Mine still shows preparing to ship, but UPS shows it in Louisville. Since that is just a short jaunt away from mr, maybe I ought to drive over and get it! 
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Apple Watch Series 3 Pre-Order Thread
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Mine is still saying “processing”. But I did get a text message from them telling me a tracking number will be sent soon. I count that as progress.
Mine better be too! I preordered (38mm Gold Cellular) via Apple on 9/15. Charged the same day. Took all of 5 minutes. Apple says it’ll be here Friday. I’ve never been let down by them.I'm guessing mine will be on this flight—which would probably be the last one to leave China in order to be delivered here on Friday. <SoCalGadgetGuy crosses his fingers>
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I'm guessing mine will be on this flight—which would probably be the last one to leave China in order to be delivered here on Friday. <SoCalGadgetGuy crosses his fingers>
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This flight continues on from Anchorage to Southern California (Ontario Int'l airport) with a scheduled landing at 9:02 PM (Pacific Time) Thursday night the 21st. This is plenty of time for the expected delivery date of the 22nd.
Mine hasn’t shipped either. No need to be concerned at this point. My delivery date is the 22nd—that’s still almost two days away. Total flight time from China is only about 13 hours (to California, where I am). Add some logistical hours for customs, sorting, truck delivery, etc. and you still have plenty of time.
Ordered an LTE Series 3, but between the weak reviews, low battery life and AT&T taking their time with shipping, I'm just going to get a series 2 or 1 locally on Friday after my iPhone 8+ gets delivered.
Mine still shows preparing to ship, but UPS shows it in Louisville. Since that is just a short jaunt away from mr, maybe I ought to drive over and get it!
How did you get your tracking info?!
Go to ups.com and choose tracking. Search by reference number and—for that number—use your telephone number associated with the order (sans country code)
Verizon sent a text notification "Free VZW Msg: Your order{insert order#} was received on 9/20/017.You'll receive a text message with tracking information when your order ships."
So, I’ve gotten a shipped notification from .
[doublepost=1505978425][/doublepost]For those that ordered from and still stuck in China, I got a “shipped” notification from but UPS still says “order processed for pickup”
I have a feeling UPS isn’t catching up to some of us with the updates. I say this because I just checked my order and it’s now changed to “shipped” and that was valid if the 16th. It just changed within the past hour. Tracking still shows it sitting in China though.
[doublepost=1505978835][/doublepost]Just got the email. It’s shipped and will be here the 22nd.
[doublepost=1505978835][/doublepost]Just got the email. It’s shipped and will be here the 22nd.
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Just like @kuietstorm and his order, the status of my order on the Apple web site has changed from "Preparing to Ship" to "Shipped"! Woo-hoo! 
However, the UPS site still says, "Order Processed: Ready for UPS".
However, the UPS site still says, "Order Processed: Ready for UPS".
Apple just sent me shipment notices for both watches. Only one more day to get through!
I just received my email from Apple telling me my watch has shipped even though I have been tracking it through UPS.
