Much much smaller landmass to distribute across in the UK compared to the US, so they need a lot less time say to get watches from one side of the country to the other.
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Much much smaller landmass to distribute across in the UK compared to the US, so they need a lot less time say to get watches from one side of the country to the other.
I have now tragically become addicted to refreshing my order page. I know it's totally ridiculous and the epitome of time wasting, and yet here I am.
Something about this particular launch that has me on the edge of my seat
Something about this particular launch that has me on the edge of my seat
Any chance of a Saturday delivery with UPS or UKMail? Keen to make sure I have my watch before the London marathon on Sunday.
For the iPhone 6 launch ups had so many parcels to shift that they delivered Saturday, which isn't something they normally do in my area. Depending on how many watches they get swamped by, they may do the same again.
I dont think it will be on the same scale though. Orders and production are nothing close to what it was for the iPhone
I have now tragically become addicted to refreshing my order page. I know it's totally ridiculous and the epitome of time wasting, and yet here I am.
Something about this particular launch that has me on the edge of my seat
It's the not knowing that has me checking my order for updates. This two week delivery window is a stroke of genius on Apples part. Knowing that I might be denied on the 24th increases the anticipation.
I have now tragically become addicted to refreshing my order page. I know it's totally ridiculous and the epitome of time wasting, and yet here I am.
Something about this particular launch that has me on the edge of my seat
It's the launch of a new product category for Apple that's doing it. Always exciting when they launch something completely new.
Looks like legit charges and status changes are starting to surface - all in the US though at the moment
Looks like legit charges and status changes are starting to surface - all in the US though at the moment
This is the first time I've seen people be ecstatic at having money taken out of their bank account
This is the first time I've seen people be ecstatic at having money taken out of their bank account
My thoughts exactly!
I won't mind too much, my credit card gives me 0.5% cash back. So that'll be a nice £3 back.
Looks like legit charges and status changes are starting to surface - all in the US though at the moment
Yea, I keep checking my HSBC account to see, but nothing here yet.
I keep checking my bank account and order status hoping to see something -- anything -- but alas, nothing yet...
Gonna be a long sleepless night knowing it has started and we're going to be late to the party haha
Gonna be a long sleepless night knowing it has started and we're going to be late to the party haha
As our banks to have those lovely notifications, might our online banking be slower to update? Maybe we've been charged but don't know it yet?
At least you can rest knowing everybody in the UK is feeling the same, nothing to worry about though
It's more likely that although the US customers are seeing charges now, the UK banking system will update overnight. Additionally, we have a smaller market to ship across, so I wouldn't be shocked to see charging and shipping a day behind.
There's no reason to think they wouldn't be arriving in the UK today and tomorrow if the single source qouted in the MacRumours article today is to be believed. Once they're here they can easily be shipped for delivery in a day.
Arguably we might not see updates until Thursday.
Arguably we might not see updates until Thursday.
It sucks that our banks don't do those notifications. I have the 2 HSBC apps and they show the current available balance, it has not changed at all in the last 3 days, so I know it's not been charged yet and that available balance is always current.