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Apple Watch Pre-Orders Now Shipping for April 24 Delivery

My tracking got really odd, but its in town and should be out for delivery soon. Its almost like the PA data was completely irrelevant if I'm reading it right since the Origin scan was in KY:

Location Date Local Time Activity
Roanoke, VA, United States 04/24/2015 7:15 A.M. Destination Scan
04/24/2015 7:15 A.M. Arrival Scan
04/24/2015 7:05 A.M. Departure Scan
04/24/2015 6:20 A.M. Arrival Scan

Greensboro, NC, United States 04/24/2015 5:41 A.M. Departure Scan
04/24/2015 5:07 A.M. Arrival Scan

Louisville, KY, United States 04/24/2015 4:06 A.M. Departure Scan
04/24/2015 1:04 A.M. Origin Scan

Harrisburg, PA, United States 04/23/2015 1:50 A.M. Package is in transit to a UPS facility

United States 04/23/2015 3:32 A.M. Order Processed: Ready for UPS


lollerkate said:
I have the same shipping information. I tried chatting UPS but the girl seemed only somewhat familiar with the concept of sending or receiving a package. I asked if I could have it dropped at the UPS store down the road, which they said would add a couple of days.

I'm not holding out hope.
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Feeling ticked off

Still waiting for apple to move my order on. Order confirmation received at 8:04 for 2 Sports watches. One green, one space grey with black strap. I would have thought the green one would have shipped even if the black is out of stock.

Anyone in West london received theirs today with similar order times for these models?
 
Keane16 said:
I've got one on order and I wasn't promised first come, first served. Just a window of delivery between 24th April to 8th May.

There are 3 watches in the collection, with 2 sizes in each, and various colours, with numerous straps. All customisable. These things are assembled in one part of the world, and sold over. Different payment methods/authorising banks for good measure. Estimates say pre-orders are over 2 million. Can you even begin to imagine the logistics? It blows my mind.

So I'm not really expecting anything except delivery within the estimated window.

As an aside I don't think there's ever been a product launch, by any company, on this scale as complex as this. The combinations are so great, that estimating demand would've been hard. With this initial wave out of the way it should help their future forecasting and help smooth things considerably.
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And to complicate it more I have noticed from some of the unboxing videos Apple also decided to package the three different models differently. I'm sure that slows things down a bit as well. :confused:
 
BroTim52 said:
Nothing here to report! Still Processing with the Delivery 4/24-5/8. Ordered first thing with the early morning preorder. I am in KY and was wondering if anyone else in KY has had any thing coming your way? I ordered the 42MM- The SS- Black Buckle Band. The Black band must be the problem. I too received the email last night that Apple was working on my order. I truly believe I most likely will not receive the watch tomorrow. Congratulations to all those who will receive their Apple Watch on launch! :)
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That is what I ordered. For the life of me, I can't imagine the problem with the Bands! They had plenty of time to prepare. :mad::mad::apple:EPIC FAIL!!
 
I ordered two watches within the first 2 minutes of pre-launch and received shipping dates of 4/24-5/8. The 42mm SS WSB has shipped and will be here today but the 42 mm SS BSB is still in processing status and my card has not been charged. I did receive the EOD the day before yesterday. What's frustrating is that Apple has known for weeks now how many of these items initially sold and I don't see how, if they ran out of the black band, they couldn't have had more ready for the earliest buyers by the launch date? If we ordered within the first two minutes then both watches should've shipped for delivery today. It's not rocket science Apple, a black sports band is obviously going to be a highly popular one as it is the least expensive and can be worn by both men and women! So I will not open mine when it arrives today and wait for my husband's to get here so that we can open them together… We put off our birthdays and our anniversary so that we could buy these for each other. Thank you Apple for prolonging Our celebration #
 
Kimmiecakes said:
I ordered two watches within the first 2 minutes of pre-launch and received shipping dates of 4/24-5/8. The 42mm SS WSB has shipped and will be here today but the 42 mm SS BSB is still in processing status and my card has not been charged. I did receive the EOD the day before yesterday. What's frustrating is that Apple has known for weeks now how many of these items initially sold and I don't see how, if they ran out of the black band, they couldn't have had more ready for the earliest buyers by the launch date? If we ordered within the first two minutes then both watches should've shipped for delivery today. It's not rocket science Apple, a black sports band is obviously going to be a highly popular one as it is the least expensive and can be worn by both men and women! So I will not open mine when it arrives today and wait for my husband's to get here so that we can open them together… We put off our birthdays and our anniversary so that we could buy these for each other. Thank you Apple for prolonging Our celebration #
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I wonder how much their focus on "fashion" made them think/ignore that black is obviously the most popular. If I were some fashionista I might think that black looks too much like a $10 digital watch and that's not :cool:.
 
Arriving Today

When I originally ordered mine on April 10th it said my delivery would be in June. It still said that up until yesterday, then it changed to a delivery date of today. Needless to say I was very happy. I have checked the tracking and it is on the UPS truck and should be here in a few hours. I ordered the 42 mm Sport watch with the White Band. My older Brother ordered his at 1 minute after they went on sale and his still says he won't get his until Mid-May. he ordered the 42mm Sport Black with the Black Band. I hope everyone gets theirs soon.
 
Wroldwide first world problems

I ordered the 42mm space grey sport watch (I guess I have very mainstream tastes) on opening day, with confirmation email posting at 9 minutes past the witching hour, for delivery in the US. No movement toward shipping yet. Initial shipping window in the email is May 13 - 27. I woke up at an ungodly hour to place the order because I assumed there would be supply issues. When news came out yesterday that some people were seeing orders ship earlier than their initial dates, I found my way to this forum to see what I could see.

Listen, I can be as all about instant gratification as the next person. I remember as a kid sending in cereal box tops for a Star Wars toy and then running down to the mailbox every day for a couple of months waiting for the thing to turn up. That said, I'm kind of amused at the folks who are getting worked up about all this and calling it a 'fail.'

Relax. This new watch is a whole new product category. There was no real way to predict demand, particularly when you consider the number of options available. If Apple made a mistake, it was in not taking Henry Ford's approach to the Model T. "Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black." While Apple could count on a certain loyal customer base, there was also lots of online chatter about the Apple Watch from people saying they couldn't see the point in having the thing.

So you've ordered a popular product. From Apple's standpoint, it's better to have some antsy customers being impatient than to have exceeded demand in the initial manufacturing run. Can you imagine it? Even if they had five million first day orders (more than all other smart watches sold in a year), if they'd built 7 million, the news would be that sales didn't meet expectations, and their stock would plummet. It's crazy, but true.

So be patient. The new toys will all arrive soon enough.
 
applezulu said:
I ordered the 42mm space grey sport watch (I guess I have very mainstream tastes) on opening day, with confirmation email posting at 9 minutes past the witching hour, for delivery in the US. No movement toward shipping yet. Initial shipping window in the email is May 13 - 27. I woke up at an ungodly hour to place the order because I assumed there would be supply issues. When news came out yesterday that some people were seeing orders ship earlier than their initial dates, I found my way to this forum to see what I could see.

Listen, I can be as all about instant gratification as the next person. I remember as a kid sending in cereal box tops for a Star Wars toy and then running down to the mailbox every day for a couple of months waiting for the thing to turn up. That said, I'm kind of amused at the folks who are getting worked up about all this and calling it a 'fail.'

Relax. This new watch is a whole new product category. There was no real way to predict demand, particularly when you consider the number of options available. If Apple made a mistake, it was in not taking Henry Ford's approach to the Model T. "Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black." While Apple could count on a certain loyal customer base, there was also lots of online chatter about the Apple Watch from people saying they couldn't see the point in having the thing.

So you've ordered a popular product. From Apple's standpoint, it's better to have some antsy customers being impatient than to have exceeded demand in the initial manufacturing run. Can you imagine it? Even if they had five million first day orders (more than all other smart watches sold in a year), if they'd built 7 million, the news would be that sales didn't meet expectations, and their stock would plummet. It's crazy, but true.

So be patient. The new toys will all arrive soon enough.
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If you're looking for level-headed discussion, you're on the wrong site. This site is by its very nature a site of fanatics for Apple products -- and there's nothing wrong with that. It's fun to get caught up in a new product launch, just like it's fun to follow a sports team and get caught up in that. It will dissipate soon enough, so let people have their fun while it lasts.
 
LSUFAN61 said:
That is what I ordered. For the life of me, I can't imagine the problem with the Bands! They had plenty of time to prepare. :mad::mad::apple:EPIC FAIL!!
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I ordered the same at 2:02am local time... still processing. There must be something going on with that combination.
 
Megaman said:
No problem at all. I ordered immediately once pre-orders went live. Toronto. got charged a few days ago, and yesterday.

Good luck! I hope you both get them asap.:)
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Mine is here! Well, in Fort Myers (where I live) our for delivery. We still havent been charged for my husbands though. He's a tad jealous because he ordered his before mine, but he still has no clue when he will be getting his.
 
Anyone seeing shipping for 38 mm Silver with pink sport band?

I ordered at 2:06 am CST the Apple Watch Sport 38mm Silver Aluminum Case with Pink Sport Band and order is still processing. I haven't received any emails from Apple nor seen my credit card charged. Has anyone else that ordered this combo seen any shipment dates? My estimate is May 13-May 27.
 
Ours flew into Oakland this morning, and are now in Sunnyvale - out for delivery!!!! So excited! We live in Cupertino right next to the SpaceShip (under construction!)

Best day EVER!
 
So I had an 38mm Sport with White scheduled for delivery for today. UPS just updated it and now it won't arrive until Monday. Looks like moving from FedEx to UPS was a mistake...
 
I spoke to an Apple rep recently and asked her if a Saturday delivery from UPS was possible, and she said yes. What do you think the chances are of getting the order "Prepared for Shipment" sometime today and delivered tomorrow?
 
got it!

i opted for ups store pickup, got it an hour ago

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Did anyone order the stainless steel 42 mm chain linked band ? I'm askin because I haven't seen anyone on this website who ordered it

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mikepepe86 said:
May I ask what model you purchased?

Actually I'm interested in anyone with an initial June shipment that's gotten shipping notifications what model they ordered? Anyone want to start that dialogue? :)
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I have a June shipping date haven't seen any changes yet hopefully they update mine soon
 
rmadera said:
I spoke to an Apple rep recently and asked her if a Saturday delivery from UPS was possible, and she said yes. What do you think the chances are of getting the order "Prepared for Shipment" sometime today and delivered tomorrow?
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i'd say it's quite possible, given we've seen others move from still "processing" yesterday afternoon and then delivering today.

i'm still waiting on any movement at all with a 2:04a confirmation for the 42mm black sport.:rolleyes:
 
tsmarx said:
i'd say it's quite possible, given we've seen others move from still "processing" yesterday afternoon and then delivering today.

i'm still waiting on any movement at all with a 2:04a confirmation for the 42mm black sport.:rolleyes:
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Same here. 3:16 AM EST confirmation, 42mm SS Classic Buckle. Still processing, no charges, seemingly no movement whatsoever yet. Although as a sign of hope, I have seen on Twitter today that people's cards are getting charged.
 
tsmarx said:
i'd say it's quite possible, given we've seen others move from still "processing" yesterday afternoon and then delivering today.

i'm still waiting on any movement at all with a 2:04a confirmation for the 42mm black sport.:rolleyes:
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I have a 12:03 confirmation for a 42mm sg black sport. Delivery 4/24-5/8. I have a feeling it's gonna be awhile cause I called the day I ordered and they told be there were problems with apple pay so if you're like me and tried it but it timed out or failed the first time and then you redid it the system thought you were making 2 orders instead of one so the order had to be reviewed and corrected. I had confirmation on the Apple Store app but never got an email confirmation until I called and they resent it. I haven't seen my order status change at all not have I been charged yet.
 
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