Picked mine up from the FedEx location in Austin, TX today after Apple and FedEx both have told me several times it just wouldn't be possible to get it before Monday. Apple even gave me a $150 credit for the inconvenience. As late as this morning FedEx said it wouldn't be possible...then I noticed that it arrived the local facility this morning so I called back and got someone on the phone and made my case (yet again). 30 minutes later she called back and said, "I've got it in my hands, come and get it"!
You know, after all the times I have tried to pick one up from the local location, it is like pulling teeth EVERY TIME!
I think it has something to do with the fact that they handle so many special cases already for those that really have problems and they probably look at it like this; if you wanted Saturday delivery, then you should have instructed your vendor to ship it Saturday delivery and you pay for it.
I am ambivalent when it comes to all this. I know that they have a job to do, but if you are the rightful recipient, then don't you have a right to your package? Well, I would think you don't have a right to it RIGHT THEN, but you will have a right to it on the date it is to be delivered.
If they cannot deliver according to your original ship request time frame, then the vendor will need to get a refund from FEDEX and you get a credit from the vendor (i.e. Apple).
Therefore, I say all this to basically communicate that FEDEX is doing us a favor if they even let us know how to pick it up before the due date.
One thing you can always do is tell the vendor to ship it to the local FEDEX location and you will pick up there if you think that suits your schedule better. That is always an option on every shipping document from UPS and FEDEX.
I know that most of us on this forum are just excited, but I hope none of us get PO'd at FEDEX for making it hard on us to pick it up before the promised date of delivery.
Mine is to be delivered Monday. It is at the Houston sort facility right now with hundreds of other boxes. I know it will be delivered Monday just fine, no complaints and I am thankful that Apple got it out a day earlier than they promised (from the delayed ship date anyway).