Online iPad 2 Availability Pushed to 4-5 Weeks, First Deliveries Arrive

[alent1234]

Whether you like it or not it is a great marketing strategy. If you have a HOT selling product and make it a little hard to get people want it even more. The last thing you want to do is just flood the shelf with iPads. I think they learned from their first iPad launch when plenty were left over after launch day to make it a little harder to get, thus driving demand. Things like that make something "gotta have" in the eyes of the general buying public.

stupid theory

at some point the initial demand will go away and they don't want to pay for increased manufacturing capacity that will not be needed in 6 months. they have to guess the weekly/monthly demand a few months from now and have Foxconn manufacture to those estimates.

 

[Network Wizards]

I ordered my iPads at 3:45AM CST on Friday March 11th. They went from Shenzen China to Hong Kong to Anchorage to Indianapolis to Minneapolis and are now out for delivery on March 15th. I think I hear the door bell, Bye!

 

[c-ker]

I ordered my iPads at 3:45AM CST on Friday March 11th. They went from Shenzen China to Hong Kong to Anchorage to Indianapolis to Minneapolis and are now out for delivery on March 15th. I think I hear the door bell, Bye!

And I'll bet your estimated delivery date is still two days out. Apple delivery estimates are always conservative and good at exceeding expectations.

Those 3-4 week delivery times are suspect.

 

[toddybody]

Khaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[skellener]

The iPad 2 will be the hottest gift this coming holiday season, that is if they don't come out with an iPad 3!

Apple has clearly stated "This is the YEAR of the iPad2". I wouldn't hold my breathe for an iPad3 until March/April 2012.

 

[jw123]

So some of you are complaining that your order has been shipped but you haven't received, or that your order hasn't even shipped....
Well what about the rest of the world? (I'm in the UK) We have to wait at least 2 weeks (if not more now) ... Also we don't have anywhere near as many Apple stores, we also don't have alot of other retailers such as best buy & target etc, who will get the iPad 2 anywhere near launch day ...

 

[skellener]

Surly Apple don't plan THIS Badly do they?

On the contrary, it's all going just as they planned.

 

[MBPLurker]

I think they learned from their first iPad launch when plenty were left over after launch day to make it a little harder to get, thus driving demand. Things like that make something "gotta have" in the eyes of the general buying public.

I worked retail last year it took a looong time to have "plenty" left over. The entire first month of release we had foreigners lining up purchasing iPads the second they came in to (I assume) resell them overseas. The only difference I noticed so far this year is that the day one stock was depleted immediately. Last year, it took about 3 days for people to decide to go nuts about them (lack of preorders this time, maybe?) and then they were tough as heck to find until a couple weeks after international launch.

 

[TigerWoodsIV]

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.

Yeah every time I get an email I'm like OH BOY, but nada. Really sucks bc any minute now fedex should be ringing my doorbell with my smart cover. So I can blankly stare and that while finding no use for it.

 

[IconicM]

People still believe that there will be an iPad3 this year

iPad 2 HD

 

[Omniblast]

I ordered my 16 gb online and it's currently in Anchorage, Alaska. Just come on down the coast! You're the next contestant in the iPad 2 Ownership!

 

[vincenz]

Getting more and more difficult to get one. Makes me wonder how they're going to meet international demand.

 

[twoodcc]

Well I'm glad I got mine on launch day!

 

[Yebot]

Khaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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[currentinterest]

No iPad 2 HD, in September, more likely designated iPad 2 RD, if there is one. Ordered at 1 AM, still not shipped.

 

[SFStateStudent]

Think I'm gonna' keep my iPad 32GB WiFi/3G and purchase a MacBook Air, since it's ALREADY in stock...

 

[vaprof]

Line at Fifth Avenue store today stretched all the way around the GM Building. I'm guessing 90% of the iPads bought there today will be on a plane to China by tonight.

 

[qtx43]

Ah,the amusing theory that not selling something increases sales.Tell me another one.

Clearly you do not put enough faith in conspiracy theories. My advice to you: Close your mind, narrow your horizons, look for evil deeds everywhere and you will find them.

 

[vaprof]

I think apple is willing to play the stupid arbitrage game with other countries because it will eventually increase overall global demand. But it's certainly frustrating for those of us who have been long-time supporters not to be able to purchase something...

 

[rquick]

I'm always puzzled at the lack of logic when people get frustrated. As if Apple waiting a month to start selling ipads could mean that you get yours faster. Really people? I mean really? Nobody is that stupid.

 

[sunhou]

Target worker told me to wait for iPad3

I was in Target (in Bangor Maine) yesterday, and just for kicks, asked the woman at the electronics counter how they were doing with Ipads. They had a few 1st-gen iPads left for sale; she said they'd gotten 5 iPad 2's on launch day and sold them within minutes.

She then proceeded to tell me how their AT&T rep had told her that Apple will be launching an iPad 3 later this year, and that it is going to be "100 times better, it will change everything". She basically tried to talk me out of wanting an iPad 2. Funny. I wonder if the AT&T rep really believed it, or was just passing along the rumors and the Target worker misinterpreted it as facts?

 

[aplqna]

Line at Fifth Avenue store today stretched all the way around the GM Building. I'm guessing 90% of the iPads bought there today will be on a plane to China by tonight.

This really does not make me happy. It would give me great pleasure if they waited since 2am and the manager came out at open and said "Sorry guys, no new shipments this week! I'll take your numbers though"

 

[BC2009]

Speaking of, my iPad 2 (purchased at 1:01AM PST) still hasn't shipped, but my Smart Cover arrives tomorrow. Why, Apple?

If it is any consolation you are not alone. Let me guess.... "Prepared for Shipment"

 

[aplqna]

I was in Target (in Bangor Maine) yesterday, and just for kicks, asked the woman at the electronics counter how they were doing with Ipads. They had a few 1st-gen iPads left for sale; she said they'd gotten 5 iPad 2's on launch day and sold them within minutes.

She then proceeded to tell me how their AT&T rep had told her that Apple will be launching an iPad 3 later this year, and that it is going to be "100 times better, it will change everything". She basically tried to talk me out of wanting an iPad 2. Funny. I wonder if the AT&T rep really believed it, or was just passing along the rumors and the Target worker misinterpreted it as facts?

I call ******** on this - not you, the AT&T rep.

 

[BC2009]

iPad 2 HD

Yup -- better camera, better screen, and maybe 1GB RAM -- no physical changes.