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iPad 2 Shipment Estimates for New Orders Extended to 2-3 Weeks

iSamurai said:
Or you could order one online then and then pop into a store today. If you get one you can always cancel the online order because they only charge you once it's shipped. :)
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Actually, not really (at least for me). I just ordered an iPad 2 this morning at 5:00 and 20 minutes later, Apple had actually fully charged me and the money was taken from my checking account. I actually placed one order for an iPad 2 and a Smartcover, but in my online statement, it is showing that Apple charged for both separately. This is the first time either of those things has happened to me with an Apple order, so either their policy changed or my iPad shipped 20 minutes after I placed my order. And, oh, it is not a hold on my account, they have already made the withdraw and this time they did not place the $1 hold as usual. I'd take a screenshot, but, you know, it's my checking account.
 
alt said:
Damn...looks like im gonna try to go get one today instead of ordering. I wasn't gonna stay up all night just to order online...just silly.
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Apple is playing you like a fiddle. You are doing exactly what Apple wants, going to the store to make a line and increase hype in the media. How sad.

Just remember as you stand in line, you are spending hours of your life in service to the Apple hype machine.

Pity, a true pity.
 
Full of Win said:
Apple is playing you like a fiddle. You are doing exactly what Apple wants, going to the store to make a line and increase hype in the media. How sad.

Just remember as you stand in line, you are spending hours of your life in service to the Apple hype machine.

Pity, a true pity.
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i told my 3 year old that i might be able to pick him up from daycare today because i have to go to the giant telephone store
 
Lol

l. Fashion sez: When will I be able go get my iPad three? April 2012?
Any good guesses out there?


IBMW responds:
I'm guessing 2-3 weeks after Apple launch it.


Funny. But I guess I will have to stick with April 2012.
 
And On Topic... just ordered my 64GB WiFi+AT&T and a Green Smart case. Lets see if the white model actually exists this time!
 
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aplqna said:
Actually, not really (at least for me). I just ordered an iPad 2 this morning at 5:00 and 20 minutes later, Apple had actually fully charged me and the money was taken from my checking account. I actually placed one order for an iPad 2 and a Smartcover, but in my online statement, it is showing that Apple charged for both separately. This is the first time either of those things has happened to me with an Apple order, so either their policy changed or my iPad shipped 20 minutes after I placed my order. And, oh, it is not a hold on my account, they have already made the withdraw and this time they did not place the $1 hold as usual. I'd take a screenshot, but, you know, it's my checking account.
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When is your ipad supposed to arrive when you placed the order?
I think since now the wait is 2 to 3 weeks then they will only charge your CC when the order ships.
 
I am in 100% agreement

Full of Win said:
Perfect timing....

The Apple Hype Machine learned its lesson from the launch of the Verizon iPhone. Cannot have that here, they need to gin up a supply issue to get demand flowing. Apple WANTS lines, don't fool yourself.
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This is Apple's sales and marketing machine at its finest: get people to line up for a consumer electronics product that will be made in the MILLIONS while giving the illusion of scarcity.

Bravo, Apple. You ARE good.

:eek:
 
elgrecomac said:
This is Apple's sales and marketing machine at its finest: get people to line up for a consumer electronics product that will be made in the MILLIONS while giving the illusion of scarcity.

Bravo, Apple. You ARE good.

:eek:
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Works for me. :p

-Apple stockholder
 
Cander said:
Yeah. Apple should totally use more magic pixie dust to make more iPad 2s just magically be built.
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:eek:

Still allot of Money for this thing, and back-ordered already, yep our local store said they have more than enough and are do for another FedEx truck load on Saturday. Walmart & Sam's have no idea and both said we are getting or selling them No one told us.

Give it a few weeks and see how many bugs come out.
 
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bbeagle said:
This is the way news coverage works in our country. It's all about perception.

A million iPad 2s sold on day 1 - but all online: No news coverage, and the iPad 2 launch is a failure.

100,000 iPad 2s sold on day 1 - with long lines at the Apple store (because they don't sell until the 5pm news): Plenty of news coverage, and the iPad 2 launch is a 'success'.

Apple understands perception better than most companies.
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As if only 100,000 will be sold through the sum of all national retailers. They will still be able to report the sum of all sold during the first week, weather on-line or at brick and mortar. And the number will be huge (if the number is even released initially). It will eventually be reported to shareholders anyway, so we will certainly get the numbers eventually. And it will be a number Motorola will be envious of.
 
gugy said:
When is your ipad supposed to arrive when you placed the order?
I think since now the wait is 2 to 3 weeks then they will only charge your CC when the order ships.
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Mine ships in 3-5 business days and will arrive between March 18-25. My smartcover says ships in 1-2 business days and arrives between March 15-18. Either way, neither one has shipped and they already fully charged me in two separate transactions...
 
I ordered 2 ipads and 2 covers (pink and orange) this morning at 3:45et and I just got a notification that the pink cover will be delivered tomorrow!? Free overnight shipping... on a cover? Odd.... Wish the ipads showed that status!
 
Mkz said:
18 models? Don't you mean 12?

Unless you're including the original models, I didn't think they were still on sale in the US.
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batchtaster said:
18?

3 capacities x 2 colors x 2 connectivity versions... + ?
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HelveticaNeue said:
6 Wifi (3 capacities x 2 colours)
6 GSM (3 capacities x 2 colours)
6 CDMA (3 capacities x 2 colours)
18

So many people have been having trouble counting to 18 for the last week.
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I'm glad somebody else caught onto the fact that there are 3 connectivty types (WiFi-only, ATT WiFi+3G, or Verizon WiFi+3G). What is funny is one only need look at the order page to see 3 groups of 6 models.

Ironically, everybody always says Apple is overpriced and offers you no options. This does not apply to the iPad. It has an incredible price in the tablet market and gives you 18 choices. Much better than Moto is currently offering on the Xoom with one high price, 1 color, 1 capacity, 1 carrier, no WiFi-only option (yet). The typical Apple complaints don't seem to apply to iPad. You can still complain about the ability to "trick" it out like Android. But it all depends if you want to buy something you just use or something you want to tinker with and customize. Apple is foregoing that latter market while still giving the former market the kind of options they are looking for.

BTW... they also offer 10 options of smart covers (2 materials x 5 colors each) with a total of 9 distinct colors since (since two are black) -- or 8 if you think those grey colors are close enough to count as one.
 
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My Smart Cover that wasn't suppose to ship until Monday just shipped now with a delivery date of tomorrow. I bet they will be here tomorrow, at least for the 3-5 day wait people.

Also, all the money was taken out of my checking, so they must be shipping. Didnt they do something similar with the iPhone 4?
 
Ordered 15 minutes early because it was up.

Wait until it arrives rather than go to Apple, Best Buy, or anywhere else today.

Do other stuff for the next week or so.
 
It says that my smart cover will be delivered on the 14th. What about the device?
 
rollerbones said:
I ordered 2 ipads and 2 covers (pink and orange) this morning at 3:45et and I just got a notification that the pink cover will be delivered tomorrow!? Free overnight shipping... on a cover? Odd.... Wish the ipads showed that status!
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3 covers for me. Black leather, navy and pink. :D
 
I have no idea why they would do free overnight shipping on a smart cover (FedEx)...The iPad is showing 15-18 delivery.... Cant do much with a cover without something TO cover...
 
Full of Win said:
Apple is playing you like a fiddle. You are doing exactly what Apple wants, going to the store to make a line and increase hype in the media. How sad.

Just remember as you stand in line, you are spending hours of your life in service to the Apple hype machine.

Pity, a true pity.
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Relax. It's not like camping out for a week (which is fine if that "floats someones's boat". So what if someone wants to go to Best Buy, wait for an hour or two and get something that makes them happy? No less pitiful than you trying to be the determiner of what is pitiful as you hangout, wasting similar hours of your life criticizing the desires of others. What's that word, . . . . oh yeah, . . . . hypocrisy.
 
Boring

How boring no news on lines due to the fact there are none. One of the guys here went to the mall this morning an hour before they opened ghost town no body there.

Sounds like I will spend the day at work then go home eat dinner and around 6 Pm go and pick up my new Ipad. Missing the hoopla and cheering.
 
I might spin by after this. I will be on that side of town anyways. My first time to the Apple Store since I had my upper case replaced back in 2008.
 
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