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Order Thread for UK (BST)

I'm sure we will get our watches on Friday !

Today is suppose to be a sunny day, enjoy it people!

Thunderstorms predicted for Friday though......eek!
 
Eliottjames said:
I got so excited when I saw this... Then realised that it's not actually an Apple twitter account. 'Users Responding Work For Apple But We Have To Say We Are NOT AFFILIATED WITH APPLE INC. IN ANYWAY'
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Exactly, my experience is that most Apple Employees know the same sometimes less than the customer. That said any news is good news! If they are shipping today that means they are coming from China!
 
Delivery: 24/4-8/5 by Standard Shipping
Status: Processing Items
Ordered: 8:04
Model: Apple Watch Sport 42mm Silver Aluminium Case with Blue Sport Band
Bank: HBOS
Charged: No

Dispatched: 7-10 business days
Delivery: 24 Apr, 2015 - 29 Apr, 2015 by Postal Delivery
Status: Processing Items
Ordered: 8:07
Model: Apple Watch Magnetic Charging Cable (2 m)
Bank: HBOS
Charged: No

Dispatched: 2-4 weeks
Delivery: 28 Apr, 2015 - 11 May, 2015 by Standard Shipping
Status: Processing Items
Ordered: 8:07
Model: 42mm Milanese Loop
Bank: HBOS
Charged: No


i think this is normal for UK, they can ship to anywhere within 24hrs, unless you live in Thurso:D. so we may not have any movement or notifications until Wed-Thurs

maybe only bowl movement in between.:eek:

But what a great thread, reading how some people are at the end of their tether

I’m in Qatar, the :apple:watch is going to my friend’s house, he’ll reach the UK on the 26th so he’s sending his sister to collect it when it ships, hopefully 24th

I'll post an update if i see anything, good luck everyone
 
From a close pal who has worked for shipment companies for 30 years, this is his best explanation of what happens.

Some of you may already know this, but I didn't and it gave me reassurance.

The way it will work is someone will scan the apple watches received on a shipment, that scanner will pair an order with an apple watch and trigger a payment to their bank and change the processing status.

I'm assuming that will happen during working hours in the UK if the shipment is coming directly from China. But they might already be here.

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Also, I've noticed the aussie's are getting charger delivery notifications now. (The US got them yesterday).

Has anyone here had an additional charger move to 'preparing to ship'? Or are we behind with that as well?
 
From previous experience, our watches will come direct from China. There will be deliveries on the Friday. Those who ordered in the first few minutes wont neccasarily be the first to have theirs shipped or delivered. This depends on the configuration you ordered and some pot luck thrown in too.

Will be checking back throughout the day so hopefully will see some movement. I think we will this evening.
 
Preparing to ship will be Wednesday or Thursday, ready for delivery Friday. Not sure why everyone is so puzzled about this. Standard practice for every first class delivery ever.
 
Just think this time next year when apple launch another product, you will be able to monitor your heart rate and excitement levels :D
 
Azzin said:
It's fake.



[Edit] - Too slow!

Also, perhaps not "fake", but clearly not official.
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Given apple does not communicate in general, this is the closest we will get to an official source.
 
shenfrey said:
Preparing to ship will be Wednesday or Thursday, ready for delivery Friday. Not sure why everyone is so puzzled about this. Standard practice for every first class delivery ever.
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I reckon you are right, I think Tues is a lil early but who knows!

Edit: Going by iPhone deliveries I got Dispatched by the Wednesday and delivery on the Friday, maybe we potentially could get Preparing to ship today?
 
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Delivery: 24/4-8/5 by Standard Shipping.
Status: Processing Items.
Ordered: 8:02AM.
Model: :apple:Watch Sport 42mm Space Grey with Black Sport Band.
Bank: Santander.
Charged: No.

I have my driving theory test later, hope I don't fail because of this thread being so distracting! :p
 
IrritatedBadger said:
Delivery: 24/4-8/5 by Standard Shipping.
Status: Processing Items.
Ordered: 8:02AM.
Model: :apple:Watch Sport 42mm Space Grey with Black Sport Band.
Bank: Santander.
Charged: No.

I have my driving theory test later, hope I don't fail because of this thread being so distracting! :p
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Good luck!
 
My 42mm sport with a green band is still processing and there are no charges either.

I wouldn't expect any updates until tomorrow. From past experience of pre ordering the iPhone 5 and iPad 3 they came from Syncreon (spelling?) in the UK.

24 hours is enough to get it from them to pretty much anywhere in the UK.
 
My theory failed me already, with the iphone 6+ we got Preparing for Dispatch exactly a week before it arrived :eek:
 
TrueBlou said:
Sadly not officially Apple but about as close as we are likely to get. My gut tells me it'll be today or tomorrow we'll see movement start anyway, and he's usually right :D My previous pre-orders have mostly been around the 4 days beforehand that I've seen changes happen.
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Yeah, if we get to Thursday night and don't have anything, that's when i am planning on sacrificing my neighbors cat to the Shipping God's.

Right now, i am still totally optimistic. IF the US guys hadn't got their notifications yet, i would be panicing.

The real fun starts on this UK thread when some of us get our money taken, and others don't. ;)
 
Not much point in checking today, I suspect any activity now will be overnight tonight or perhaps tomorrow. Going to enjoy the sunshine! :cool:
 
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