You have absolutely no idea which watch I have, and of the two the more expensive is more likely to 'shatter' ?
One minute I have the "cheap-o" and now I have the sapphire? Are you sure you're not just bitter?
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You have absolutely no idea which watch I have, and of the two the more expensive is more likely to 'shatter' ?
One minute I have the "cheap-o" and now I have the sapphire? Are you sure you're not just bitter?
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Whaaaaaaaaa?? They announced 2/24 for months , they couldn't deliver and the clock is ticking. If they aren't availible soon critics will be screaming from the rooftops
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Whaaaa! back at you. First, I think you mean 4/24. Second, that was the date of launch, i.e. when pre-orders were available. Third, pre-orders weren't available in stores and Apple said as much.
You're right the clock is ticking...so my point is fill the pre-orders before concentrating on stocking the stores.
We are either arguing the same thing or we're on opposite sides of the universe, I can't figure out which.
Your all wrong, 4/24 was announced as the availible in store date. They changed the story a mere few days ahead of launch
I understand you now and you're right...but my point still stands. When they revised their pre-order plans and postponed the in-store option, they didn't give a day when in-store would actually become an option. So, why not fulfill the current pre-orders and continue to put off in-store availability. Otherwise they're pissing off two groups of people instead of just one group.
I got mine on April 24th.
Same here- but my back up sports band is just now shipping on Monday.
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How do you know this? Of all of the people who ordered watches, how small a percentage of those post in this forum?
I think Apple just wanted to play it safe. This is a brand new product and they had to see which styles and sizes people wanted. It would not be a smart business decision to have a huge inventory of every option. I think they are doing a great job of getting them out to us...
This is exactly how Apple thinks and makes the most sense. They don't fill warehouses full of products all the time- they use tons of on demand manufacturing.
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Does anyone honestly think we will ever hear the real reasons behind what is perceived by many people to be rightly or wrongly a dreadful launch?
Be patient. Those child laborers need a break you know. Be thankful it's not your kid getting 25 cents an hour to make your Apple stuff.
Entitled Americans. You want everything NOW!
https://www.macrumors.com/2015/05/15/apple-watch-back-on-track/
Entitled Americans. You want everything NOW!
https://www.macrumors.com/2015/05/15/apple-watch-back-on-track/
I think we need to merge all of these threads into one and we can call it "The Master thread to come and feel sad or entitled about my Apple Watch"
A few things:
To my knowledge:
1. No watch has missed it's delivery window, in fact most have hit at the very beginning of the window or before.
2. Apple does not own the Boutique retailers that have gotten the watch, which means that shipping to them was probably to fulfill that companies' preorders. As a company who has multiple delivery channels, this would be normal. No Apple Stores have stocked up yet, so this argument is void.
3. The bands have had delays that have caused delays in shipping certain models. I must say I was upset that the link bands shipped before the watches with link bands. But then someone mentioned the bands were probably shipping direct from that manufacturer and that they had to ship to Apple to assemble my watch. Made sense, and a few days later my watch shipped. This now makes 100% sense.
4. Apple's demand manufacturing is state of the art, it works. They don't have a warehouse full of obsolete crap that no one wants, which is one of the reasons they remain the most profitable company. This is a new product, so why would they start making a bunch of things without valuable data like what do people actually wanna buy to wear. The next launch will probably see more relaxed shipping times as they will be confident with the data they collected and preassemble a bunch of options.
5. The labor situation was also an issue, it is resolved.
6. The haptic issue was a slow down as well, I think the labor situation was more harmful to the shipping times.
A few things:
To my knowledge:
1. No watch has missed it's delivery window, in fact most have hit at the very beginning of the window or before.
2. Apple does not own the Boutique retailers that have gotten the watch, which means that shipping to them was probably to fulfill that companies' preorders. As a company who has multiple delivery channels, this would be normal. No Apple Stores have stocked up yet, so this argument is void.
3. The bands have had delays that have caused delays in shipping certain models. I must say I was upset that the link bands shipped before the watches with link bands. But then someone mentioned the bands were probably shipping direct from that manufacturer and that they had to ship to Apple to assemble my watch. Made sense, and a few days later my watch shipped. This now makes 100% sense.
4. Apple's demand manufacturing is state of the art, it works. They don't have a warehouse full of obsolete crap that no one wants, which is one of the reasons they remain the most profitable company. This is a new product, so why would they start making a bunch of things without valuable data like what do people actually wanna buy to wear. The next launch will probably see more relaxed shipping times as they will be confident with the data they collected and preassemble a bunch of options.
5. The labor situation was also an issue, it is resolved.
6. The haptic issue was a slow down as well, I think the labor situation was more harmful to the shipping times.
I don't know why it is called a "dreadful launch". We aren't getting our product as fast as we'd like but I think Apple has handled it pretty darn well. The only issue I have is that we couldn't have a try-on appointment before the 10th of April, so that we could at least see what we were ordering in the middle of the night.
Be patient. Those child laborers need a break you know. Be thankful it's not your kid getting 25 cents an hour to make your Apple stuff.
Entitled Americans. You want everything NOW!
https://www.macrumors.com/2015/05/15/apple-watch-back-on-track/
For 2015 the holiday fell between Feb 18 through Feb 24.
One week of vacation caused production to slip as much as we have seen?
Hard to believe. The Taptic Engine theory seems to be much more likely.
Be patient. Those child laborers need a break you know. Be thankful it's not your kid getting 25 cents an hour to make your Apple stuff.
Entitled Americans. You want everything NOW!
https://www.macrumors.com/2015/05/15/apple-watch-back-on-track/
I'm pretty sure people from every country are complaining not just America...
Where are those whips? Those slaves need some discipline! They are holding back profits from faulty parts (Taptic engine) and not making enough watches!
One slash for each pre-order that hasn't been fulfilled and delivered.
A bit of sarcasm there, but still somewhat true. As long as it's not your child, or your labor, all that matters to you is you getting the merchandise you want. However much sweat and effort go into making each one doesn't mean much to you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wzr12gBrXA8
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As annoyed and frustrated that I am to think that its been over a month now since I pre-ordered, I know once it eventually arrives, all that waiting I've done will be forgotten.... I think most people will react the same way.
What do you expect? We are at Fanboy Central Station. Many of these, ahem, gentlemen would gladly be run over a train by Apple. Keeping a few thousand dollars on pending for months while they sort out shipments is nothing to them. They bleed Apple.
How very sad.
The boutiques have nothing to do with preorders.
They have their own inventory channels (like BBY or Target) and can place separate orders for their own daily stock of watches to fulfill walk in orders.
The timing on these orders are unique and some people have reported receiving their watches in 1-3 business days.
However it is completely random and sporadic as to how stock is allotted to them.
It's nice when one of your friends is the 'head of Apple retail'. I bet they balked as the week of April 20th approached and it became clear that stock may or may not appear on launch day. I believe a separate channel was secured specifically for these boutiques as a personal favor as the typical customers in this space would not settle for the type of order status we are getting.