looks like we are getting a free band. they really screwed up this time. i will be emailing them tongiht
Oh really? Where did Apple admit to screwing up? Where did they say they'll be giving out free bands? What about this launch makes you think you deserve a free anything, other than the fact that you just assumed that there would be a problem and that Apple would give out free stuff in response?
How does one cheat at ordering? Please let me know so I can cheat too.
Well, according to Qrispy, you have to be both an idiot AND a cheater in order to get your watch early. Since you're asking a logical question, I think that rules you out of being an idiot.
Did you read my thread? Your time doesn't count, all that counts is your window. This is how any logistical nightmare like the apple watch would be handled. If I have a watch in Florida, and there's a gentleman that ordered at 12:30 and was promised a window of 4/24-5/8, and then I have another guy in California who ordered at 12:02 and was promised the same window, I will not ship the watch out to California to get it to that guy faster.
It's all done in batches, and then as they are put into distribution centers, they are sent out per window, not per time ordered.
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Again, show me someone ordering your exact watch with a later window than you, getting it first.
Jesus christ this thread obviously didn't study any form of business administration, logistics or anything to do of the sort.
Quite right. It's fair to assume that a company takes pre-orders based on time ordered only, but for a launch this big, it's much more likely that it's based on multiple factors, included time ordered, SKU ordered, location, and so on. To assume that Apple screwed up because someone ordered after you but is getting the watch earlier (or is getting a shipment notice earlier, since no one has their pre-ordered watch right now), is making a false assumption. As long as you get the watch within the delivery range they quoted you, then Apple hasn't screwed up.
I'm sure there will be people with legitimate problems, like getting their watch after the end of their delivery range, and I'm sure Apple will work to make things right with those individual customers. But nothing about this launch has shown any kind of systematic issue that would require Apple to compensate people beyond the item they ordered.
