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For those of you who are mad you didn't get your iPad 2

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Safari King

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Mar 1, 2009
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All the time you have spent on this forum complaining does no good... Pick up the phone and call Apple Operations or send Steve Jobs an email.... Complain to the people that can make a difference... Not to a group of people who read your post and shrug their shoulders and think you should have done a better job planning ahead... If it makes you feel better, than fine... Say so, otherwise, move on for crying out loud....
 
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Safari King said:
All the time you have spent on this forum complaining does no good... Pick up the phone and call Apple Operations or send Steve Jobs an email.... Complain to the people that can make a difference... Not to a group of people who read your post and shrug their shoulders and think you should have done a better job planning ahead... If it makes you fell better, than fine... Say so, otherwise, move on for crying out loud....
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Already did, playa.
 
Safari King said:
All the time you have spent on this forum complaining does no good... Pick up the phone and call Apple Operations or send Steve Jobs an email.... Complain to the people that can make a difference... Not to a group of people who read your post and shrug their shoulders and think you should have done a better job planning ahead... If it makes you feel better, than fine... Say so, otherwise, move on for crying out loud....
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If I didnt get my ipad today...calling still wouldnt do a single thing.
 
Safari King said:
All the time you have spent on this forum complaining does no good... Pick up the phone and call Apple Operations or send Steve Jobs an email.... Complain to the people that can make a difference... Not to a group of people who read your post and shrug their shoulders and think you should have done a better job planning ahead... If it makes you feel better, than fine... Say so, otherwise, move on for crying out loud....
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No thanks. I can wait like normal person. I will leave Jobs alone since he is on his medical leave. Let the man rest.

also... it's "If it makes you feel better, then fine. It's not if it makes you feel better, than fine."

Just my two cents.
 
Here's why I only waited 45 minutes in line at the Best Buy for mine. We live near a no sales tax state, so I chose the Best Buy IN the state that charges tax, near the border. While everyone else was in line for hours in the no tax state, I paid the extra $30 and breezed right through a small line.
 
hcho3 said:
No thanks. I can wait like normal person. I will leave Jobs alone since he is on his medical leave. Let the man rest.

also... it's "If it makes you feel better, then fine. It's not if it makes you feel better, than fine."

Just my two cents.
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Ok... Whatever... Just sayin, if you are pissed about not getting the latest toy, make better arrangements in the future.. Remember the phrase that can help you throughout your life.... "If it's to be, it's up to me" This means that you take responsibility for everything that you can control in your life.... Including getting in line for a tablet computer..... Maybe it means setting the alarm clock two hours earlier.... Your fault... Not ours... Good night
 
I guess or you could have expected the worst and went and waited in line earlier on the 11th. I didn't trust anyone saying there would be a huge stock or that I could walk in later and be fine because other stores like best buy, target, and wal mart would have it. I went in at 10:30am and just waited and got mine. From all of this you now know to go to apple and wait in line early.
 
Safari King said:
Ok... Whatever... Just sayin, if you are pissed about not getting the latest toy, make better arrangements in the future.. Remember the phrase that can help you throughout your life.... "If it's to be, it's up to me" This means that you take responsibility for everything that you can control in your life.... Including getting in line for a tablet computer..... Maybe it means setting the alarm clock two hours earlier.... Your fault... Not ours... Good night
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What you are saying is exactly why people are mad. They did plan ahead. They woke up at 4am (1 pacific) to ensure there were no shortage problems in their order. The result for planning ahead? Having orders filled and delivered that were placed 7+ hours after theirs while they await for theirs to even be shipped.

People are justified in their frustration.
 
Here's what Apple did.....they took online orders early, locked in the credit card approvals, and then sent the stock to the stores for people who lined up. Everyone paid.

If they sent the stock to the online orders first, people at the stores would have gone home. Half as many payments in this scenario.

By being coy about incoming stock to the stores, they have people lining up early every day, paying for iPad models they don't want (in order to avoid being shut out), and moving stock.

Meanwhile, the people who paid FIRST are not even receiving updates on their orders.

Brilliant, really. And so Apple.

To the OP, it's not personal.
 
IbisDoc said:
Here's what Apple did.....they took online orders early, locked in the credit card approvals, and then sent the stock to the stores for people who lined up. Everyone paid.

If they sent the stock to the online orders first, people at the stores would have gone home. Half as many payments in this scenario.

By being coy about incoming stock to the stores, they have people lining up early every day, paying for iPad models they don't want (in order to avoid being shut out), and moving stock.

Meanwhile, the people who paid FIRST are not even receiving updates on their orders.

Brilliant, really. And so Apple.

To the OP, it's not personal.
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Very good points. You hit the nail on the head with this. Doesn't make me feel any better about my situation, but it is true nonetheless.
 
IbisDoc said:
Here's what Apple did.....they took online orders early, locked in the credit card approvals, and then sent the stock to the stores for people who lined up. Everyone paid.

If they sent the stock to the online orders first, people at the stores would have gone home. Half as many payments in this scenario.

By being coy about incoming stock to the stores, they have people lining up early every day, paying for iPad models they don't want (in order to avoid being shut out), and moving stock.

Meanwhile, the people who paid FIRST are not even receiving updates on their orders.

Brilliant, really. And so Apple.

To the OP, it's not personal.
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I'm typing this from my new iPad 2 that I ordered online Friday and was shipped from China and got in my grubby hands in New York 4 days later.

Lessons to be learned...get an alarm clock and don't believe in conspiracy theories.
 
HarryKeogh said:
I'm typing this from my new iPad 2 that I ordered online Friday and was shipped from China and got in my grubby hands in New York 4 days later.

Lessons to be learned...get an alarm clock and don't believe in conspiracy theories.
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LOL this makes no sense. I ordered online Friday at 12:45 PST. Needed no alarm clock and was up - ordered probably earlier than you did and mine is still sitting at "not yet shipped". People have a basis for their frustration. "Glad" you got yours, but if you didn't and were in our shoes your tune would be changed.
 
aplqna said:
LOL this makes no sense. I ordered online Friday at 12:45 PST. Needed no alarm clock and was up - ordered probably earlier than you did and mine is still sitting at "not yet shipped". People have a basis for their frustration. "Glad" you got yours, but if you didn't and were in our shoes your tune would be changed.
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It is obvious. Apple Loves NY = The big Apple, get it...
 
Safari King said:
Ok... Whatever... Just sayin, if you are pissed about not getting the latest toy, make better arrangements in the future.. Remember the phrase that can help you throughout your life.... "If it's to be, it's up to me" This means that you take responsibility for everything that you can control in your life.... Including getting in line for a tablet computer..... Maybe it means setting the alarm clock two hours earlier.... Your fault... Not ours... Good night
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Brutally honest but, you made a valid point.
Not meant to inflame others but I find this whole thread hilarious :rolleyes:
 
hcho3 said:
No thanks. I can wait like normal person. I will leave Jobs alone since he is on his medical leave. Let the man rest.

also... it's "If it makes you feel better, then fine. It's not if it makes you feel better, than fine."

Just my two cents.
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Whatever... I am traveling and typing on the go with my NEW IPAD 2.... Apologies for the lack of correct grammar... I'm not trying to bust everyones balls, only to say if you don't like what's going on with Apple, CALL them and complain to the source, not to us, as we have our new iPads and can't help you.. There is too much emotion on these forums....jeeeez
 
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Yet another shining example where a poster tells others to stop complaining yet you go through his past history of posts and find a ridiculous number of "complaint" posts

The hypocrisy is rather amazing if not so laughable

And posters agreeing with him is even funnier b/c several of you all are in another thread talking about changes you want in this iPad, ie complaining about what you have

I know, you are not "complaining" but simply stating the changes you want. Just like many here who want iPads are not complaining but simply stating they want one
 
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