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2024 - Apple Vision Pro US Pre-Orders, Orders, and Delivery Status Thread
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They will scan your glasses with an optometer to match you with Zeiss lenses in store for the fitting. Even if it's your own unit, especially on the 2nd/3rd/4th pickup appointments when you likely won't have your pair of Zeiss lenses in and yet. They cannot access your prescription or pull the information from the order. It's a HIPAA thing, and honestly it's kind of ridiculous that the US has locked vision correction behind prescriptions in the first place.
Just was able to secure a Feb 2nd (8:30am) slot at the Apple Store for a 1TB. Now I can just refuse delivery for the 512GB one!
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Out of curiosity, are the secondary boxes with the straps and light seals also sealed?
They scan your glasses to get your prescription. And then select the ZEISS lenses from the selection that they have already at the store.
I'm trying to get some clarity on this, but as of right now I believe these items are boxed in store if they are part of your Vision Pro order. They are shipped in bulk and individually sealed in a wrapper to make logistics easier. The store then bundles the individually sealed items sized for you into an unsealed box. However, if you buy a light seal or light seal cushion separately then those have their own retail box sealed from the factory.
That device looks through your glasses, and then the Apple representative inserts the same lens strength into the demo unit as you require.
Eh, as long as they are sealed in a wrapper I'm fine, just don't want other people handling something that I will be wearing on my face. I'm not even planning on doing the try on in store, just gonna pick it up and go home. I'll come back to swap light seals if needed.
My understanding of that process is painless. They will need your Vision Pro serial number or the iCloud ID that's logged into the Vision Pro. They will provide you any size you want, no questions asked, sealed in a wrapper. I think they will be pretty lenient at first with how many times they allow people to come in and do swaps free of charge. The returned units are never given to another customer. They are shipped back to a depot and idk what happens to them from there.
For trials, Apple will be using the same set of Vision Pro Light Seals (they don't touch your face) but will not be reusing cushions. I don't know if the cushions will be different (disposable material, maybe) or if they will be in some sort of constant deep cleaning rotation. Anyway, what you try on in store isn't what would be placed into your box. Someone at Apple cares about us germaphobes.
Are most peoples feb 2 ones already shipped? Cus mine says it’s arriving then but is still preparing to ship
If you ordered for home delivery, Apple will say "Preparing to Ship" until UPS breaks down the pallets into their individual shipments. That will be on Wednesday or Thursday.
Not seeing any flights yet scheduled. It’s exciting because we’re going to be seeing movement soon though! 5 days left 🤩
Online orders for store pickup are factory sealed with the correct items already in the box. In-store demos that convert to a sale are assembled by hand into a slightly different retail box. Almost positive of this.
I'm still on "Preparing to Ship" and "Prescription Verified" for my stuff. Hopefully tomorrow things start moving around. I am beyond excited to get that (reportedly) huge box on my doorstep this week. My friends all know it too--they are texting me when the commercials for it play during football.
EDIT: I originally had said "Super Bowl" lol
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For people like me.
I ordered both AVP orders without any lens correction.
My vision correction is very light and I figured that I may get lucky and use it without the Zeiss lens; like I use the Pico Neo 3 VR at work.
@attohs - very useful info! I will have to come into the Apple store and have my current lens checked if I need to get corrective lenses. I just don't have a current prescription as my vision has not changed in over 5 years.
Me too, but 8am! Is refusing delivery the best way to return the one getting shipped?
Same here, I have never used earbuds - only use an over the ear noise cancelling headsets (Sony or Bose Aviation) and love it on planes.
Sticking devices in my ears sounds a bit intrusive and plugging.....
I just had another package from Apple appear on UPS My Choice. It’s 0.30KG and coming from Guangzhou. Zeiss inserts maybe?
Very likely. I, too, have a 0.3kg package coming from Guanzhou, and it has to be the lenses. That's the only thing I have scheduled for the 2nd. Everything else comes later.
Next UPS departures 9pm and 11:25pm local time from Shanghai Pudong airport
Update: first flight has already taken off
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Cool. I have had absolutely no change since 1/23, it's still in Shanghai. But I'm not worried because Apple and UPS have never messed this up. The actual delivery time without things sitting somewhere idly is about 2 days or so.
Yeah, they’ll get it right. Still, would be more interesting to see some updates.