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The FedEx theory

killawat said:
lol I feel like you guys are gonna hold on to this fedex theory until 9:00 PM tomorrow like "come on guys if they drop the watches out of the plane while flying overhead then we can still get our watches on launch day have hope".
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Operation Watch Drop.
With parachutes.
 
killawat said:
lol I feel like you guys are gonna hold on to this fedex theory until 9:00 PM tomorrow like "come on guys if they drop the watches out of the plane while flying overhead then we can still get our watches on launch day have hope".
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I'll hold on to the theory until 8am or so. By then local trucks are dispatched and out for delivery.
 
Lobwedgephil said:
What about the lack of charges or shipped notices? That's my issue believing, but I want to.
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I've seen it mentioned dozens of times in previous launches, people went to bed night before, only to wake up with charges + tracking.

FedEx hasn't made a peep to anyone about anything.
It's gonna all happen overnight while most of the country is sleeping.
 
techedude said:
I'm here to squash your theory. UPS has the contract for the watches. How do I know? I have been working there for the past 9 years. FedEx screwed up years ago and we won the Apple contract. Sure you might see some accessories ship thru FedEx but 99.99% of the watches are UPS. I'm talking about launch day products. Good luck with your algorithm
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My iPhone 6 arrived via FedEx - FYI.
 
Two Stacks said:
wow @ 20 fed ex planes within the next 2 hours to memphis. i had no idea logistics was like this.

if fedex has any watches, they're on some of those planes, but then the guy said UPS has an exclusive contract. my company also exclusively ships through UPS.
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Some companies use one carrier exclusively others utilize both. I see all kinds of combinations among my clients,

They might use one company for next day shipments, the other for ground/2nd day. It just depends on the company,

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joshcls said:
When were you charged / did you receive tracking?
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You will not see anything from FedEx until the first scan. Sometimes there won't be a pick up or origin scan. The first scan will be at the hub in the middle of the night.

If you don't have any notice when you wake up then I'd assume it's not coming on the 24th.

I was charged Wednesday for my Apple watch yet the only bank confirmation I have is my balance dropped. The charge hasn't appeared under activity yet my watched shipped out and is in my Apple support profile.
 
Alright guys... I'm convinced. Let it be known that I am throwing my weight behind this theory! Looking forward to my Apple Watch tomorrow. Even though it's still in processing!
 
er2429 said:
Alright guys... I'm convinced. Let it be known that I am throwing my weight behind this theory! Looking forward to my Apple Watch tomorrow. Even though it's still in processing!
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If we get nothing tomorrow I'm hiding.
 
shanew212 said:
If we get nothing tomorrow I'm hiding.
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Me too. Hahaha.

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cmichaelb said:
Some companies use one carrier exclusively others utilize both. I see all kinds of combinations among my clients,

They might use one company for next day shipments, the other for ground/2nd day. It just depends on the company,

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You will not see anything from FedEx until the first scan. Sometimes there won't be a pick up or origin scan. The first scan will be at the hub in the middle of the night.

If you don't have any notice when you wake up then I'd assume it's not coming on the 24th.
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When were you charged though?
 
can we atleast agree on a cutoff time?

If you dont get a shipping notify/status change/card charge by 5:00 AM tomorrow then you ARE, NOT, getting a watch, period. How is that? Keep the dream alive but with a bit of realism thrown in.
 
killawat said:
can we atleast agree on a cutoff time?

If you dont get a shipping notify/status change/card charge by 5:00 AM tomorrow then you ARE, NOT, getting a watch, period. How is that? Keep the dream alive but with a bit of realism thrown in.
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I'm thinking 6 or 7am. After that I'll give up hope.
 
This is really fun. Worth the price of being an early adopter. I was on the button for the 5 and 6. I hesitated and got a June date on a 42mm SGS but I just turned off my auto-DND so I /can/ be woken up in bed if something happens. If it doesn't, that's cool. I have my support profile bookmarked, I'm signed up with MyChoice, and my phone will tell me when they hit my Amex. I love it when people break out the flightaware links.
 
I have 42mm SG sport with BSB and now that all of the fedex confirmations + tracking are out I am convinced there is no way this theory is holding up.
 
lol everyone just became hopeful again. Let's hope it doesn't come crashing down. I fear riots will ensue.
 
Dmaynard83 said:
Most of the SG sport editions are still "processing items" so I'm pretty sure these will come in May sometime.
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Did you not read the first post of the thread?

My theory is that these will process overnight and ship via Fedex. I could be wrong, but it's just a hunch.
 
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