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That's right, sorry for the confusion. It stings a bit, because our prices are one of the highest in all the EU AOSes (except for Sweden).

Ya, As an expat Canadian living in Sweden I can tell you that the prices here bring a tear to the eye!

Oh well, I at least DID get a EDU discount w/ Gift Card. :)
 
No merging yet... I don't understand why apple should think I'm not interested in knowing how long it will take before the packages merge, they should just give tracking number for both of them; at least I could plan my week.

Have you got any news about your shipment?

Still nothing new concerning my order. No Tracking info, no merge news, nothing. And I completely agree that they should inform us of each item before they are merged. Assuming that the tracking info is released right away after the packages merge and that, according to your next quote, the tracking info will arrive as late as 48 hours before delivery, then that would mean most of the 2 week delivery time was used to merge the packages if you follow my logic.




That's valid only for shipments which already merged, for Merge-in-Transit Shipments:

Please Note: Your items dispatched from different locations and will be merged together before delivery. Once merged, your Order Status will be updated with carrier and tracking information (at latest 48 business hours before your estimated delivery date).

So we could receive a tracking number as late as Monday 30st in the morning...

Ya, I realized that after I posted lol.

Did you phone apple by any chance?
If you called, could you report me what they said?
It's so useless to try to call the Italian division of Apple...


Thanks in advance,

*sigh* The Apple Customer Service here in Sweden is not any better but I intend to call them today.


If, according to the post by xackexxo, the Chinese work week does actually begin on Tuesday then that would explain to some degree why we haven't seen any movement. (ok, I'm grasping at straws here, lol).
 
Ya, As an expat Canadian living in Sweden I can tell you that the prices here bring a tear to the eye!

Oh well, I at least DID get a EDU discount w/ Gift Card. :)

Please, stop rubbing it in! :)
The difference in price between PL and SE is less then the amount on the gift card though, so we're almost even. ;)
 
*sigh* The Apple Customer Service here in Sweden is not any better but I intend to call them today.


If, according to the post by xackexxo, the Chinese work week does actually begin on Tuesday then that would explain to some degree why we haven't seen any movement. (ok, I'm grasping at straws here, lol).

like people at Foxconn have weekends
 
such a long time since an update on tracking status.. I'd imagine it will have to be cleared soon if it's going to be ready for tomorrow. Is conandoyle's BC bound rMBP still sitting at Mississauga as well?

Jul 21, 2012 8:52 AM In transit MISSISSAUGA, ON Package available for clearance

I got ******** by Fedex! Extremely pissed off !:mad:

It has been FOUR business days, the package is still in MISSISSAUGA, ON!!!
It was beyond Fedex original estimated date!

Jul 24, 2012 3:32 AM In transit MISSISSAUGA, ON
Jul 21, 2012 2:53 AM In transit Memphis, TN
Jul 21, 2012 2:09 AM Departed FedEx location MEMPHIS, TN
Jul 21, 2012 1:10 AM Arrived at FedEx location MEMPHIS, TN
Jul 20, 2012 4:22 PM Departed FedEx location ANCHORAGE, AK
Jul 19, 2012 3:18 PM In transit ANCHORAGE, AK
Jul 19, 2012 1:38 PM Arrived at FedEx location ANCHORAGE, AK
Jul 19, 2012 8:13 PM In transit SHANGHAI CN
Jul 19, 2012 8:08 PM International shipment release - Import SHANGHAI CN
Jul 18, 2012 7:05 AM Shipment information sent to FedEx
Jul 18, 2012 6:44 PM Left FedEx origin facility SHANGHAI CN
Jul 18, 2012 6:25 PM Picked up SHANGHAI CN
 
I got ******** by Fedex! Extremely pissed off !:mad:

It has been FOUR business days, the package is still in MISSISSAUGA, ON!!!
It was beyond Fedex original estimated date!

Jul 24, 2012 3:32 AM In transit MISSISSAUGA, ON
Jul 21, 2012 2:53 AM In transit Memphis, TN
Jul 21, 2012 2:09 AM Departed FedEx location MEMPHIS, TN
Jul 21, 2012 1:10 AM Arrived at FedEx location MEMPHIS, TN
Jul 20, 2012 4:22 PM Departed FedEx location ANCHORAGE, AK
Jul 19, 2012 3:18 PM In transit ANCHORAGE, AK
Jul 19, 2012 1:38 PM Arrived at FedEx location ANCHORAGE, AK
Jul 19, 2012 8:13 PM In transit SHANGHAI CN
Jul 19, 2012 8:08 PM International shipment release - Import SHANGHAI CN
Jul 18, 2012 7:05 AM Shipment information sent to FedEx
Jul 18, 2012 6:44 PM Left FedEx origin facility SHANGHAI CN
Jul 18, 2012 6:25 PM Picked up SHANGHAI CN

You will still get it in time , according to your signature maybe even a bit early
 
delivered to your house already?

May be they want to treat random customers with a freebie :)

I've asked UOB card division today and they also don't know why Apple haven't charged the bill. Maybe I missed something what the Apple lady had said yesterday. I'm still waiting for her call
 
You will still get it in time , according to your signature maybe even a bit early

Well, according to Fedex, it's delayed since it's supposed to be delivered yesterday. The time frame of IP direct distribution is 4 days, and I paid 23 bucks for expedited shipping. I just hope Fedex doesn't wait and handle my package by apple's estimated delivery date.
 
2.6/16/512 ordered on July 5th is now preparing for shipment.
Took 18 days from order to this.
If it ships soon I'll have it this week :D

This order is now in transit to customer (shipped)! :)

Spent around 19 hours in "preparing".

Hope this helps, keep going guys!

People in the UK: How long did yours take to be delivered to your house from China?
 
Just got an E-mail that there will be a delay in shipping because of "Constraints in the Apple manufacturing facilities"... whatever that means, sounds like lazy bs to me (from the Israeli re-seller side, of course). On purchase the estimate was 21 business days. That would be on 7/26... that's clearly not gonna happen. Also, while around the world the shipping estimate for the mbpr went down to 1-2 weeks, in Israel it actualy went up from 30 to 35 business days (that's seven (!!) weeks)... Feeling very miss treated over here... :( and then :mad: and then some :confused: after that again :(

Just got off the phone with the sails rep who's "tracking" my order. He told me that the "word he got from apple" is that they (apple) will be "releasing the units that are held up in the apple facilities" sometime mid/end of next week. This means that I will not see my machine in at least two weeks (most probably three...). all of the quotation marks above represent what I believe to be incompetents of iDigital (Israel's Premium (and ONLY) re-seller) and not real-world scenarios.
Just to remind you, my order:

2.3/16/256
Ordered on 6/27
Original Delivery 7/26
 
Just got off the phone with the sails rep who's "tracking" my order. He told me that the "word he got from apple" is that they (apple) will be "releasing the units that are held up in the apple facilities" sometime mid/end of next week. This means that I will not see my machine in at least two weeks (most probably three...). all of the quotation marks above represent what I believe to be incompetents of iDigital (Israel's Premium (and ONLY) re-seller) and not real-world scenarios.
Just to remind you, my order:

2.3/16/256
Ordered on 6/27
Original Delivery 7/26

I know, those dodgy resellers are the worst - we have a few of them in Poland (no Apple Stores), charging 1000 euros for the unlocked iPhone 4s. I was surprised to learn that there's no AOS in Israel - but then again the Polish one opened only last fall.
Good luck!
 
I know, those dodgy resellers are the worst - we have a few of them in Poland (no Apple Stores), charging 1000 euros for the unlocked iPhone 4s. I was surprised to learn that there's no AOS in Israel - but then again the Polish one opened only last fall.
Good luck!

Actually, every single import in Israel goes through a reseller. it's law. Which sucks. Seriously, I should have bought it through apple.com... I would have had to make a lot of compromises (no applecare in israel, no Hebrew backlit keyboard, lots of customs tax etc.) but at least I would have a computer now. I am WAY behind on my work, and have to turn down projects....
 
Ordered my 2.3/16/256 on July 10th (11th AUS) and still no change from processing. My apple rep is probably getting fed up with me emailing him telling him people who ordered later than I did have already received theirs. Anyway, this is what he emailed me back today:

"I checked our order status link and it is still showing that it will arrive next week. Though I have had multiple customers that the order status has not reflected updated shipping dates to reflect the quicker availability of the Retina systems. I will say that the order is on track to be delivered"

It's all a bit of nothing really, I suppose that's the email they send when they simply just don't know. Ah well, thanks for listening. Hope you guys with yours are enjoying it
 
I ordered my rMBP on July 1st, 2012 from the Apple website (I was torn between that and the Cornell store-- but the latter was out of stock and I wanted to be sure I got my laptop in time for college, even if I had to pay a few extra $). Yesterday, July 23rd, I received my laptop through Fedex. The $100 back to school iTunes/App Store giftcard came in the mail much earlier-- I forget the exact date, but it was something like July 9 or 10.

All in all, I was pleasantly surprised to receive my laptop over a week before the expected delivery date that I was given at checkout. Thank you, Apple and Fedex. :)
 
rMBP 2.6/16/512 (Belgium)


Ordered: 5/jul
Estimated delivery: 6/aug - 10/aug
Today it switched to "Preparing for Shipment".

Hope I get is soon ;)
 
Updates:

2.3/8/256 ordered on 6/27
preparing for shipment on 7/23
shipped 7/24

now it is in shangai!
how long should it take to arrive in italy?
 
Hmm just curious but with the release of ML around the corner when do you think they will begin shipping with it already installed? Super curious as I ordered on the 16th and still waiting on it to be shipped ...
 
Well, according to Fedex, it's delayed since it's supposed to be delivered yesterday. The time frame of IP direct distribution is 4 days, and I paid 23 bucks for expedited shipping. I just hope Fedex doesn't wait and handle my package by apple's estimated delivery date.

:( bummer, I hope you get it today. Got mine yesterday and this thing is awesome..

Thanks everyone for helping me keep my sanity through this ordering ordeal
 
YEEEEEEEHAAAAAAA
Finally preparing for shipment. No more these word "Processing". :p
At least not till the next new product :D :p

Ordered: July 4th
Estimated Delivery: 7th - 13th August
Hope it's gonna be this week...

Now: Waiting for the tracking no.

Hope it comes with ML

YEEEEEHAAAAA one more time
My MBP has been shipped now.
 
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Ordered July 16 2.6/16/512 and just went to preparing for shipment.

Ditto on what was asked before: Could you PM me just the order number so that I may take this up with Apple? You ordered well after me, same configuration as I did, so I am surprised that mine hasn't moved at all yet.
 
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