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How long did your order from Apple.com take?
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got it! showed up yesterday morning. glad i paid for the 2-3 day shipping. waiting was agony! 😱
course woke up this morning and freaked out when i first read aobut the battery recall. My battery has a later model number though so I was well pleased! 😀
course woke up this morning and freaked out when i first read aobut the battery recall. My battery has a later model number though so I was well pleased! 😀
puckhead193
macrumors G3
well lets see i ordered my powerbook on Auguest 1st. And yesterday I the last of it. (isight and airport express) and today is the 19th... so about 18 days... not bad....
Update:
Ok...my iPod arrived today. I ordered an 4G 20GB iPod and docking station on Aug 14th. The docking station shipped on Aug 16th outta Pennsylvania in the morning. The iPod shipped outta Shanghai late the same day. I got my docking station on the 18th and the iPod arrived on the 19th (@10:30AM). So the delivery was not too bad. Hopefully, it'll be just as good when I order my PB.
Ok...my iPod arrived today. I ordered an 4G 20GB iPod and docking station on Aug 14th. The docking station shipped on Aug 16th outta Pennsylvania in the morning. The iPod shipped outta Shanghai late the same day. I got my docking station on the 18th and the iPod arrived on the 19th (@10:30AM). So the delivery was not too bad. Hopefully, it'll be just as good when I order my PB.
echeck
macrumors 68000
I ordered an ibook/ipod this past wednesday, the ibook shipped the same day, the ipod shipped the next.
I'm curious to see what part of the world it will be in next. And I ordered this with 2-3 day shipping and was promised the ibook would arrive before Monday, "most likely on Friday". 🙄
The iPod is still hangin' out in Shanghai, China. I don't expect to receive that for another week or so.
But if the iBook doesn't arrive either today (fat chance) or Saturday (does FedEx Express deliver on Saturdays?) then I'm going to call and request my additional $15 back, or at least insist on getting a credit.
We'll see what happens I guess...
FedEx tracking said:
I'm curious to see what part of the world it will be in next. And I ordered this with 2-3 day shipping and was promised the ibook would arrive before Monday, "most likely on Friday". 🙄
The iPod is still hangin' out in Shanghai, China. I don't expect to receive that for another week or so.
But if the iBook doesn't arrive either today (fat chance) or Saturday (does FedEx Express deliver on Saturdays?) then I'm going to call and request my additional $15 back, or at least insist on getting a credit.
We'll see what happens I guess...
slughead
macrumors 68040
I have a personalized iPod mini on the way for my sister, that's taking about 28 days.
iSight accessory kit is taking about 2 months (god knows why).
My G5 took so long I had to cancel, with two delays adding up to one and a half months (each delay was about 3 weeks, which, among other things, leads me to believe they knew about the 2nd delay).
iSight accessory kit is taking about 2 months (god knows why).
My G5 took so long I had to cancel, with two delays adding up to one and a half months (each delay was about 3 weeks, which, among other things, leads me to believe they knew about the 2nd delay).
iLikeMyiMac
macrumors 6502a
I ordered my iMac on a Friday and the next Friday it was at my house. Though it took them 6 more days for me to get my copy of 10.3 that was supposed to be in the box. 🙁
just ordered, when will i get it
i have a questoin...i just ordered a powerbook 15'' from the applestore online. it said est. shipping date 3-5 days. then when i check my order status it says that it will ship on or before sept 14. i was just wondering if it actually takes that long, almost two weeks, or will it come before that. also is it worth calling to find out anymore information about when it will ship?
i have a questoin...i just ordered a powerbook 15'' from the applestore online. it said est. shipping date 3-5 days. then when i check my order status it says that it will ship on or before sept 14. i was just wondering if it actually takes that long, almost two weeks, or will it come before that. also is it worth calling to find out anymore information about when it will ship?
vita_kk
macrumors newbie
Yes, it is always worthwhile to call and find out if they have stock on your PB.jsulens said:
Usually if they have stock on your PB, it should take only 3 - 5 days to process the shipping.
In this case, if the estimated shipping date is sept 14, my guess is that they might be running out of stock on the PB you've ordered.
Anyway, try calling them on Tuesday and they should be able to confirm the availability for you.
vita_kk
macrumors newbie
My order took exactly 1 week:
- BTO 15" PB
- iPod 20GB
- Wireless mouse
- APP Kit
Though the APP kit was the first item to get shipped out, it took the longest time to delievered. APP was shipped by a courier company called Same Day Right Away, whereas other items were shipped by FedEx.
- BTO 15" PB
- iPod 20GB
- Wireless mouse
- APP Kit
Though the APP kit was the first item to get shipped out, it took the longest time to delievered. APP was shipped by a courier company called Same Day Right Away, whereas other items were shipped by FedEx.
I ordered my BTO Dual 2.0 on the 1st. It said 5-7 days to ship. The orderstatus then said it'll ship on or before the 13th 🙁
I ordered the production suite at the same time and that was scheduled to ship on the 3rd. Late in the day on the third I got a call from Visa asking me if the purchase was valid (I've had this before when buying online, they are just confirming things are valid and ok. I told them all was good and assumed the charge had gone through). I checked the orderstatus page right away to get a tracking # and see that it says the charge was denied. Confused I called Visa back and they said it wasn't 'denied' but had a different status code and that if there was an operator doing the charge on the other end they would have been instructed to call and confirm due to the size of the order. I called Apple and talked to their 'payments' department, she immediately re-tried the charge and it was all good. Oh, I told Visa to allow all charges by Apple in the next couple of weeks because who knows when the system will ship (I'm a switcher and am having a hard time waiting... I'm used to going to the store and buying the machine when I'm ready). If I had known they wouldn't charge the card until it shipped I would have ordered weeks ago instead of waiting until I moved some $$'s around to make room for the single purchase 😱
Oh, and so the production suite did ship on the 4th (Saturday from Sacremento), made it to Memphis on Sunday morning and Toronto (Missasuaga for those that know) that evening. It sat there until this morning where it was flagged "Regulatory Agency Clearance Delay", then 2 hours later it was "Released for Delivery" but I never got it today and when I checked this evening it was set to the regulatory delay again around 12:30. What does customs have problems with the software? Ugh.
And since I'm rambling, I'll mentioned the couple of other accessories I ordered (blank DVD-R's and Myst game) shipped today, but they sent those purolator (did I mention the above was FedEx) - and purolator's site doesn't work with firefox to track so I'm just not going to bother on that.
At least this way the system will probably arrive well after FilmFest so I don't have to worry about missing my new toy while I'm out at all the movies.
All new for a switcher learning the ropes. If only the local reseller had returned my email about getting them to build the system for me... oh well, this way I get the ADC discount (maybe that's why the extra delay...?)
I ordered the production suite at the same time and that was scheduled to ship on the 3rd. Late in the day on the third I got a call from Visa asking me if the purchase was valid (I've had this before when buying online, they are just confirming things are valid and ok. I told them all was good and assumed the charge had gone through). I checked the orderstatus page right away to get a tracking # and see that it says the charge was denied. Confused I called Visa back and they said it wasn't 'denied' but had a different status code and that if there was an operator doing the charge on the other end they would have been instructed to call and confirm due to the size of the order. I called Apple and talked to their 'payments' department, she immediately re-tried the charge and it was all good. Oh, I told Visa to allow all charges by Apple in the next couple of weeks because who knows when the system will ship (I'm a switcher and am having a hard time waiting... I'm used to going to the store and buying the machine when I'm ready). If I had known they wouldn't charge the card until it shipped I would have ordered weeks ago instead of waiting until I moved some $$'s around to make room for the single purchase 😱
Oh, and so the production suite did ship on the 4th (Saturday from Sacremento), made it to Memphis on Sunday morning and Toronto (Missasuaga for those that know) that evening. It sat there until this morning where it was flagged "Regulatory Agency Clearance Delay", then 2 hours later it was "Released for Delivery" but I never got it today and when I checked this evening it was set to the regulatory delay again around 12:30. What does customs have problems with the software? Ugh.
And since I'm rambling, I'll mentioned the couple of other accessories I ordered (blank DVD-R's and Myst game) shipped today, but they sent those purolator (did I mention the above was FedEx) - and purolator's site doesn't work with firefox to track so I'm just not going to bother on that.
At least this way the system will probably arrive well after FilmFest so I don't have to worry about missing my new toy while I'm out at all the movies.
All new for a switcher learning the ropes. If only the local reseller had returned my email about getting them to build the system for me... oh well, this way I get the ADC discount (maybe that's why the extra delay...?)
grapes911
Moderator emeritu
I'm not going to lie, only read some of these posts, but the normal shipment takes about 7 days. Well shipment isn't going to be so nice.
I ordered an 20gb ipod with free shipping. I figured it would take a while to ship, but apple got it to fedex in 2 days. I was so excited. But...fedex has the estimated delivery date 18 days after they received it!!! I guess I should have paid for a faster delivery--18 days is ridiculous.
I ordered an 20gb ipod with free shipping. I figured it would take a while to ship, but apple got it to fedex in 2 days. I was so excited. But...fedex has the estimated delivery date 18 days after they received it!!! I guess I should have paid for a faster delivery--18 days is ridiculous.
Jovian9
macrumors 68000
Ordered a BTO G5 iMac on 9/1/04.
Shipped today.
Not supposed to arrive until 10/13/04 according to FedEx🙁 That's 19 days too many🙂
This is the first time I've ordered a BTO product from Apple and it seems that it is going to take a long time to get it now that it's been shipped. Every other item I've ever ordered has been at my house within 5 days of it shipping.
Shipped today.
Not supposed to arrive until 10/13/04 according to FedEx🙁 That's 19 days too many🙂
This is the first time I've ordered a BTO product from Apple and it seems that it is going to take a long time to get it now that it's been shipped. Every other item I've ever ordered has been at my house within 5 days of it shipping.
TDM21
macrumors 6502a
Bought a 12"pb BTO (only upgraded the harddrive to 80GB and bought the combo drive instead of the superdrive) on Monday July 28 at about 8:00 pm. On Wednesday night my order was ready to go for shipping, but I used my debit card which has a $500 limit. Went to the bank the next morning, explained that i was buying a laptop and needed the limit raised so that I could finish the transaction. After I got home, the bank called about 1 hour later to tell me the limit had been reset to $1800 for that day only. Next, I called Apple and told them that the card should go through. The representative checked my order and retried the transaction. The transaction went through and my laptop was shipped that night.
If it wasn't for the 4th of July weekend I would have gotten my laptop on Monday, but I had to spend another day of agonizing wait. It finally arrived on Tuesday.
Total time from purchase to receiving my laptop was 8 days (thats including the weekend and holiday Monday). Oh, and I did pay the $15 for the express shipping.
Another interesting note: when I was checking the status of my package (which I did every hour), Fed-Ex said the package was shipped from Memphis, Tennessee. It never said anything about coming from Asia.
If it wasn't for the 4th of July weekend I would have gotten my laptop on Monday, but I had to spend another day of agonizing wait. It finally arrived on Tuesday.
Total time from purchase to receiving my laptop was 8 days (thats including the weekend and holiday Monday). Oh, and I did pay the $15 for the express shipping.
Another interesting note: when I was checking the status of my package (which I did every hour), Fed-Ex said the package was shipped from Memphis, Tennessee. It never said anything about coming from Asia.
wrldwzrd89
macrumors G5
Way back on January 27, 2004, I placed an order for an iMac G4 (see my web site for the specs). It arrived on February 6, 2004. Unfortunately, it froze/kernel panic'd on me repeatedly when I started it up - that was fixed when I brought it into my local Apple Store, where the folks at the Genius Bar reset my iMac's PMU (Power Management Unit) - it's been crash-free ever since.
Is it a completely different story if you're in Australia?
I ordered a BTO iBook + airport base station on Saturday, September 18 and it's due to arrive before or on Wednesday, 29 September. That's 11 days compared to your responses of ~3-5 days....
If I'm in Australia, where am I getting my iBook + airport base station from?? According to the Apple website (Australian) my order status is still "open". Hopefully they're not going to delay it...
I ordered a BTO iBook + airport base station on Saturday, September 18 and it's due to arrive before or on Wednesday, 29 September. That's 11 days compared to your responses of ~3-5 days....
If I'm in Australia, where am I getting my iBook + airport base station from?? According to the Apple website (Australian) my order status is still "open". Hopefully they're not going to delay it...