Sidebar Sidebar
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.

Convoluted delivery from China

Fireball Dragon

Fireball Dragon

macrumors 6502a
Original poster
Nov 26, 2012
880
256
Chigwell, England
So my Macbook was dispatched 2 days ago. So far, it has had one hell of a journey.

China > Shanghai (technically also China) >Korea > Kazakhstan > Poland...

Is this normal? (I am in the UK)
 
Anyone had this!? "chanical failure has delayed delivery. We're adjusting plans to deliver your package as quickly as possible."


Location Date Local Time Activity
Warsaw, Poland 05/14/2015 10:28 P.M. A mechanical failure has delayed delivery. We're adjusting plans to deliver your package as quickly as possible.
05/14/2015 7:24 P.M. Arrival Scan
Almaty, Kazakhstan 05/14/2015 5:22 P.M. Departure Scan
05/14/2015 3:03 P.M. Arrival Scan
Incheon, Korea, Republic of 05/14/2015 11:51 A.M. Departure Scan
05/14/2015 7:32 A.M. Arrival Scan
Shanghai, China 05/14/2015 4:47 A.M. Departure Scan
Shanghai, China 05/13/2015 8:52 P.M. Export Scan
05/13/2015 4:26 P.M. Arrival Scan
05/13/2015 4:11 P.M. Departure Scan
China 05/13/2015 1:54 A.M. Order Processed: Ready for UPS
 
Fireball Dragon said:
So my Macbook was dispatched 2 days ago. So far, it has had one hell of a journey.

China > Shanghai (technically also China) >Korea > Kazakhstan > Poland...

Is this normal? (I am in the UK)
Click to expand...

a lot of the early UK shipments skipped poland and went straight from Kazakhstan to Cologne in Germany.

From Cologne expect them to go to East Midlands/Castle Donnington and then on to your local depot.
 
Fireball Dragon said:
Anyone had this!? "chanical failure has delayed delivery. We're adjusting plans to deliver your package as quickly as possible."


Location Date Local Time Activity
Warsaw, Poland 05/14/2015 10:28 P.M. A mechanical failure has delayed delivery. We're adjusting plans to deliver your package as quickly as possible.
05/14/2015 7:24 P.M. Arrival Scan
Almaty, Kazakhstan 05/14/2015 5:22 P.M. Departure Scan
05/14/2015 3:03 P.M. Arrival Scan
Incheon, Korea, Republic of 05/14/2015 11:51 A.M. Departure Scan
05/14/2015 7:32 A.M. Arrival Scan
Shanghai, China 05/14/2015 4:47 A.M. Departure Scan
Shanghai, China 05/13/2015 8:52 P.M. Export Scan
05/13/2015 4:26 P.M. Arrival Scan
05/13/2015 4:11 P.M. Departure Scan
China 05/13/2015 1:54 A.M. Order Processed: Ready for UPS
Click to expand...

I have exactly the same, I think our orders are in the same shipment!
 
Mixpower said:
I have exactly the same, I think our orders are in the same shipment!
Click to expand...

This sucks hard. I really thought I'd have it by today or tomorrow. Apple have really been frustrating me with this and the Apple Watch launches.

Oh, well. Can only 'hope' it does come on Monday now! (And it one piece!)
 
All of this is quite common when shipping from China. I have seen shipment get to Alaska and then show them going back to China again! It is crazy.

Sometimes I think it is UPS just messing with some guy waiting on his new toy!
 
Fireball Dragon said:
Thanks for the update. Did they say how much the delay would affect us?

I am in the UK and delivery was expected for Monday. How about you?
Click to expand...

No problem, my delivery date is Monday, but they said it's probably gonna be Tuesday. They told me to keep an eye on the tracking because they are not sure either, so I have no clue really! lol
 
Mine also changed to Tuesday, really can't believe this! After so mucht hassle with payment and now because of UPS it's taking even longer...
 
look on the bright side, your rMB is touring the globe and getting some good cultural perspective

seriously though, that sucks.
 
Mine departed Kolen first thing this morning, but hasn't arrived anywhere.
I imagine I'll get an arrival scan in East Mids Sunday night, transport to home depot overnight and out of delivery Monday. Maybe I'm just being ambitious, but my delivery date has now been updated to 18th again, as it was before the tech fault with the A/C.
 
Interesting. Mine is also stuck in Poland, although it arrived in Poland a day after yours, and has been stuck there for 3 working days now. Sigh.

Somehow I don't think it's the same plane. Maybe there's some other problem that they aren't telling us about?

Warsaw, Poland 05/20/2015 4:33 A.M. A mechanical failure has delayed delivery. We're adjusting plans to deliver your package as quickly as possible.
Warsaw, Poland 05/19/2015 5:05 A.M. A mechanical failure has delayed delivery. We're adjusting plans to deliver your package as quickly as possible.
Warsaw, Poland 05/18/2015 1:54 A.M. A mechanical failure has delayed delivery. We're adjusting plans to deliver your package as quickly as possible.
Warsaw, Poland 05/15/2015 9:19 P.M. Departure Scan
Almaty, Kazakhstan 05/15/2015 3:18 P.M. Arrival Scan
05/15/2015 10:31 A.M. Your package is at the clearing agency awaiting final release. / Your package was released by the clearing agency.
05/15/2015 6:48 A.M. Your package is at the clearing agency awaiting final release.
Incheon, Korea, Republic of 05/15/2015 11:54 A.M. Departure Scan
05/15/2015 8:35 A.M. Arrival Scan
Shanghai, China 05/15/2015 5:57 A.M. Departure Scan
Shanghai, China 05/14/2015 8:24 P.M. Export Scan
05/14/2015 5:53 P.M. Arrival Scan
05/14/2015 5:38 P.M. Departure Scan
China 05/14/2015 12:03 A.M. Order Processed: Ready for UPS
 
samediff said:
Interesting. Mine is also stuck in Poland, although it arrived in Poland a day after yours, and has been stuck there for 3 working days now. Sigh.

Somehow I don't think it's the same plane. Maybe there's some other problem that they aren't telling us about?

Warsaw, Poland 05/20/2015 4:33 A.M. A mechanical failure has delayed delivery. We're adjusting plans to deliver your package as quickly as possible.
Click to expand...

Hmm mine's on the same shipment... and apparently just left Almaty...
 
naujoks said:
Yup. Wait for it to be stuck in Cologne for 5 days because Apple forgot to include the import papers.
Click to expand...

They get 'stuck' in Cologne (for 2, not 5 days) because the entire batch for the EU is sent to Cologne, where they are unpacked and sorted for each country. This can take time to process!
 
Sigh, no idea what UPS are doing, the tracking now shows it back in Poland but with another delay.

Warsaw, Poland 05/20/2015 9:14 P.M. A mechanical failure has delayed delivery. We're adjusting plans to deliver your package as quickly as possible. / Delivery will be rescheduled.
Koeln, Germany 05/20/2015 8:56 P.M. Arrival Scan
Warsaw, Poland 05/20/2015 7:30 P.M. Departure Scan
Almaty, Kazakhstan 05/20/2015 6:07 P.M. Departure Scan
Warsaw, Poland 05/20/2015 4:33 A.M. A mechanical failure has delayed delivery. We're adjusting plans to deliver your package as quickly as possible.
Warsaw, Poland 05/19/2015 5:05 A.M. A mechanical failure has delayed delivery. We're adjusting plans to deliver your package as quickly as possible.
Warsaw, Poland 05/18/2015 1:54 A.M. A mechanical failure has delayed delivery. We're adjusting plans to deliver your package as quickly as possible.
Warsaw, Poland 05/15/2015 9:19 P.M. Departure Scan
Almaty, Kazakhstan 05/15/2015 3:18 P.M. Arrival Scan
05/15/2015 10:31 A.M. Your package is at the clearing agency awaiting final release. / Your package was released by the clearing agency.
05/15/2015 6:48 A.M. Your package is at the clearing agency awaiting final release.
Incheon, Korea, Republic of 05/15/2015 11:54 A.M. Departure Scan
05/15/2015 8:35 A.M. Arrival Scan
...
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Register on MacRumors! This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.
Top Bottom
Back