Is this confirmed? Will they sit until Thursday? No way we can get them early?
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Apple Watch Series 3 Pre-Order Thread
- Thread starter iamMacPerson
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
Is this confirmed? Will they sit until Thursday? No way we can get them early?
fanboi4lyfe
macrumors regular
Thanks!! Created the account and cross referenced and it is the Watch. Looks like the iPhone is the one not pulling up at the moment. Appreciate the help.
ideal.dreams
macrumors 68020
Not confirmed but an educated guess. It is to my understanding that Apple requires very strict control over the release so no customers get their items before launch day. Therefore it makes more sense for UPS to keep the items secured at their international hub in Louisville so that local hubs don't accidentally ship the items before Friday/give in to pestering customers wanting to get their items early.
My watches will likely sit there until Thursday and leave early Friday morning since that is the timeframe it takes for items from Louisville to reach my local hub. It may be different for others in different locations.
I'm going to say there's absolutely no way we can get these items before Friday.
techdude13
macrumors 6502
techdude13
macrumors 6502
Correct. Apple Works with UPS to change the delivery date in the system, and UPS/FedEx also will work to ensure that they are delivered on that date. Very, very rarely does UPS or FedEx deliver a package early anyways, but in this case they have contractual obligations to deploy them on the dates Apple set. If you look at the first page when you click on your package from MyChoice, you might see it says “(Updated)” next to the delivery date - that’s because they changed it from what the system originally generated which would have been an earlier date.
You got it. They will keep them at WorldPort in Louisville until the night before launch. If it’s anything like previous launches, we will see a random “in transit” scan when they scan them out of the holding area, then a “departure” scan when they catch the flight to your local sort hub.
Thank you both for the great responses!
[doublepost=1505752902][/doublepost]
How did you find the flight it's on?!
darkmatter343
macrumors 6502
My UPS tracking says "At request of the shipper, authorized release is not yet available". And my UPS says it coming from Burlington, a city just outside of Toronto from a company called AI Logistics. So maybe the Toronto area orders are being stored by this logistics company until Thursday.
pcall1128
macrumors 6502a
roncito
macrumors 6502a
ideal.dreams
macrumors 68020
Basically you go to this site which shows you all of the UPS flights and then compare departure times listed on your UPS tracking page with flight departures and then you know what flight your item is on.
darkmatter343
macrumors 6502
Could be, and would make more sense. UPS states "AI Logistics" in Burlington, which when you google, comes up as a private business at a home address.
Los0325
macrumors member
I do
I do have it and nothing was there, I order it thru att.com to, in the past FedEx usually drops off phones in the past.
roncito
macrumors 6502a
jchiou
macrumors 6502
were you on flight 83? my UPS tracking still shows that it departed anchorage, no arrival scan in KY. i mean, i know it's there..the pallet probably just hasn't been scanned but curious what everyone else's status from flight 83 is! 🙂
I pre-ordered GPS + Cellular 42mm Space Gray Aluminum Olive strap with delivery expected 10/13 - 10/20. What is the likelihood that Apple Stores will have watches for sale this Friday? Thinking about getting to the store early to see.
Devildog08
macrumors 6502a
I preordered a stainless steel silver apple watch. I was on apple.com at 12:01 when I completed my order shipping was 3-4 weeks already. So I placed a second order for instore pickup and snagged 9-22 pickup date at 8-8:30 am. I then cancelled the shipping order when I did that I went back again and noticed all apple stores withing hundreds of miles from me had sold out of instore pickup. All of this was within 15 minutes.It was wild. Does anybody know of the steps for instore pickup? My order just says processing I did get charged yesterday.
My watch is still sitting in shanghai... it's been about 30 hours. Let's get some movement to keep me excited!
ideal.dreams
macrumors 68020
Yes I believe I was. One of my watches shows it arrived in KY but the other one is still stuck at departed from Anchorage without an arrival scan to KY. The times match up so I know they're both there. As you said, the pallet was probably missed or something, but it will be rectified when it leaves WorldPort.
Mine says this as well but I haven't gotten a tracking number email yet.. Have you?
We must be on the same pallet! I see the plane has landed, but UPS most recent update is still left Anchorage at 1:54pm.
[doublepost=1505759073][/doublepost]
I need to step my game up...what is WorldPort?
ideal.dreams
macrumors 68020
WorldPort is the name of UPS’s international shipping hub in Louisville, KY. It is where all shipments go to get processed before going to local UPS hubs for delivery.