To add to the shipping madness (and to give Canadians some info on ordering a BTO)
I ordered a 15" rMPB, 2.3/16/1TB on Oct 24th (Thurs) evening, and paid the $19 extra for Expedited shipping. It said 2 - 4 days processing, and delivery would be Nov 1st - 5th.
Status changed to "Preparing for Shipment" on Oct 27th (Sun) morning.
Shipped out Oct 28th (Mon) morning via UPS (this is Shanghai time)
Scheduled to be delivered Oct 30th (Wed) by 10:30am, via UPS Worldwide Express (this is what UPS tracking tells me.)
So assuming it gets here on Oct 30th, that will be 4.5 business days from order to delivery.
Shanghai, China
10/28/2013 16:45 Arrival Scan
10/28/2013 16:30 Departure Scan
10/28/2013 15:30 Export Scan
10/28/2013 15:30 Origin Scan
China 10/28/2013 1:28 Order Processed: Ready for UPS