Except, of course, Apple don't bill your card until they ship the product... They may put a pre-approval on the card to stop you spending the money, effectively reserving it so that you can still pay for the product when it does ship, but the money is still yours, you haven't been billed until the product leaves Apple's and they get no interest or anything else until that happens.
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Except, of course, Apple don't bill your card until they ship the product... They may put a pre-approval on the card to stop you spending the money, effectively reserving it so that you can still pay for the product when it does ship, but the money is still yours, you haven't been billed until the product leaves Apple's and they get no interest or anything else until that happens.
I love the way people say they should have waited a month for launch...
They sold 1 million or thereabouts in its first week/weekend.
NO MATTER when you release a product if it is greeted by those demands in 1 territory alone it is going to result in a back log.
Having tight (albeit with a manageable replenish rate) supply and very high demand it is NOT a bad thing from a marketing perspective.
As for putting off International launch so America can get more first dibs.....
They have more than likely already allocated say 500,000 - 1 million units for the launch in 25th March for international territories. I am confident they will not divvy up those to the USA just because you have a tight supply.
Retailers in those other territories would cry blue murder if there was a delay seeing as how a date has been named, and clearance procedure well underway with lingering stock and shelf space starting to appear in prep for it's launch next week.
No I am sorry to say thatnew USA orders are just going to have to go through this terrible indignity & injustice of 'waiting' for your order
I know it will be hard to get over, but I'm sure time will heal those wounds................. it just that it'll take maybe 4-5 weeks
They sold 1 million or thereabouts in its first week/weekend.
NO MATTER when you release a product if it is greeted by those demands in 1 territory alone it is going to result in a back log.
Having tight (albeit with a manageable replenish rate) supply and very high demand it is NOT a bad thing from a marketing perspective.
As for putting off International launch so America can get more first dibs.....
They have more than likely already allocated say 500,000 - 1 million units for the launch in 25th March for international territories. I am confident they will not divvy up those to the USA just because you have a tight supply.
Retailers in those other territories would cry blue murder if there was a delay seeing as how a date has been named, and clearance procedure well underway with lingering stock and shelf space starting to appear in prep for it's launch next week.
No I am sorry to say thatnew USA orders are just going to have to go through this terrible indignity & injustice of 'waiting' for your order
I know it will be hard to get over, but I'm sure time will heal those wounds................. it just that it'll take maybe 4-5 weeks
It really doesn't bother me if I have to wait an extra week or more as long as Apple doesn't rush things and get the manufacturing right. I ordered mine early in the morning of the 11th and don't mind if I have to wait until early April if it means there isn't a backlight leak on my iPad 2.
If they wanted longer lines they would have had early pre-orders, had notices push back where they were saying 5-6 weeks wait for pre-orders come launch day and the stores would be mobbed.
So no that is not it.
Why can't people believe Apple is making them as fast as they can and they are selling even faster than they can make them.
I highly doubt they are holding back supply for publicity or to keep demand high.
-each iPad shipped is more cash in the bank (I know they have tons of cash already but still more is better than less)
-each iPad in the wild is free advertising for them generating word of mouth interest.
-customers won't be lured by competitors tablets if they have an iPad 2 in hand
-businesses don't like to unnecessarily frustrate customers.
-each iPad shipped is more cash in the bank (I know they have tons of cash already but still more is better than less)
-each iPad in the wild is free advertising for them generating word of mouth interest.
-customers won't be lured by competitors tablets if they have an iPad 2 in hand
-businesses don't like to unnecessarily frustrate customers.
I ordered the same exact model at 12:48AM and mine shipped on Sunday. It is already in the US and scheduled to be delivered on Thursday. That's very odd that you ordered a few minutes before me but yours hasn't shipped??
I really don't think this is a "marketing strategy" shortage... I'm sure it's a shortage based on how fast they can make them. Apple seems to always push final production back as far as possible to the planned launch day.
But in my neck of the woods, the iPad 2 is no where to be found. Wen't looking for one last night and everyone was out or has not even seen any stock yet.
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I think supplies will continue to appear constrained until Toshiba can get their NAND production back in order. That's probably going to be a huge bottleneck.
I think supplies will continue to appear constrained until Toshiba can get their NAND production back in order. That's probably going to be a huge bottleneck.
Same here - but looking at the picture, it looks like that one was ordered from AT&T, not Apple - and Apple ships form Chine, they probably had some limited US stock. Still stinks, mine isn't even in the 'prepared for shipment' phase (so China is not really an excuse)
Since many electronics components are produced in Japan - including those for the iPad - the 4-5 week delay seems reasonable, and may be lengthened as the crisis continues.
so does this mean when the iPad goes on sale in Australia there will be a 4-5 week wait straightaway?
If so then it looks like they will only arrive at your doorstep around about 2-6 May: 5 week waiting period + 1 week shipping. lol
If so then it looks like they will only arrive at your doorstep around about 2-6 May: 5 week waiting period + 1 week shipping. lol
OMG iPad
I know you guys are having a crazy time getting your iPad. My wife told me that I needed to sell my first gen iPad before I could get the newer one. I was on pens and needles waiting for it to sell on ebay. I finally sold it for 550.
It was about 8:00pm on launch day that I got nervous that I would not find one all weekend. I called BestBuy and they said that all through out Charlotte NC they were all sold out. So I called Target and they said the same thing. I called the apple store and they said they could not tell me from day to day if they would have any. So finally i remembered that walmart was going to sell iPads. I started calling around and I finally found 3 of them. That night about an hour and a half away from where we live.
When we got there it was a pain to get it. THey kept telling me that it showed they have them but could not find them. My wife started to get mad that we drove that far and no one at walmart could even find them. After back and forth they started getting a little rude about it. So my wife started to get ill back at them and said we are not leaving tell we get one. So after about an hour to a hour and a half we finally got a 64gb wifi black ipad.
It goes to show you that if you really want one you will find it. You just have to look hard. I know probably don't have anymore. I find it crazy that this release is so CRAZY!!!!!! LOL
I know you guys are having a crazy time getting your iPad. My wife told me that I needed to sell my first gen iPad before I could get the newer one. I was on pens and needles waiting for it to sell on ebay. I finally sold it for 550.It was about 8:00pm on launch day that I got nervous that I would not find one all weekend. I called BestBuy and they said that all through out Charlotte NC they were all sold out. So I called Target and they said the same thing. I called the apple store and they said they could not tell me from day to day if they would have any. So finally i remembered that walmart was going to sell iPads. I started calling around and I finally found 3 of them. That night about an hour and a half away from where we live.
When we got there it was a pain to get it. THey kept telling me that it showed they have them but could not find them. My wife started to get mad that we drove that far and no one at walmart could even find them. After back and forth they started getting a little rude about it. So my wife started to get ill back at them and said we are not leaving tell we get one. So after about an hour to a hour and a half we finally got a 64gb wifi black ipad.
It goes to show you that if you really want one you will find it. You just have to look hard. I know probably don't have anymore. I find it crazy that this release is so CRAZY!!!!!! LOL
The iPad 2 will be the hottest gift this coming holiday season, that is if they don't come out with an iPad 3!
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Ah,the amusing theory that not selling something increases sales.Tell me another one.
Wow. I thought that the time would go the other way -- maybe these are just conservative. Or I wonder if stores are just going to be resupplied first.
I ordered from Apple at 5:50am (EST of course) and mine hasn't shipped. The estimate at the time was 3-5 days but I guess I expected it to be quicker. Today's the 3rd business day since the order and I got up this morning like a kid on Christmas looking for my ship notification only to find an empty inbox. I keep reminding myself how silly this is because I have a 1st-gen iPad and the upgrades aren't that incredible.
4-5 weeks wait? more like epic fail.
Another factor could also be the international market. If Apple is indeed going to be launching in a handful of other countries on the 25th, there has to remain some supply for that?
Of course the reality is that by the end of this week, Apple will put out a press release stating - "what an amazing response we've had to the iPad 2 and they we've already sold 3 million units and as a result to this fantastic demand, international lunches will be pushed back to April (i.e. 29th of April)"
I love watching the hysteria of people who 'have to have an iPad2,' not because it's a particular need, but because 'you can't get one' - so that makes people want them even more!
Apple is master of the consumer psychology.
I have a first-gen iPad and am happy to wait.
Apple is master of the consumer psychology.
I have a first-gen iPad and am happy to wait.