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Sept 20th orders with October ship date, Apple.com buyers. [MERGED]
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Mine still say processing. I order on the 27th
Some of us who ordered on the 20th still have "Processing" status so I guess you will have to wait a bit longer.
Some of us who ordered on the 20th still have "Processing" status so I guess you will have to wait a bit longer.
I think people who ordered on the 20th (any colour and size) will see a change by next week(13th-31st Oct.).
I think we all can agree on one thing... Gold ships out wayyyyy slower than the other two models.
Anyone want to create a Gold-Specific thread? Or are we ok with this one?
Also: After the near heart attack that most of us got at 6:00 AM this morning, has anyone changed to "preparing" today?
Anyone want to create a Gold-Specific thread? Or are we ok with this one?
Also: After the near heart attack that most of us got at 6:00 AM this morning, has anyone changed to "preparing" today?
I woke up to see my status go from "preparing for shipment" to "shipped".
64gb gold unlocked (gsm)
order confirmation: 9/20 @ 12:31am PST
Preparing for shipment: 10/4 (late morning)
Shipped: 10/6 (early morning)
Reading through 2 pages of comments and the order status system being too busy for a while, I thought surely there'd be some status changes here. Definitely seems indicative of having bit off too much when their order status service is too busy. Too many people wanting to know what's going on with their order!
64gb gold unlocked (gsm)
order confirmation: 9/20 @ 12:31am PST
Preparing for shipment: 10/4 (late morning)
Shipped: 10/6 (early morning)
Reading through 2 pages of comments and the order status system being too busy for a while, I thought surely there'd be some status changes here. Definitely seems indicative of having bit off too much when their order status service is too busy. Too many people wanting to know what's going on with their order!
I ordered on the 25th...
I also just noticed and confirmed with AT&T there is ZERO wait on the 32 and 64GB Silver..Could order right now and it will be here in two days.
I also just noticed and confirmed with AT&T there is ZERO wait on the 32 and 64GB Silver..Could order right now and it will be here in two days.
That is disgusting... not you wanting it, but the fact that there's so many of those readily available. Someone at Apple goofed, or they still don't seem to understand that the real demand is in the gold model.
Meanwhile we still have to wait god knows how long for gold.
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That is disgusting... not you wanting it, but the fact that there's so many of those readily available. Someone at Apple goofed, or they still don't seem to be understand that the real demand is in the gold model.
Meanwhile we still have to wait god knows how long for gold.
My thoughts exactly. And I'm definitely not settling for a silver phone.
Not that they're bad. Gold is just my preference.
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That is disgusting... not you wanting it, but the fact that there's so many of those readily available. Someone at Apple goofed, or they still don't seem to be understand that the real demand is in the gold model.
Meanwhile we still have to wait god knows how long for gold.
That is what is killing me...
Option 1 - Wait it out and wait for my 64gb. The part that sucks about this in addition to the wait is i have to order 2 more golds after i activate this line. Apple will only allow one phone order on new service.. ******** about this...Found this out AFTER i canceled my AT&T order that i placed on the 20th for all 3 lines(AT&T screwed up hardcore and duplicated my order 3 times and had no idea what was going on) So once i receive my 64GB Gold, i have to order 2 more and wait those out, I think i will pick them up in store though as the weekly stock seems to be pretty good.
Option 2 - Cancel my order and take the chance of scoring one with in store pickup. I saw a couple 64gb gold's pop up a couple times early last week locally within an hour, many 16gb were showing also. I did not cancel my order as i thought it was the same case as the week prior, these were not reservations for phones, i was wrong though. They are reservations so i should have order it. They were sitting there for about two hours also before they disappeared! If i knew they were reservations i would have canceled and placed my order for local pickup. The bad thing about this is that if you cancel your order, the phone could be gone by the time you check out. If that actually happened i think i would be done with Apple.
Option 3 - Say screw it and just get all silvers and have them here in 3 days. the gold is so subtle that you could actually mistake it for a silver when looking at it from the front, the back has more of a shade to it so it does look gold.
I know what i am going to do already though most likely... Option 2, I am going to spot one this week within an hour of me and cancel my order. If i checkout and that phone is not available i think i am going to blow...
I live in a somewhat small city in Kentucky, tenth largest in Kentucky, however we don't have anything that deals with the iPhone 5S, however, we have many iPhone 5C's and iPhone 5C cases. In fact, the only AT&T store in my city hasn't received another shipment of iPhone 5S's since launch day.
Reservation systems have been known to have lags... I would be very cautious about putting all your eggs in one basket like that.
Since you've been waiting that long, it almost seems to be ridiculous to cancel. That is unless you know for sure that the phone was reserved for you, and you will be able to purchased it. Since you're dead set on doing so, all I can do is wish you the best of luck.
I'm still exploring every avenue for getting my Gold 5s, and came oh so close too. They apparently sold the last one to the customer just before me (boo...!). Gonna try again tomorrow, since it's my day off. Unlike you, I can remain "double parked" since I'm looking for an unlocked version. I can just cancel my online order when and if I find one. Whichever comes first as of now, I guess.
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Well... that sucks. Like I said, hang in there. Every Apple Store has told me the best thing to do to is order online (especially for the gold model). Apple has a big week ahead of them, and it will more than likely define the "October" group. If virtually nothing moves by friday, then I think it's a done deal for those who ordered this month. Your phones (in all likeliness) will not get to you before the end of October.
Called Apple online customer service. I told them how upset I was that it is now my 16th day waiting for my phone and my customer service rep was very apologetic. He said he'd be very surprised if they didn't ship out this week.
Also, he gave me a free case. (◕‿◕✿)
Also, he gave me a free case. (◕‿◕✿)
Lol wut!?!?!?
How did you do it? No matter what amount of arm twisting I've done, I can't get jack out of them. Teach me your ways, oh wise one.
Lol wut!?!?!?
How did you do it? No matter what amount of arm twisting I've done, I can't get jack out of them. Teach me your ways, oh wise one.
Haha, I guess I was just lucky and I also told them that I wanted to "file an official complaint". So maybe use that wording next time you call.
Great job ! I think I'd rather have him or her expedite my phone though.
After hearing so many contradicting stories... I'm not sure that expediting really does anything. According to most people (Apple included) expedited only kicks in, once it lands in America.
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Haha, I guess I was just lucky and I also told them that I wanted to "file an official complaint". So maybe use that wording next time you call.
Hmm... I guess I didn't use such strong language... definitely noted.
Will try it to see if it works.
On a side note: I received an email this morning from Apple, with a link to complete a customer service survey. I gave it to them pretty good in that survey, so hopefully they respond to that as well.
Btw, which cases were they offering?
Great job ! I think I'd rather have him or her expedite my phone though.
Haha, I wanted to ask for free Applecare but maybe on my next call.
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Hmm... I guess I didn't use such strong language... definitely noted.
Will try it to see if it works.
On a side note: I received an email this morning from Apple, with a link to complete a customer service survey. I gave it to them pretty good in that survey, so hopefully they respond to that as well.
Btw, which cases were they offering?
I was trying to decide which colour of the iPhone 5S cases that I wanted, but he said, "Oh I meant you could get ANY case." So I went on the Apple website and decided on a nice Marc By Marc Jacobs case. There was a limit though, because he said he couldn't give me the $80 Michael Kors case, which was fine because it wasn't my thing.
Haha, I wanted to ask for free Applecare but maybe on my next call.
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I was trying to decide which colour of the iPhone 5S cases that I wanted, but he said, "Oh I meant you could get ANY case." So I went on the Apple website and decided on a nice Marc By Marc Jacobs case. There was a limit though, because he said he couldn't give me the $80 Michael Kors case, which was fine because it wasn't my thing.
Wow... they were that generous. I guess it goes a long way to be nasty...
Wow... they were that generous. I guess it goes a long way to be nasty...
I wasn't nasty at all! I was actually very calm but I just mentioned that I really wanted to file a complaint. I think those are the trigger words.