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iPad Pre-Order Delivery Time?
matt45
14-03-2012
Hi there,

So I'm one of the many who made the decision (or mistake as some people seem to think!) to pre-order the new iPad 3. I did so on the evening of Thursday 8th March. Thing is, that on the email confirmation I received from Apple, I've been given a dispatch date of "29 Mar, 2012" and a delivery of the 30th! Yet then I see on DigitalSpy an article posted yesterday on the 12th saying that pre-orders have sold out, and that anyone pre-ordering now will have to wait until March 19th. So how comes I'm already waiting until the end of March, and I ordered 4 days ago, just the day after the announcement! Just looking to see what other people's experiences are really. Did you order on or after Thursday and have you also been given a delivery date that's over 2 weeks away?!?

Thanks!

Matt
Matt D
14-03-2012
I don't know where they got the 19th from - I've just checked the UK and US Apple Store and both say "2-3 weeks", which IIRC is what they were both already saying last week after the pre-orders sold out.
Prodigy71
14-03-2012
Well, I ordered on the 8th March but very early morning and got confirmation for 16th...I must have got the last few slots I guess?
PiazzaCharlie
14-03-2012
Ordered ours on the 7th/8th, and due to be delivered on Friday. In answer to the OP - it'll presumably be due for delivery when Apple says - you can go to your account on the store and track your order. The tracking isn't saying much though - I've ordered an iMac in the past and you could see its progress around the world. This one just says that its due to be delivered on the 16th.
Seawolf
14-03-2012
Ordered 8th March @14:30

Expected delivery date 16th March

Looks like they must have stopped taking preorders for Friday delivery mid afternoon.
Izak
14-03-2012
Preordered mine as soon as I could get the Apple Store to kind of work on my laptop, it was about 12:30am on Thurs 8th March.

It is due to be delivered on Friday and the couriers, Syncreon, have already got it in one of their dispatch centres in Hinckley. Don't know what time it'll arrive on Friday though, could be any time between 9:00am and 5:00pm just hope I'm not having to wait in all day!
Matt D
14-03-2012
Originally Posted by PiazzaCharlie:
“Ordered ours on the 7th/8th, and due to be delivered on Friday. In answer to the OP - it'll presumably be due for delivery when Apple says - you can go to your account on the store and track your order. The tracking isn't saying much though - I've ordered an iMac in the past and you could see its progress around the world. This one just says that its due to be delivered on the 16th.”

I ordered mine very very early Thursday morning, and according to the Apple site (& SMS & email) I'll get it on Friday

Like you, it says sod all at the moment though for the tracking.

When my previous iPad was shipped, I tracked it from China to Hong Kong to Germany to the UK.

There were stories before the announcement that Apple had already shipped them here & to the other initial countries, enabling launch-day delivery. Guess that may be true - probably sitting in a TNT depot waiting for the 16th.
Roush
14-03-2012
Originally Posted by matt45:
“Yet then I see on DigitalSpy an article posted yesterday on the 12th saying that pre-orders have sold out, and that anyone pre-ordering now will have to wait until March 19th. So how comes I'm already waiting until the end of March, and I ordered 4 days ago, just the day after the announcement! Just looking to see what other people's experiences are really. Did you order on or after Thursday and have you also been given a delivery date that's over 2 weeks away?!?

Thanks!

Matt”

Because DS have it wrong. Plain and simple.

When the pre-order stock sold out on Thursday afternoon / evening Apple initially changed the dispatch estimate to "After 18 March" for a short while before changing it to 2 - 3 weeks.
player1
14-03-2012
I ordered mine at 12:30 am on Thurs 8th March ( first time the Apple site would complete my order ) and got a 16th march delivery date. Like others , my iPad is sitting in the couriers local dispatch centre awaiting delivery ( tracking ). By Thursday evening Apple were indicating 2-3 weeks delivery on their online store.

Only problem with the tracking is it doesn't say when on Friday it will be delivered ...I can only be home in morning so fingers crossed

Looks like stock is constrained due to multi-country launch on 16th , I suspect in-store stock will sell out very quickly.

Since my shipping confirmation arrived on saturday morning it seems that pre-launch stock had been shipped sooner from Foxconn and was already in the UK at announce
PiazzaCharlie
14-03-2012
Where are you seeing in the tracking where they currently are?
Adam Law
14-03-2012
Wonder if there's any chance some will be delivered tomorrow / Thursday...
player1
14-03-2012
Originally Posted by PiazzaCharlie:
“Where are you seeing in the tracking where they currently are?”

Track it here....
https://seal.syncreon.com/synview-on...1-6E3056AA9844

First box is the 10 digit number beginning with 8, second box is 10 digit "additional order number" starting with 7
Izak
14-03-2012
Originally Posted by PiazzaCharlie:
“Where are you seeing in the tracking where they currently are?”

My iPad is coming with Syncreon and their tracking site is here: https://seal.syncreon.com/synview-on...1-6E2FE9E1D182

If you look on your 'Track Shipment' on the Apple Store, you'll see a 'Tracking Number' and 'Additional Order Number'.

On Syncreon's site, put the 'Tracking Number' down in the 'Order/Delivery No' box and the 'Additional Order Number' in the 'Sales Order No' box.

You should then be presented with the tracking information for your iPad. On mine, the 'Location' is currently listed as 'HINCKLEY GB' which is where is has been since Saturday. Just hoping something starts happening tomorrow.

EDIT:

Originally Posted by player1:
“Track it here....
https://seal.syncreon.com/synview-on...1-6E3056AA9844

First box is the 10 digit number beginning with 8, second box is 10 digit "additional order number" starting with 7”

Got there before me!
rottweiler
15-03-2012
Who the hell are "Syncreon"
Weeksy
15-03-2012
Bit concerned that on the tracking site my address is missing details


Eg

Joe Bloggs
<Space where my business name should be >
Marple Street
<space where county name should be>
Maidenhead

Its all correct on the invoice so hopefully its just for the web its not fully visible!

And yeah, mines in HINCKLEY also. Would love it if it arrived tomorrow but doubt it!
Izak
15-03-2012
Originally Posted by rottweiler:
“Who the hell are "Syncreon"”

I've never heard of them before either, just hope they are a decent courier

Originally Posted by Weeksy:
“Bit concerned that on the tracking site my address is missing details


Eg

Joe Bloggs
<Space where my business name should be >
Marple Street
<space where county name should be>
Maidenhead

Its all correct on the invoice so hopefully its just for the web its not fully visible!

And yeah, mines in HINCKLEY also. Would love it if it arrived tomorrow but doubt it! ”

The county and post code is missing off my tracking information too but is fine on Apple's invoice so I'm sure its just the couriers site.

Doubt it'll come early, bet Apple have a very strict rule with the couriers, they'd probably end up losing the courier contract if they delivered early.
Matt D
15-03-2012
Syncreon? Mine's with TNT.
Izak
15-03-2012
Just checked mine and it says 'Out For Delivery', location still Hinckley, but dispatched for delivery at 7:08am on 15/03/12. Strangely the estimated delivery date is 13/03/12 which was Tuesday!

So does that mean it'll arrive today? Hinckley's about 105 miles from where I live
PiazzaCharlie
15-03-2012
Thanks - ours is with TNT too - no sign of it on their tracking system. Apple site still says tomorrow though.
siren1974
15-03-2012
I live in Hinckley, I could pop over and pick mine up. Would save them the petrol
Matt D
15-03-2012
So long as no courier screws up, I should be getting my iPad via TNT tomorrow and my Apple TV via Syncreon the same day (just had a despatch email for that too ).
lukeholl
15-03-2012
If your courier is listed as Syncreon it'll be delivered by UK Mail
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