OH MY GOSH! Thanks so much for doing that! Sorry you had to go through all that. Not exactly the language I would expect from Apple. Rather sad really. But again, THANKS! We will eventually get ours though so let's be okay with that? (yeah right LOL!)
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2021 iMac order thread
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In the end it just a device, so it’s not the end of the world.
I’m just allergic to attempts at justifying things that go wrong with flawed logic (i.e. it’s not a problem because we initially said May 27th) and the lack of pro-active attitudes (not just at Apple btw).
Other than that, I was mainly annoyed by her being more concerned about FedEx giving me this information, to the point that she started quizzing me on how I came about the information and me having to retrace my steps on how I was able to speak to the person giving me the information, than her being concerned about my individual issue that I called about.
I'm sorry, but exactly who would be blocking deliveries to customers? Biden? China?
The 'embargo' being discussed here is almost certainly an error, and probably relates to the embargo imposed by Apple on deliveries being made before today. My guess is that FedEx and UPS will generally have got everything pretty much right, but that in their staging of product for delivery, some have ended up in the wrong place, not correctly positioned for delivery today, or not flagged as embargo lifted and moved to 'ready for delivery' status in the correct place.
That doesn't help those who are affected, and that sucks badly because it's likely a combination of Apple's rather unnecessary supply management - in my view rather better to have a handful of people get their purchase a day early, than a few days late - and the shipping companies having to deal with a huge volume of packages and a very narrow window for staging and release. Two sets of tensions which will always tend to leave room for some errors.
Of course, I might be wrong, and perhaps there are geopolitical tensions which are suddenly impacting a pallet of iMacs, but I rather think it more likely to be bad luck, poor judgement or incompetence, because that's rather more probable - in my opinion.
I forgot how long big sur updates take lmao. I should of waited to do it till later tonight lol
My blue one is still being manufactured in China :-(
The best thing is, the store next to my parents (3 hours drive one way) would have it in stock. Come on Apple, no one goes in the stores here in Germany why not use this stock for the preorder people?
The best thing is, the store next to my parents (3 hours drive one way) would have it in stock. Come on Apple, no one goes in the stores here in Germany why not use this stock for the preorder people?
Typing this from my blue iMac 
Sorry for anyone with delivery issues. I know that's extremely frustrating.
Sorry for anyone with delivery issues. I know that's extremely frustrating.
Checked and saw 8 configs available in store but no 16gb ones near me in Florida. Maybe I should’ve checked earlier but my package just cleared customs in Tennessee but still shows delivery Wednesday. Agent at fedex I spoke to says it’s part of a huge shipment that gets broken up at main hub and best case I may get it Monday. Worst case Wednesday.
Mine was an express truck, but they just left it at the door. I didn't have to sign or anything.
Mine was just the regular FedEx truck. They left it at my side door, I caught him as he was walking back to his truck. no signature or anything required which I thought was weird for such an expensive item.
Thanks both of you! Yeah mine says no signature so I'm guessing he would've left it if he had it. I'll continue to keep a look out, hopefully I'm not in a meeting when they come haha.
This is definitely an embargo imposed by Apple, not the Biden administration. But as poisondondev said, we had expected delivery today based on the FedEx tracking. I know the initial order says 5/21-5/27, but once mine got to the FedEf facility in Memphis it was set for 5/21 by noon delivery. We usually have someone home all the time, but my wife's father passed away last week and she is out of town. I am a general contractor and don't work from home so I arranged for today off to receive delivery. Now I have to take Monday off and hope the same thing doesn't happen again.
Still getting unpacked and ugly work computer stuff out of the way…
Got my hopes up that my iMac (set to deliver today by 7:00pm) would arrive at 10:30am along with my new Siri Remote! Both were loaded on a truck this morning with the same time stamp, wishful thinking had me wondering if they’d save a trip and deliver both at the same time, but it wasn’t meant to be. ? The remote is very nice at least haha. Sad my iMac didn’t arrive before I had to leave for work, fingers crossed my housemate doesn’t miss the delivery!
That orange looking really clean! Mine just came now, was in a smaller Express van haha. Super pumped but going to wait until my iPad comes to unbox everything.
UPDATE: UPS Follow My Delivery map - delivery time updated to: 12n-2pm !!!
EXACTLY! Mine has been sitting in Memphis since Saturday and being scanned daily with the same expected delivery day of today. If there were an issue, why did it occur at the last moment? I'm not entirely sure it's just Apple's doing but FedEx might have screwed up not getting certain pallets cleared or something akin to that?
I certainly understand the frustration, and the impact a delay of this sort has on practical details. And again, it is only a guess, but it looks to me as if FedEx (in your case) almost certainly staged your iMac in the right place according to their standing arrangements, but either didn't get the embargo release for it from Apple, or got it and mishandled it.
It reflects really badly, I think, on the carefully crafted 'experience' Apple intend, and which personally I think is a bit childish (on their part).
But regardless, even if I am right in guessing the circumstance, it doesn't help your frustration, and that of others in the same situation.
Again, my guess, but until this morning the embargo was in place, so the scan was simply the routine. The reason the problem happened at the last minute is because it was at the last minute the embargo should have lifted, but for whatever reason, didn't.
I'm pretty sure it isn't going to be a customs clearance thing.