They are scalpers. They trying to make money and when they can’t sell it. They return it back to Apple. It is unethical. That’s why Apple decided to come out with how many products you can order at a time. They did that with iPhone 13 launch.
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💻 👨💻 🌎 MacBook Pros 14-Inch and 16-Inch Pre-orders, Orders and Delivery Status Thread - USA & Other Countries (2021) 👩💻 💻 🌏
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No, I’m telling you, the threads here were full of people buying one of each and then returning the ones they didn’t want. In many cases, there were multiple rounds of returns of the same models.
Dang! That sucks. Brutal lol. Oh well!
Maybe Apple has a restriction applied until tomorrow or Monday? None of my new accessories have been shipped either. At least you have a tracking number now it’s under UPS’s hands.
Do you guys know if Apple's factories in China operate on Sunday? Or should we expect the next round of updates on Monday?
@Nocturnal-G My wife’s 14” BTO w/ delivery Nov 5-10 moved to Preparing to Ship this morning and card was charged (my identical build was ordered 15 mins before hers with a Nov 3-5 window so will be interesting to see how far behind she stays on the logistical side of things)
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Almost positive they operate 7 days. It’s Sunday right now in China.
China is day ahead of us. Yes, they do operate but with this launch it seems very unknown.
I haven’t noticed anything on Saturdays this far. Mostly on weekdays shipping.
If you were promised a November delivery…and Apple has applied “prepare to ship” maybe they are doing that so people do not cancel out their orders? Because come Tuesday… they will be available at stores.
I wonder if this is true or not.
I wonder if this is true or not.
Interesting. All of the stock models are now showing a 30-day wait.
No, “preparing to ship” has very specific ramifications with Apple, including the CC being charged.
It also takes away the “Cancel item” options meaning you can’t cancel out the item anymore.
Right, but they’re not going to charge people 2-3 weeks early.
I have a :53 order and it hasn’t got any sort of tracking yet. We may not have anything until tomorrow or even Monday if they’re coming from somewhere stateside.
It’s the big question though if going to the store is worth the effort…
And if „going to the store“ means camping out 2h pre opening or showing up midday is sufficient…
I hate that I only have a shipping window from Nov 3rd to 8th… if I only knew which day… this drives me nuts…
It won’t take 2-3 weeks but nov deliveries are bound to arrive before the promised date. The order will be expedited
The device has to be stateside otherwise I dont get how the deliveries will happen Tuesday if it is still PFS.
Right, that’s what I’m saying. Apple isn’t playing games to prevent cancellations. If it moves to PTS, it’s PTS.
Not necessarily. It’s only a ~2-day trip from China. As long as they arrive in the U.S. by Monday, they’ll be just another overnight UPS package.
Speaking of a product being delivered way earlier I’m pleasantly surprised that my Series 7 Nike Watch got bumped from my original estimate date of Nov 17-24th….
HOWEVER, my watch best not TRY to be hitching a ride with my MBP shipment and cause a possible delay. I’m not sure if Apple will ship these together but I’d venture to guess they will come separately.
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