking number through UPS or another courier service to track their Apple Watch pre-orders leading into Friday's launch."
ALL customers??? Huh?? ALL customers most certainly don't have a tracking number. In fact, not even ALL customers whose credit cards were hit on Monday and status was changed to preparing for shipment have tracking numbers. I still don't.
So what does this sentence mean?
I ordered a 42 SG Sport and a 42 Pink Sport, but not until the evening of 04/10. We went to the store after work to see them in person; we were on the fence about waiting til gen 2, also were leaning toward the smaller version initially. Came home, decided on the cheaper Sport models and then maybe upgrading to SS in gen 2. So our orders weren't in until like 11pm on 04/10. Got the vague available to ship in June and not updates since. It would be nice to get them in sometime in May instead. I'm jealous of everyone getting them earlier, but I guess I'd be pretty pissed if I ordered right away and was still sitting in my position. I guess by the time mine comes all those nice charging docks will be available and maybe some third party bands.
"Preparing to ship" means it has already left the warehouse and is in a UPS holding facility. You will likely receive it on Friday.
It hasn't officially "shipped" yet because they are sending them via overnight shipping, which by definition needs to arrive the next day. If they did that on Monday then it would have had to arrive on Tuesday, and since the launch is not until Friday, it will be held until then. I would expect the status to change today.