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People who ordered in the first hour on sept 20 got the same thing. You'll be fine. There's only 20 more days in October.
 
I ordered a 16GB Gold AT&T iPhone 5S on October 4, 2013 at 11:09 PM. Today my order status was updated to say that the phone will ship between October 24, 2013 and October 28, 2013 and will be delivered by November 4, 2013.
 
Now I can see

Processing Items Dispatched: by October 18 Delivery: 25 Oct, 2013 by Standard Shipping

What does it mean : by 18 exactly ?
 
Ordered 5S 16GB Silver on 10/4 online; received email from Apple today saying it would arrive 10/22; checked UPS website which says it was shipped yesterday from China and would arrive 10/18 (standard shipping).
 
Ordered 5S 16GB Silver on 10/4 online; received email from Apple today saying it would arrive 10/22; checked UPS website which says it was shipped yesterday from China and would arrive 10/18 (standard shipping).

So.....18 th is date limit to ship
 
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