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I ordered 2 in one transaction at 2:45 CST with a navy leather smart cover. The cover shipped. Big whoop, I know.

Finally The wifi 16GB is now 'prepared for shipment' while the 3G 16GB still says 'not yet shipped'.

Progress at least!!!
 
Preparing for shipment!!
 

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I asked for a laser etching. Do you think that will slow mine way down? I ordered at 1:08 and it is not prepared for shipment - 16 GB wifi white
 
So annoying...earlier in the week, those idiots on live chat at Apple said online sales would start at midnight PT. Then Wednesday there's an official announcement that online sales will start at 1AM PT. So , I wake up at 4AM ET, place my order and of course they started taking orders earlier, all of which are starting to ship earlier than mine will. You'd think a company like Apple would have more consistency in what they tell the public.
 
Originally I was going to order online. Then my friend who manages the At&T store I do business with called saying they had lots of inventory and not as much demand as expected so he could easily save five for myself & friends if we came in right away.

So we did and it's a good thing, since no sooner did we finish buying ours and it was like the flood gates opened as people streamed in.

So far the five we bought are perfect.
 
Ordered at 1:11AM PST California

my cover shipped but not the iPad. I'm reading a lot of people getting their status changed from "Not yet shipped".

But I've got a bad feeling about mine...I'll come back in an hour and check...
 
All the pics are of 16 GB. Looks like they're going in size order.

Ordered at 12:48 PST 32 GB Wifi only, nothing yet.
 
my cover shipped but not the iPad. I'm reading a lot of people getting their status changed from "Not yet shipped".

But I've got a bad feeling about mine...

It hasn't been 24hours yet.. give it over night.. if they are shipping from china its day time over there and they still have some working hours left!
 
i'm in NYC and have same "prepared for shipment"

I doubt its coming any quicker. That was done to avoid the ability to cancel now should we find inventory in a store.

If coming from China will be Thursday best case
 
3:01 CST


Not yet shipped
Product * Qty.
IPAD WI-FI 3G 32GB BLACK-USA
Ships: 3 - 5 business days
Delivers: Mar 18 - Mar 25
* 1
*
Prepared for Shipment
Product * Qty.
IPAD WI-FI 16GB BLACK-USA
Ships: 3 - 5 business days
Delivers: Mar 18 - Mar 25
 
My covers have shipped. 1 is via FedEx, the other via UPS. Both state delivery is expected on 15 March (Tuesday). As of 11:30 p.m. EST still no update on the iPad shipments.

The UPS shipment shows the cover coming from Nashville. FedEx site just states shipping information received.
 
I ordered mine at 2:54 AM (CST).

Still says not yet shipped, but I'm glad to hear 16 GB'ers are rolling out! Maybe 32's are next! :)

Which reminds me, there seems to be a pattern here. So far it looks like only 16 GB WiFi iPads have been prepped.

Surprise us overnight, please, Apple. :p
 
Looks all black ones got prepared for shipment first.

White one are still not yet.
 
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Just got a long email basically saying "We have been unable to obtain payment for your order." What pisses me off is I just got this so I can't call anyone and also they charged my card yesterday when I ordered, so why are they trying to charge it again?
 
My iPad now says prepared for shipment bit weird that the blue smart cover I ordered still says not yet shipped.
 
NOTHING ...::..
Order Date: Mar 11, 2011 at 12:47 AM PST
32GB WiFi & 3G At&t
Not yet shipped
IPAD WI-FI 3G 32GB WHITE
Ships: 3 - 5 business days
Delivers: Mar 18 - Mar 25
 
Does anyone else think we were a bit misled with the "Fast, Free Shipping"?

The covers qualify as fast....BUT not the iPads. I expected to see the iPads ship just as quickly as the covers did, with arrivals beginning on Monday/Tuesday.

I ordered at 3:46 a.m. EST and my estimated delivery is 18 to 25 March. If it arrives on 25 March...that's 2 weeks after the fact. How is that fast?
 
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