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question so if my partner ordered today at around 11am a space grey 42mm apple sports watch and it says june shipping....does that really mean so far a june delivery?

We don't know but the Greys are very rare at this point. Only a few minutes after pre-orders started have been filled.
 
question so if my partner ordered today at around 11am a space grey 42mm apple sports watch and it says june shipping....does that really mean so far a june delivery?

No one knows for sure. Space Grey seems to be the most popular so you will definitely have more of a wait than say a Silver Sport with a blue band. There have been indications from Apple that the quoted times are exaggerated.
 
We don't know but the Greys are very rare at this point. Only a few minutes after pre-orders started have been filled.

That's why the Greys only come out at night. They don't want people reporting them to the government.
 
Anyone still want to re assure us that they will be doing Saturday deliveries. I got shipment notification early this morning but delivery is saying that it won't come until Monday.

You want reassurance? Call them and then come back on here................
 
Well yeah, assuming they have units to ship. I don't think that's a given.

Haven't seen a new charge for a few hours... safe to say we're done for today? Or were there any in the afternoon yesterday?

there were no charges in the afternoon yesterday, though todays were earlier than yesterdays (and fewer) and yesterdays were earlier than Tuesday and Wednesdays charges. Maybe we'll see some more this evening.

My guess, is the trickle this morning is for Saturday delivery. We'll see another slew of charges tomorrow and Sunday for Monday's delivery.
 
Anyone still want to re assure us that they will be doing Saturday deliveries. I got shipment notification early this morning but delivery is saying that it won't come until Monday.

I was under the impression that UPS automatically upgrades to Saturday delivery for Apple. Not arguing one way or the other, just what I've read here.
 
I was under the impression that UPS automatically upgrades to Saturday delivery for Apple. Not arguing one way or the other, just what I've read here.

I just got off the phone with UPS and they have said that they will deliver on Saturdays ONLY if you are in a Saturday delivery area. Which apparently I am not so best of luck to the rest of you out there.
 
Well yeah, assuming they have units to ship. I don't think that's a given.

Haven't seen a new charge for a few hours... safe to say we're done for today? Or were there any in the afternoon yesterday?

You are basing your whole logic on who hasn't or has gotten charged from a forum of people lol you're forgetting oh idk EVERYBODY else in the world lol I wouldn't rush to conclusions on what a few say and yes I know other websites have people saying **** to blah blah lol
 
You want reassurance? Call them and then come back on here................

Yes I have called ups and apple. Apple says yes they will deliver Saturdays. UPS says only to those who live in an area where Saturday delivery is available.
 
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Not a bad estimation. Based on that, my XX:05:55 order should ship 5/13 as they estimated (assuming no orders are processed over the weekend).

03:50-04:00 mon (4/27)
04:00-04:10 tue (4/28)
04:10-04:20 wed (4/29)
04:20-04:30 thur (4/30)
04:30-04:40 fri (5/1)

04:40-04:50 mon (5/4)
04:50-05:00 tue (5/5)
05:00-05:10 wed (5/6)
05:10-05:20 thur (5/7)
05:20-05:30 fri 5/8 (5/8)

05:30-05:40 mon (5/11)
05:40-05:50 tue (5/12)
05:50-06:00 wed (5/13)

I don't think they will keep going with only 10 seconds of every minute each day going out bc I bet after the first 5 mins they are less orders every min bc either they shipping times went up and people decided on a different model or people that were having order issues like me bc I couldn't get the App Store to add my gift card, which is a lession learned for me to just add the gift card later, I think that most orders were in the first 5 mins and once through those the time ppl ordered will go up fast on shipping just a thought
 
Yes I have called ups and apple. Apple says yes they will deliver Saturdays. UPS days only to those who live in an area where Saturday delivery is available.

I just talked to apple and they said there will be no Saturday deliveries so.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ who do we believe?
Guess we'll just have to wait and see.

Come on  update some tracking already.
 
Still no movement, no charge in my 42mm SG w/ black sport band. 4/10 3:04am EST order. EOD on Weds.

Just would like to see some sort of movement! Maybe tonight with these planes coming in.

Joe
 
So I asked the online chat whether new watches will be shipping from China like they typically do for iPhone releases or warehouses in the US. I wasn't expecting much of a response, but I amazingly got what appears to be an actually real and straightforward answer.

"Correct, we are shipping from our warehouses in the US. Yours will actually ship from Pennsylvania. Once it ships you will receive it the next business day!"

So I guess I will have to start monitoring UPS planes going from Anchorage to Philly. ;)
 
Yes I have called ups and apple. Apple says yes they will deliver Saturdays. UPS days only to those who live in an area where Saturday delivery is available.

UPS Next Day Air®

Get guaranteed overnight delivery for day-definite shipments
Delivery Commitment Next business day delivery by 10:30 a.m., 12:00 noon, or end of day, depending on destination
Service Area
Destinations and Origins:
All 50 states and Puerto Rico, with some limitations in Alaska and Hawaii

well your UPS lied to you lol to put in percepective on how ups is apples bitch right now with the money they threw at them for the contract for this launch, if they say jump, UPS says how high lmao
 
Still no movement, no charge in my 42mm SG w/ black sport band. 4/10 3:04am EST order. EOD on Weds.

Just would like to see some sort of movement! Maybe tonight with these planes coming in.

Joe

I hope so, for your sake!

If this weeks trends stay consistent, it looks like charges happen as any planes are making their way over the pacific, and traffic comes as they're wheels up out of anchorage.

This could be causation, or correlation, no one really knows...

But if this stays true, it means all cards that are going to be charged have been charged today =/

Stayposi!

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So I asked the online chat whether new watches will be shipping from China like they typically do for iPhone releases or warehouses in the US. I wasn't expecting much of a response, but I amazingly got what appears to be an actually real and straightforward answer.

"Correct, we are shipping from our warehouses in the US. Yours will actually ship from Pennsylvania. Once it ships you will receive it the next business day!"

So I guess I will have to start monitoring UPS planes going from Anchorage to Philly. ;)

wtf. maybe i just keep trying.
 
You are basing your whole logic on who hasn't or has gotten charged from a forum of people lol you're forgetting oh idk EVERYBODY else in the world lol I wouldn't rush to conclusions on what a few say and yes I know other websites have people saying **** to blah blah lol

Well actually it was more of a question. But thanks for your input.
 
So I asked the online chat whether new watches will be shipping from China like they typically do for iPhone releases or warehouses in the US. I wasn't expecting much of a response, but I amazingly got what appears to be an actually real and straightforward answer.

"Correct, we are shipping from our warehouses in the US. Yours will actually ship from Pennsylvania. Once it ships you will receive it the next business day!"

So I guess I will have to start monitoring UPS planes going from Anchorage to Philly. ;)

Exciting times, exciting times!!!!!!!!
 
Yikes, just cancelled my 38mm sg black band sport scheduled for 5/13-5/27 and ordered the 42 mm version because I was afraid the screen will be too small. Well now I'm in the June group. Hopefully it won't really be that long.
 
This is all just a theory so please don't grill me if you don't agree. Just ignore me if you don't agree. If anything, I'm just trying to make sense of the shipping times. This applies to U.S. orders only for the 42 mm space grey sport. If you were in the six minute range and you already got charged, or if you were in the 1 minute range and you haven't been charged, then it's likely your mail server time was off.

Here's my guess of when orders will be processed.

Confirmation received
xx:03:50 to xx:04:00 Will prepare for shipping on 25-Apr
xx:04:00 to xx:04:10 Will prepare for shipping on 26-Apr
xx:04:10 to xx:04:20 Will prepare for shipping on 27-Apr
xx:04:20 to xx:04:30 Will prepare for shipping on 28-Apr
xx:04:30 to xx:04:40 Will prepare for shipping on 29-Apr
xx:04:40 to xx:04:50 Will prepare for shipping on 30-Apr
The 10 second increment fulfillment rate might not apply past this point.
xx:04:50 to xx:05:00 Will prepare for shipping on 1-May
xx:05:00 to xx:05:10 Will prepare for shipping on 2-May
xx:05:10 to xx:05:20 Will prepare for shipping on 3-May
xx:05:20 to xx:05:30 Will prepare for shipping on 4-May
xx:05:30 to xx:05:40 Will prepare for shipping on 5-May
xx:05:40 to xx:05:50 Will prepare for shipping on 6-May
xx:05:50 to xx:06:00 Will prepare for shipping on 7-May

"xx:04:40 to xx:04:50" is what I believe to be the window of time where orders went from a "4/24 - 5/8" delivery to a mid-May delivery. My guess is that the rate of online pre-orders waned off around this time and so the 10 second increment per day estimate no longer applies past this point. Folks in this confirmation time range and after came in at the tail end of pre-order craze so by 1-May Apple might be processing at a faster rate than 10 second increments per day. Maybe something more like 30-40 second increments per day.
 
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So I just contacted Apple support and they said the time they had was 12:01:37... Earlier than I though, still no watch though. Here's hoping for Saturday delivery!

edit: My watch is also still processing, so don't feel too bad guys
 
question so if my partner ordered today at around 11am a space grey 42mm apple sports watch and it says june shipping....does that really mean so far a june delivery?

Ha Ha welcome to the club... I ordered on April 10 at 3:03am and still haven't gotten any notification for the 42mm Space Gray. You ordered today... so Yup June sounds about correct.
 
So I asked the online chat whether new watches will be shipping from China like they typically do for iPhone releases or warehouses in the US. I wasn't expecting much of a response, but I amazingly got what appears to be an actually real and straightforward answer.

"Correct, we are shipping from our warehouses in the US. Yours will actually ship from Pennsylvania. Once it ships you will receive it the next business day!"

So I guess I will have to start monitoring UPS planes going from Anchorage to Philly. ;)

Holy crap, you're right!

Agent: Hi, welcome to the Apple Online Store! My name is (XYZ). How are you today?

Me: I had a question about my Apple Watch order (XYZ)

Me: I was wondering if new watches will be shipping from China like Apple typically does for iPhone releases, or whether they will be shipping from warehouses in the US

Me: And I'm good, how are you?

Agent: I’m doing ok, thanks for asking and sorry about the delay.

Me: No problem at all

Agent: I believe they are shipping from various warehouses, I can check and see where yours is coming from, though.

Me: Awesome, thank you!

Agent: You’re welcome, I’ll be back in a few moments.

Agent: Alright! Sorry about that. It’s been a while since I’ve had to access that page. Yours will be coming from Pennsylvania!

Looks like another PA for me too. I'd watch out for flights from Anchorage to PA as well as flights from Memphis to PA maybe? Thanks for posting this, I'm glad that my Apple Watch actually exists!
 
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