It's because none of the others have. You can argue the why's, but what's the point?
There were lots of :03's and :09's that were charged after the 1:35 guy on the SS LB thread.
This is the reality. The order that people are being updated is random.
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It's because none of the others have. You can argue the why's, but what's the point?
There were lots of :03's and :09's that were charged after the 1:35 guy on the SS LB thread.
This is the reality. The order that people are being updated is random.
To be honest that's not impossible. Could have been boxed up and labelled in China, then just ship pallets to the destination country and start scanning.
It can work both ways, but the quicker way is to label them all in China, then simply scan them and nothing more in the destination country.
I have the slightest feeling that the orders are being fulfilled in a orderly fashion - but possibly defined by it's location.
For example: as of now I haven't seen any Australian order been fulfilled, yet I'm positive that at one Australian order would have been placed somewhere between the orders that are going through now.
If fulfilled in order, but by nation, then as we see here Apple is indeed fulfilling it in order, but Australia won't get it's processing through till Apple get to processing them (and then these orders, in order as well).
...if only people would have ordered in sequence by UPS distribution centre around the world. Oh Woe! Why couldn't people have done this?!
*sigh*
Hmm well good to know.
I feel better knowing that the 04 charge was for the 38mm and not the 42. I don't think they have left the 03's yet for 42mm which is my category.
I guess this makes a lot of sense.
So maybe what we should be saying is that when we see a order processed at a later date - that is the range in which orders have already been fulfilled/of the same batch.
From a technical point of view, the system wouldn't print out shipping labels like a lottery but in order.
Who am I kidding? I won't be wearing a long sleeve shirt for quite some time once I get my watch. I'm not covering up this beauty.
Obviously you seem to know a lot more about how Apple exactly distributes its products. My assumption has always been that Apple headquarters processes the charges when it's time and that it had nothing to do with a "sequence by UPS distribution centre around the world".
*sigh* right back at you
The point being - none of us know - and we've seen from the other configurations that it IS random (i.e., not in order by e-mail confirmation) that people are being charged.
So, conjecture all you like, it won't change the reality of when people are charged.
We know the first "wave" at least will be in the first batch. Hopefully the ones ordered later will be as well.
Have faith man. Same boat as you. USA 42mm 03 conf.
I haven't seen anyone report a 42mm beyond 03 yet.
Everyone needs to remember that banks update their records at different speeds. Some can take hours to show a new charge on your card so do not give up hope.