MacBook Pro Late 2016 EU shipping

[npreq]

I finally bit the bullet and registered just to say it finally shipped! I must have been on the same shipment as you guys. Apple says it'll deliver on the 1st, but I choose to believe it will be here on Friday :v

Original estimate for shipping was 28Nov-5Dec

 

[JanM!]

Ours were just a few minutes apart....

no... and I think we are on the same cargo.

samedi, Novembre 19, 2016
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1 Information sur l'expédition reçue EINDHOVEN - NETHERLANDS, THE 11:43

I'm probably on the same cargo, too:
Saturday, November 19, 2016 at 11:48 AM

I talked to the CS today - the guy told me, that everything workes and it will be delivered on Friday. Sadly he didn't tell me the air fright number.

 

[Merlin_the_mog]

I was surprised to get an email today saying that my MacBook was delivered because there was nobody at home to sign for it.
According to DHL tracking, and the Apple Store, it was signed for by 'LEFT LETTERBOX'. I don't have a letterbox big enough to fit a MacBook Pro so this sent me into a bit of a panic and I got one of my neighbours to pop round to check.
DHL had just left it on the doorstep!!?
I'm very annoyed with DHL. Anyone could have pinched it!!

So the good news is that I'll have my MacBook when I get home from work today.

 

[Centaurus]

UNBELIEVABLE!!

To all the Germans out there whom recently placed their order or haven't ordered yet:

I just went by the Apple Store in Frankfurt and bought the 13" MBP TB/i7 3,3Ghz/16GB/512GB SSD!!!

I just can't believe it. Check your local Apple Store guys ;-)

No way. i cant believe this. F+ck you apple. i have been waiting for 4 weeks now. Just changed to shipping today
delivery 29.11

 

[AustrianMacbookProUser]

Guys who are posting updates, could you please also post the original estimate for shipping. Your screenshots without this data are 100% useless.

thank you, exactly what i thought!

 

[iSimpsons]

My MacBook Pro shipped this morning with DHL express to the UK, and the tracking number is not valid on DHL tracking systems?? My estimated delivery date is the 30th and my original delivery window was Nov 28 - Dec 5

 

[RockyW]

I'm probably on the same cargo, too:
Saturday, November 19, 2016 at 11:48 AM

I talked to the CS today - the guy told me, that everything workes and it will be delivered on Friday. Sadly he didn't tell me the air fright number.

It looks like movement tomorrow. Strange that nobody has had any updates this afternoon. Ah well. I'd be happy with a Friday delivery.
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My MacBook Pro shipped this morning with DHL express to the UK, and the tracking number is not valid on DHL tracking systems?? My estimated delivery date is the 30th and my original delivery window was Nov 28 - Dec 5

In a few hours it will start to work. Mine didn't at first either.

 

[beeftrader]

Berlin Apple Store had some BTO models today, including 2 with 16GB RAM. Both sold out. They also never get US keyboard stock so I guess there's nothing to lose in waiting now. BTO stock might filter through between now and January 5th, but it will be total hit and miss. Best to wait if you have a BTO (and no other choice if you have a custom keyboard)
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My MacBook Pro shipped this morning with DHL express to the UK, and the tracking number is not valid on DHL tracking systems?? My estimated delivery date is the 30th and my original delivery window was Nov 28 - Dec 5

The shipping notification is just the very first step of the process. When you get it, it's not even picked up by DHL. Has to go through air freight (to which your code is meaningless). Your code is just active for more tracking info when it'/ recovered in Amsterdam.

 

[npreq]

Berlin Apple Store had some BTO models today, including 2 with 16GB RAM. Both sold out. They also never get US keyboard stock so I guess there's nothing to lose in waiting now. BTO stock might filter through between now and January 5th, but it will be total hit and miss. Best to wait if you have a BTO (and no other choice if you have a custom keyboard)
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The shipping notification is just the very first step of the process. When you get it, it's not even picked up by DHL. Has to go through air freight (to which your code is meaningless). Your code is just active for more tracking info when it'/ recovered in Amsterdam.

So, if I have "Shipment information received" it doesn't mean they have the stuff, right? How does one do the cool plane tracking that you guys do?

 

[AngryBrit]

I finally bit the bullet and registered just to say it finally shipped! I must have been on the same shipment as you guys. Apple says it'll deliver on the 1st, but I choose to believe it will be here on Friday :v

Original estimate for shipping was 28Nov-5Dec

Was it BTO?

 

[Daventry]

On the phone with DHL. won't be delivered today because it arrived at the Delivery Facility too late.

I've had enough. Sending it back tomorrow as the guy shows up.

 

[npreq]

Was it BTO?

Yep. 2.6Ghz,512GB SSD, Radeon 460, Silver, ISO keyboard

 

[beeftrader]

So, if I have "Shipment information received" it doesn't mean they have the stuff, right? How does one do the cool plane tracking that you guys do?

Correct - it means the beginning of the air cargo freight process. Apple distribution has electronically submitted their request, and an AWB (air waybill) has been created for this freight. It's a contractual obligation for freight to now take place for the goods.

A few days ago, Apple UK were giving some of the posters here their DHL Housebill (an internal reference for DHL's air cargo system). These are the 7CPXXXX numbers you might have seen.

You can "guess" which housebill is yours. Go to

https://www.logistics.dhl/us-en/hom...tml?service=dhli&type=HBN&tracking-id=7CP2893 (I believe mine to be on this waybill)

and keep increasing that number by 1 until you get items that match the "Shipment Entered Into System" date as what you eventually get when you track the DHL Express shipment (using the delivery tracking Apple provides). Also look to see if the delivery terms are "Collect".

Edit: Looks like my flight is about to leave Shanghai in the next hour (http://uk.flightaware.com/live/flight/CSN453)

When your goods have been booked onto a flight, you'll see the flight number on the link.

Usual process will be:

1. Shipment notification
2. Shipment picked up
3. Received at original airport
4. Manifested for carriage
5. Departed DHL hub
6-9. It might come through later, but the airline carrier will send their own notifications for "Carrier: Departed" and "Carrier: Arrived"
10. These steps will look like time travel is happening but it's usually: Data Recovered, Documents Recovered, Sent to Customs, Customs Cleared. When it clears customs, DHL will add "Recovered at Destination Airport".
11. Out for Delivery (meaning it's on its way from AMS, to your destination hub)
12. Shipment delivered (it's arrived at your hub).

Your DHL tracking number won't show anything up until it's been processing in AMS, which matches to the "Recovered at Destination Airport" state roughly. You can continue to track your shipment with your original tracking number from there ("Out for delivery" and "Shipment delivered" on the cargo tracking is not delivery to you, but delivery to the destination service area).

 

[Nathanvdp]

On the phone with DHL. won't be delivered today because it arrived at the Delivery Facility too late.

I've had enough. Sending it back tomorrow as the guy shows up.

That'll show them!!

 

[beeftrader]

On the phone with DHL. won't be delivered today because it arrived at the Delivery Facility too late.

I've had enough. Sending it back tomorrow as the guy shows up.

Why would you send it back if you still need it?

 

[npreq]

Correct - it means the beginning of the air cargo freight process. Apple distribution has electronically submitted their request, and an AWB (air waybill) has been created for this freight. It's a contractual obligation for freight to now take place for the goods.

A few days ago, Apple UK were giving some of the posters here their DHL Housebill (an internal reference for DHL's air cargo system). These are the 7CPXXXX numbers you might have seen.

You can "guess" which housebill is yours. Go to

https://www.logistics.dhl/us-en/hom...tml?service=dhli&type=HBN&tracking-id=7CP2893 (I believe mine to be on this waybill)

and keep increasing that number by 1 until you get items that match the "Shipment Entered Into System" date as what you eventually get when you track the DHL Express shipment (using the delivery tracking Apple provides). Also look to see if the delivery terms are "Collect".

Edit: Looks like my flight is about to leave Shanghai in the next hour (http://uk.flightaware.com/live/flight/CSN453)

When your goods have been booked onto a flight, you'll see the flight number on the link.

Thanks, but there's one thing I don't get. Is it 1 Housebill = 1 delivery (as in a parcel)? I had imagined those numbers are per like, a whole shipment from apple. In other words, incerementing those numbers should get me my parcel, and my parcel only? Or a whole bunch of shipments to my general area?

 

[Daventry]

Why would you send it back if you still need it?

I can live with the 13" one without the dGPU. After reading all the complaints from other users I was pretty sure I'd have to exchange it for that one.

 

[beeftrader]

Thanks, but there's one thing I don't get. Is it 1 Housebill = 1 delivery (as in a parcel)? I had imagined those numbers are per like, a whole shipment from apple. In other words, incerementing those numbers should get me my parcel, and my parcel only? Or a whole bunch of shipments to my general area?

It could be a single shipment, or an entire pallet. It's whatever is going to end at your distribution centre really, so the weights / volume might not match up. One of the other posters had a waybill where the delivery included 1100kg of goods (probably included a lot of the EU retail store stock). That one went via Cargolux to LUX first I believe.

In any case, it's definitely not your single parcel

 

[ilian92]

Yeah absolutely. Apple are at a strange place right now in the market and they really don't want to alienate their hardcore consumer-base that have shown loyalty to the brand.

In future I will think twice pre-ordering as it seems you get the product sooner by visiting one of their stores on a whim. I don't think there is any way of challenging this without looking like an immature, petulant child but we are handing over a lot of money, more than we have ever had to for a product in the Pro line, so I do think Apple need to re-evaluate the logistics. You can't have a guy pre-ordering as soon as the products become available and not receiving the product until a week after people who didn't pre-order and just walked in and bought one because they saw an advert on the day.

Again, I don't mean or want to look like a kid stamping his feet.

Haha, I'm fully with you. I think unless you manage to pre order within the first batch (Watch seems to be the only exception where in store availability was indeed worse for most models), or you need a BTO model like with the Mac, it makes sense to just buy in store. Of course that's if you live somewhere with an Apple store close by.

But if you're after base model Macbook Pros it's definitely the best choice to just get it in store. I'm guessing we'll start seeing 15'' models in Europe pretty soon too.

 

[beeftrader]

Be aware if that you're on "prepaid" delivery terms, this is prepaid air cargo space that Apple buys in advance of launches / demands. These can actually result in slower delivery times from my understanding (those that receive them Friday are in that prepaid batch that actually arrived on Monday 21st).

 

[nollic]

On the phone with DHL. won't be delivered today because it arrived at the Delivery Facility too late.

I've had enough. Sending it back tomorrow as the guy shows up.

Completely failing to understand the logic with this reasoning.

EDIT: While writing the explanation came. Apparently didn't need/want that computer anyway.

 

[Daventry]

Completely failing to understand the logic with this reasoning.

EDIT: While writing the explanation came. Apparently didn't need/want that computer anyway.

Maybe it's a signal that I should've ordered the 13" instead of the 15"

 

[Mark1102]

Anyone who's good at this have any idea which freight number my order will be on if I got my dispatch notification on the 19th?

 

[RockyW]

Anyone who's good at this have any idea which freight number my order will be on if I got my dispatch notification on the 19th?

Not sure yet which one it will be yet. It might have come in today on a prepaid cargo flight (as jonnyiveswhiteroom said earlier, this might mean slower delivery) or it will be scanned through the Netherlands tomorrow for delivery Friday.

What is your estimated delivery date on the Apple site?

 

[npreq]

It could be a single shipment, or an entire pallet. It's whatever is going to end at your distribution centre really, so the weights / volume might not match up. One of the other posters had a waybill where the delivery included 1100kg of goods (probably included a lot of the EU retail store stock). That one went via Cargolux to LUX first I believe.

In any case, it's definitely not your single parcel

Thanks for the explanation. Truth be told, I'm iterating over the numbers, but I don't really understand them, as I keep seeing china -> amsterdam with different size parcels. I think I'll just wait till tommorow and see what happens then.