And yet, FedEx was able to deliver my XDR Display a three days earlier than Apple estimated and even a day earlier that FedEx themselves estimated.
FedEx, DHL and TNT are simply better run companies.
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MacBook Pro Shipments Being Delayed Due to UPS 'Mechanical' Issues
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And yet, FedEx was able to deliver my XDR Display a three days earlier than Apple estimated and even a day earlier that FedEx themselves estimated.
FedEx, DHL and TNT are simply better run companies.
I'm surprised a lot of you are stating that it's been at Shanghai for the past 3 days and that you do not have a delivery date yet. Mine is now sitting 24 hours in Shanghai and my delivery date according to UPS is 29 October. Apple's site now also says 29 October (was 3 Nov - 8 Nov).
The delay isn't the end of the world. I can wait it out. I'd rather they fix the 'mechanical' issues. Especially if it's plane related, for the safety of the pilot.
The delay isn't the end of the world. I can wait it out. I'd rather they fix the 'mechanical' issues. Especially if it's plane related, for the safety of the pilot.
I love the internet
"hate" everywhere (I quoted just you, sorry about that, but many people in this thread said something similar) Do you need a car to get to work? Most of us do. But of course, yes, if it breaks … well we will be able somehow to get to work anyway but I am sure you would take it with a smile and say "I am glad I had planned for it and found out where is the nearest bus stop already", right ?
I would take the damn bus/uber but I would not be smiling about it. Yeah, you probably have more than one car. That's not the point He didn't say that he is doomed and he can't workaround it. But it suck. Don't need to tell him that he sucks at his work.
Ask your wife about all those fedex drivers that aren't really fedex employees thanks to outsourcing.
The worldwide logistics system is a working miracle but has been exposed as being the fragile, complex operation it has always been. The concept of sourcing everything to one region has always been flawed, but it's where we are. I also hope it makes folks understand the Butterfly Effect of adding lots of factors on top of the world's situation in a knee jerk manner. Not to get into politics, but every little thing matters.
It's worked well for the past few decades and folks get spoiled by the information flow. It's better to not be given a delivery time than to quote one and miss.
It's worked well for the past few decades and folks get spoiled by the information flow. It's better to not be given a delivery time than to quote one and miss.
UPS, pronounced "oops" these days, used to be the model for effecient shipping. But in the last few years they have turned into one of the worst shippers. They are well known for delivering to the wrong address, banging up the packages, purposely throwing packages down on porches, and even throwing packages over fence into someone's yard.
Seems like apple is using both. UPS and Fedex. Or perhaps they shifted to fedex after something went wrong with UPS? Mine is being shipped with Fedex. I've ordered a day after the announcement and I am in NYS.
So far it doesn't say anything about a delay … says "on time" (11/1)
So far it doesn't say anything about a delay … says "on time" (11/1)
Mine was shipped via FedEx…![]()
Several customers awaiting deliveries of their new redesigned MacBook Pros are being told that their shipments are being delayed due to "mechanical" issues impacting UPS, a courier used by Apple to ship its devices worldwide.
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"A mechanical failure has caused a delay" is the message several customers are being told when they track their new MacBook Pro shipment. Customers on the MacRumors Forum are also reporting that UPS is sending emails to customers informing them of unknown mechanical failures and that estimated delivery dates will vary depending on the conditions on the ground.
The mechanical failures, possibly about aircraft, are causing shipments of MacBook Pros, and presumably, other consumer electronic devices, to be left stationary on the ground in cities in China. Some shipments are still on-the-ground in Shanghai and Seoul, South Korea, and publicly available flight records show few UPS flights scheduled to depart either city today, at the time of writing.
Cologne, Germany, serves as one of UPS' main hubs in Europe and is where MacBook Pro shipments are likely to arrive from Asia before being sent to customers across Europe. One UPS flight from Seoul to Cologne that was scheduled for later today has been canceled, as noted on Reddit. Customers are also sharing their frustrations on Twitter.
That's an easy thing to say and obviously ignoring the likely billions of packages they manage to deliver flawlessly... The best helmsmen stand ashore
That's an easy thing to say and obviously ignoring the likely billions of packages they manage to deliver flawlessly... The best helmsmen stand ashore
Well despite your poetic analogy, I have empirical evidence via 4 recent packages delivered by UPS, and 2 via DHL. All 6 had delays and **** ups.
No word on what is happening. It has said "check back tomorrow" for more than 24 hours. Apple really needs an option that lets us choose FedEx. When I order from my Apple Business account they always use FedEx but I bought this on the consumer site since I had a $500 credit that was only good there.
I hope you didn’t do any work for your new startup on your old company issued laptop, or your old company will have claim to your intellectual property since you used their tools to build it.
Working on a new startup with your current company-issued laptop is a huge no-no.
Gonna call BS on this. How are you functioning now without it?
My God, apparently it's a crime these days to be excited about the delivery of your new MacBook and being disappointed when that is delayed. And that on an Apple-focussed website. Who knew.
It's weird how much more information your tracking has, compared to mine.
Verzonden = Shipped
Onderweg = On the way
Etiket aangemaakt = Label created
Still seeing Friday 29 October as the delivery date
Hey guys... in case you wonder, this is what they mean by "a mechanical failure" that just happened at Incheon International Airport today. I'm guessing the shipments were supposed to be on this plane before this incident.
According to this article, this plane suffered a landing gear failure during take-off and returned to the airport for maintenance.
Source: https://news.naver.com/main/read.naver?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=102&oid=032&aid=0003106376
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According to this article, this plane suffered a landing gear failure during take-off and returned to the airport for maintenance.
Source: https://news.naver.com/main/read.naver?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=102&oid=032&aid=0003106376
They do. Fedex have their fair share of shipping issues too.
I remember a time before email when you would order something and it would just show up at your house one day. There was no tracking, no confirmation that your order was received. You wouldn’t know how it got to your house or where it came from.
Now it’s like, “My fancy new computer that I ordered now shows through the magic of instant tracking technology that it has been delayed TWO DAYS from the other side of the world with an explanation that mechanical problems have delayed it! This is completely UNACCEPTABLE and I, for one, will think twice before ordering from Apple again!”
Sometimes I wonder if technology really makes our lives better or just makes us spoiled and less capable of handling even small obstacles in life.
Now it’s like, “My fancy new computer that I ordered now shows through the magic of instant tracking technology that it has been delayed TWO DAYS from the other side of the world with an explanation that mechanical problems have delayed it! This is completely UNACCEPTABLE and I, for one, will think twice before ordering from Apple again!”
Sometimes I wonder if technology really makes our lives better or just makes us spoiled and less capable of handling even small obstacles in life.