2021 iMac order thread

[cmbarclay]

I think the 'second half of May' may have been simply because they did not know with absolutely certainty when their supply chain would be totally ready. Given chip shortages and the impact of the pandemic in their suppliers, this probably wouldn't be surprising when they announced the new iMacs.

By the time preorders opened, it had become a little more clear, but even then, the fact that customers were (and are) being given a delivery target several days wide, suggests that it has been logistically problematic this time around.

But I would expect those being notified of delivery prior to 21st May finding their shipments held. It's entirely possible I will be proved wrong, but that's been Apple's practice in the past, and UPS and FedEx have seemed happy to comply.

We are going to find out very soon.

 

[neilw]

I'm still sitting in Processing, delivery May 21-27. I've seen some folks report shipments with the same config as mine ordered (blue/16GB/1TB), frustrating.

Now I know why I've never advance-ordered a new Apple product before.

 

[Jax44]

I'm still sitting in Processing, delivery May 21-27. I've seen some folks report shipments with the same config as mine ordered (blue/16GB/1TB), frustrating.

Now I know why I've never advance-ordered a new Apple product before.

It's torture.
You've heard of waterboarding?. This is Appleboarding.

 

[JuicelessMango]

Well my order was showing tracking info earlier this morning. Just checked after getting out of work and now FedEx says tracking number not found….

EDIT: it appears their entire tracking system is down

 

[neilw]

It's torture.
You've heard of waterboarding?. This is Appleboarding.

And now I've just moved to "Preparing to Ship". See, compulsively hitting refresh can work out, eventually.

 

[DotCom2]

Well my order was showing tracking info earlier this morning. Just checked after getting out of work and now FedEx says tracking number not found….

EDIT: it appears their entire tracking system is down

WE DID IT!!!

 

[Mr. Y]

WE DID IT!!!

I was thinking the same thing!

On a separate note, has anyone done a FedEx vacation hold? It is possible I might be away the dates provided for estimated delivery and wondering peoples’ experiences with that feature.

 

[curdy]

My iMac 16GB/512SSD Silver just arrived in Incheon, Korea at 8:06am local time. Scheduled delivery for May 21st per UPS.

Edit: Being shipped to BC, Canada

 

[JuicelessMango]

It's torture.
You've heard of waterboarding?. This is Appleboarding.

The torture has only just begun. Wait till it ships and then you look at the tracking information every couple of hours ?

 

[cmbarclay]

The torture has only just begun. Wait till it ships and then you look at the tracking information every couple of hours ?

No… wait until you are sitting waiting all day only to give up late at night to open the front door and find a sorry we missed you tag ?

 

[JuicelessMango]

No… wait until you are sitting waiting all day only to give up late at night to open the front door and find a sorry we missed you tag ?

 

[curdy]

Hoping this is the flight that some of our iMacs are on. Seems to match up time wise and is a typical route into North America that we’ve seen with iPhone pre orders.

 

[sharingxn]

My iMac 16GB/512SSD Silver just arrived in Incheon, Korea at 8:06am local time. Scheduled delivery for May 21st per UPS.

Edit: Being shipped to BC, Canada

Also being shipped to Canada. Mine is in Anchorage AK US already!!

 

[fishkorp]

I was thinking the same thing!

On a separate note, has anyone done a FedEx vacation hold? It is possible I might be away the dates provided for estimated delivery and wondering peoples’ experiences with that feature.

For me, pre-Covid any special request or hold I requested with FedEx was awesome. Holds, send to a FedEx store, change date, etc. all great. Since covid they’ve been a mess (at least for me). About 2 months ago I saw the delivery date for a $2,000 guitar I was having shipped from Japan, which required a signature and requested a hold because I knew I wouldn’t be there. When I get home the guitar box is just leaning up against my garage door. Last summer they dropped a $1200 pool heater (that weighed close to 100lbs) at my mailbox. My mailbox is about 100 yards from my house. At least around here, they have been horrible with everything. Of course, YMMV.

 

[mloffa]

My 8/256GB with numeric keypad keyboard finally moved to Preparing to Ship! Arrives May 21-27.

 

[SurfaceBookUser]

Mine just arrived in Oakland, California with "Package available for clearance" status :O

 

[propower]

Mine just arrived in Oakland, California with "Package available for clearance" status :O

Mine is with yours ... only 60 miles away!

 

[cmbarclay]

do you think you will get them early?

 

[SurfaceBookUser]

do you think you will get them early?

I don't think so. Mine still says scheduled for delivery on May 21, despite it sitting 45 minutes away from my house.

 

[poseidondev]

Mine just got picked up in Shanghai. No tentative date yet.

 

[Jax44]

So my Blue 8/8 16gb 1tb just picked up in Shanghai.
FedEx shipping
Arrives 5/24

 

[Abbas]

Ordered a 16GB/512GB Orange on launch day for shipment to Dubai. Card got charged last night but status is still processing with expected delivery beterrn May 27 to June 2. Waiting, waiting, waiting...

 

[caligurl]

Mine was picked up in Shanghai at 12:43 pm on the 14th, left Shanghai at 4:28 pm on the 14th…. and arrived Shanghai at 4:43 pm on the 14th…. and there it sits. (Hubby’s blue 16/1TB, 24 may - 1 jun has not shipped yet)

 

[CPTmom2wp]

 

[eneisch]

Mine was picked up in Shanghai at 12:43 pm on the 14th, left Shanghai at 4:28 pm on the 14th…. and arrived Shanghai at 4:43 pm on the 14th…. and there it sits. (Hubby’s blue 16/1TB, 24 may - 1 jun has not shipped yet)

My tracking info has the exact same info down to the times. Where is yours being shipped to. Mine is going to NYC.