First Wave of Apple Watches Begin Shipping Ahead of Friday's Launch

[Solarioc]

Pre order

Why won't you change!?!

 

[horsebattery]

I'm gonna need to charge my phone 5 times today with all the refreshing of this site and my Apple order status page.

There was that one fellow who created a service to e-mail blast a list of folks as soon as the status of one of the persons on the list had their status changed. The thread was removed though; I'm assuming the folks here decided to report it for being too sketchy - you had to provide e-mail address and order #s, which is how the API call works. But I digress, anyone wanting auto-refresh can easily set up an IFTT service and provide notifications for when the order changes - it's almost the same as what that earlier person provided.

 

[heeloliver]

good luck beta testers


see you at version 2 with better battery and a faster GPU/CPU

you're so cool and edgy

 

[LetMeBlastU]

I sure hope with a 12:02 AM email confirmation i receive my watch on Friday.

 

[BeyondtheTech]

Well, I just got dinged for $31.03 on my credit card. It's gotta be the 1M charging cable I ordered right after the preorders of my WATCHes. We're getting there!

 

[MultiMediaWill]

Someones is a pre-order Grinch...

Full disclosure, I am in the May 13th - May 27th batch so you may be right.

 

[WildCowboy]

Alleged Apple Watch Sport boxes appear in new photos.


http://9to5mac.com/community/apple-watch-sport-box/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

For what it's worth, they do not match Nilay Patel's description of the Sport packaging.

 

[iSaul]

Processed Card for Magsafe Charger

My card got processed for my extra magsafe apple watch charger.

 

[2457282]

Never mind, I was posting to say that I was charged for the apple care on my watches, but realize now that was for something else we bought. Below is what I see when I log in. My watch is still Available to ship for the end of May, but my wife is pushed all the way to JULY.

Processing Items Available to ship: 4-6 weeks
Delivers: May 14 - May 28 by Standard Shipping
Apple Watch 38mm Stainless Steel Case with Link Bracelet
Services and Support

Processing Items Available to ship: July
Apple Watch 38mm Stainless Steel Case with Soft Pink Modern Buckle - Large
Services and Support

 

[applesith]

Looks like more click-bait like yesterday's iMac shipping slip post. Headline sounds like something happens but when you read to the end....nope.

Is there a source for pre-orders actually moving to distribution centers, or purely speculation?

 

[mjs402]

Omg.. hurry up and charge my damn credit card!

 

[carrrrrlos]

Impending wave of YouTube videos:
- Apple Watch drop test
- Apple Watch scratch test
- Apple Watch...

And of course the Apple Watch BatteryGate.

 

[WildCowboy]

Is there a source for pre-orders actually moving to distribution centers, or purely speculation?

It is a specific source who is in a position to know.

 

[Joe Rossignol]

or is there nothing at all to this story? Clickbait deluxe!

Title says shipping but article says no reports! Come on at least have some substance to the article please.

The article has been updated to clarify that bulk shipments have begun, according to our reliable source. We did not mean to imply that pre-orders have been bumped to Prepare for Shipment yet, but I understand how the headline could have led you to believe that and apologize if it was misleading.

 

[Thunderhawks]

Haven't seen anything to think this is true, but hope so. If they are in the US, we might not see updates for a couple of days.

Wait until you see a picture of the pilot next to the pallets/boxes.
Cause a $%$storm last time.

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Impending wave of YouTube videos:
- Apple Watch drop test
- Apple Watch scratch test
- Apple Watch...

And of course the Apple Watch BatteryGate.

And, will it bend when you sit on it, sticking your hand into your back pocket?

 

[usher2005]

From Apple Support Chat:

Due to popular demand, the delivery dates have been pushed back. The Apple Watches are now on back order due to overwhelming demand

 

[KSpider]

my chargers just changed over to preparing for shipment.

 

[applesith]

It is a specific source who is in a position to know.

Headline easily comes across as pre-orders shipping to customers' doors. Either way, MR articles seem to have the devil in the details lately.

 

[mjs402]

Due to popular demand, the delivery dates have been pushed back. The Apple Watches are now on back order due to overwhelming demand

Yeah so? That doesn't mean the ones who pre-ordered already got pushed back.

 

[Shonuff]

my chargers just changed over to preparing for shipment.

I can confirm, my charger says "Preparing for Shipment" now also. Changed in the last 15-30 minutes.

 

[iggypod]

my chargers just changed over to preparing for shipment.

Yeah - My charger just did the same thing. 2 minutes ago.

 

[cmichaelb]

Wouldn't we have seen a tracking number by now then?

No, not necessarily.

 

[cambookpro]

For what it's worth, they do not match Nilay Patel's description of the Sport packaging.

But going from his descriptions, the Edition/SS versions don't match with what we've seen either.

I think he's much more likely to have been describing the inner box which the watch will actually be in: that fits with him describing the SS box as 'white plastic with felt lining' and the Edition as having the MagSafe built in. The box we'll actually see is white cardboard, and similar across all three lines (apart from perhaps the Sport being longer and more oblong than the square SS/Edition boxes).

Not 100% sure, but I think that would make sense.

 

[Joe Rossignol]

Due to popular demand, the delivery dates have been pushed back. The Apple Watches are now on back order due to overwhelming demand

This quote is allegedly from Apple support chat, which isn't always accurate, and is likely just an explanation as to why the current shipping estimates for someone buying an Apple Watch today are at 4-6 weeks or later for most models.

 

[puckhead193]

yawn... just give me a tracking number or something!