lol my situation exactly. My 42mm white ordered at :03 is on the way while my wifes 42mm pink ordered at :02 (a whole minute before mine😛) is still processing. She is going to be sad panda... I am debating whether I should let her have mine and then when hers comes in we can just swap bands.
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Pink Sport order status thread
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lol my situation exactly. My 42mm white ordered at :03 is on the way while my wifes 42mm pink ordered at :02 (a whole minute before mine😛) is still processing. She is going to be sad panda... I am debating whether I should let her have mine and then when hers comes in we can just swap bands.
Another ominous sign...the pink band is like the only band not shown in the Apple watch commercial...
mrslukewarm74
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LuvAussies
macrumors 6502
Turn pessimistic into optimistic
Let's say pink band has had catastrophic issues of some sorts (supply issues, manufacturing issues, UPS plane carrying every pink band ate the packages, Apple decided pink is too tacky, etc). Let's say on 5/7, we get an email saying our order has problems, blahblah.
Outcomes:
1) We get a different watch band color automatically sent to us (likely blue (extra stock) or white). Email says pink will follow later
2) We get a different watch band color automatically sent to us (likely blue (extra stock) or white). Email says pink will never come, maybe get a $10 credit
3) Apple outright cancels the order and we maybe get a May date after some calls to support going "wtf, mate"
4) We reorder and back of the line
Hoping for #1 if pink is mysteriously banished
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I just did some light modeling ad lookups (I work in the air transportation world) and they could leave China as late as tomorrow afternoon (eastern time), get to MEM, and drive overnight to East Coast depots. Lots of flights doing that route (Asia>MEM).
PS- a TON of FedEx flights just left MEM in the last hour or so. Seriously, MEM explosion of flights. BOS, EWR, PHL, MIA, TUS, BDL, LAX, ONT. This is a large, large FedEx push for this time of day. FedEx is moving. Perhaps the pinks are scattering. Also, 5 UPS planes from Asia due into ANC within next hour, two more after that in about 2-3 hours. 😛
Let's say pink band has had catastrophic issues of some sorts (supply issues, manufacturing issues, UPS plane carrying every pink band ate the packages, Apple decided pink is too tacky, etc). Let's say on 5/7, we get an email saying our order has problems, blahblah.
Outcomes:
1) We get a different watch band color automatically sent to us (likely blue (extra stock) or white). Email says pink will follow later
2) We get a different watch band color automatically sent to us (likely blue (extra stock) or white). Email says pink will never come, maybe get a $10 credit
3) Apple outright cancels the order and we maybe get a May date after some calls to support going "wtf, mate"
4) We reorder and back of the line
Hoping for #1 if pink is mysteriously banished
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I just did some light modeling ad lookups (I work in the air transportation world) and they could leave China as late as tomorrow afternoon (eastern time), get to MEM, and drive overnight to East Coast depots. Lots of flights doing that route (Asia>MEM).
PS- a TON of FedEx flights just left MEM in the last hour or so. Seriously, MEM explosion of flights. BOS, EWR, PHL, MIA, TUS, BDL, LAX, ONT. This is a large, large FedEx push for this time of day. FedEx is moving. Perhaps the pinks are scattering. Also, 5 UPS planes from Asia due into ANC within next hour, two more after that in about 2-3 hours. 😛
Any ideas on when the boxes are scanned and entered into the apple and/or UPS system. I would like to think they are scanned once they are in the US but if they are scanned when leaving china it is looking bleaker and bleaker for a Friday delivery.
verniesgarden
macrumors 65816
They're scanned by UPS/FedEx/Cargo Carrier at every point, but often at the pallet level until they reach the US or at their "seperation point". This large of a roll-out, my guess is that theyre sending pallets of the same type over to the initial US point to clear customs, then maybe again to a regional/national-level hub (i.e. Memphis or LAX for FedEx). However, it's possible that they're packing for destination, though I would expect to see large geographical areas see updates, rather than the configuration trend we've been seeing**. From there, pallets very could well be sent on to the next regional hub (Newark, for example), then broken by the pallet and reorganized by destination, and either loaded onto a new air-cargo pallet or onto a truck. That's where Apple would trigger the label/shipping info to you. Yes, every pallet has a digital registry of which individual packages are in there, but it's too much data to be pushing around with hundreds of boxes in a pallet.
Just my two cents and making some assumptions on how they're shipping based on people's updates seemed to come based on configuration. I only know a bit about industrial engineering, a tad more about cargo routing, and a lot more about where airplanes fly to/hubs/how fast they can get between the two
**Obviously international orders, like UK, might all update near or about the same, but they may even be going configs to them too
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UPS is doing a major regional push out of SDF, their hub. Lots of flights headed west, few headed east. MEM/FedEx is still pumping flights out, almost all domestic, a couple back to ANC. Weather is in the area, but they seem to be pushing right through. Lots of East Coasters got an update around 6pm last night, which aligns with their ETAs
*Update: looks like MEM had fewer departures over the last hour or so with the weather in the area, may explain the continuous exodus of planes going on right now (it's crazy looking). Weather on the east coast too, not good for aircraft but they're departing/arriving alright. This is a really, really busy time across the nation for flights, but they're movin!
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38mm sport pink band ordered 8:08am BST (UK) Est Delivery 12-26May. No payment activity.
Sad panda 🙁
I was secretly hoping like others we'd get some pink bands shipping early, looks like it's a no go.
Sad panda 🙁
I was secretly hoping like others we'd get some pink bands shipping early, looks like it's a no go.
I have a 38mm sport watch with pink band ordered at seven after. Delivery of 5/13 to 5/27. No change with anything on my end.
verniesgarden
macrumors 65816
Has anyone gotten any updates for the 42mm pink sport ordered at 0304 nothing but processing no charges yet or shipping info
Ordered a 38 Pink for my wife at 12:03am (confirmation at 12:04am). Still processing and no charge. Like many others, the one I ordered (a minute after I ordered hers), 42 Green, has been charged and is preparing for shipment for delivery Friday...still have my fingers crossed we see movement on Pink tomorrow with charges and status updates.
Looks like they are coming UPS Next Day Air (at least mine to Austin, TX is) so technically they have until Thursday evening/night to charge, prepare for shipment, and get it on a plane to still arrive Friday.
Looks like they are coming UPS Next Day Air (at least mine to Austin, TX is) so technically they have until Thursday evening/night to charge, prepare for shipment, and get it on a plane to still arrive Friday.
thefredelement
macrumors 65816
Oh man, and I thought there would be plenty of pink to go around, that shows me.
42mm aluminum pink, confirmed sometime before 3:10AM the day of pre ordering.
Still processing, no charges.
42mm aluminum pink, confirmed sometime before 3:10AM the day of pre ordering.
Still processing, no charges.
mrslukewarm74
macrumors regular
I honestly don't think they made any 😡
It makes me so angry that they are so happy to announce that they are shipping out watches sooner than expected to some that thought they were going to get them in May or June. Seriously? Why not concentrate on first come first serve 😡
It makes me so angry that they are so happy to announce that they are shipping out watches sooner than expected to some that thought they were going to get them in May or June. Seriously? Why not concentrate on first come first serve 😡
42mm Sport with pink band, confirmation email received at 2:06 CDT, still shows Processing Items
Jacc Sparrow
macrumors regular
Did anybody get the "we're working on your order" email ? Apparently ifs the kiss of death. I'm over this ****.
I got the same email and I'm totally upset if they did not or could not get the pink sport band in time they should have not sold it it's bogus and don't give me apple never promised to deliver by the 24th crap because they knew by sending out the 24th as a possible date for people who ordered within the first 4 minutes they would naturally think they will receive their product its crap and it makes me loose some faith in apple period.