That would actually be pretty cool. Getting stuff early from Apple is unlikely, but it has been known to happen.
My wife just asked me what I would even do if I got the lenses early anyway, and I go, "I don't know, look through 'em?"
Wives being realistic about things! Yeah, she’s totally right. It would be cool for about five minutes, and then we’d run out of things to do with them. I still want mine.
I can see mine in UPS My Choice, delivering Friday by 9 PM.
It’ll prepare to ship until some time between Wednesday and Friday. Often for me doesn’t update until out for delivery.
Apple tracking normally updates when it’s in the states and being sent to you directly. That’s why it’ll stay in preparing to ship so close to launch, even though it’s been moving for several days prior.
ah okay. just seemed like other people were seeing china shipping info which I remember getting for Apple products regularly like 10+ years ago but haven't noticed in recent years
With restrictions that Apple and/or UPS has placed on devices delivering to you, the basic My Choice will only allow you to have your neighbor sign for it or pay for other services.
Even with the Premium My Choice subscription I still do not have any of the additional options (free hold for pickup, confirmed delivery window times, etc). It seems like Apple or UPS blocks it on new product launches.
I think it varies by product. For some orders, tracking starts at some US depot (there are no locations in China in the tracking), while others start from China (and work as you'd expect: the package moves from place-to-place over time and does not start with a number of tracking locations already done in China). I've had at least one product that started in China, didn't move for days, and then eventually started moving from place-to-place. I've had another product just suddenly appear in tracking in China and then on my doorstep in maybe 30-ish hours (maybe this is what others are talking about?).
It varies. In the past, Apple has used both and appears to be using UPS this time (hence why so many packages are appearing in peoples' UPS MyChoice).
For shipments from China to you direct Apple uses UPS.
No worries, when it moves, it will move fast.
Courtesy of crossing the International Dateline from west to east, a day is gained. Still cannot get my head around it. Example: UPS flight 81 leaves Shanghai Monday at 9:49 pm local time and arrives in Anchorage Monday at 12:19 pm local time. Same day and much earlier.
Just for emphasis: UPS tracking appears to use local time for sorting the list (or used to, at least). So, the locations of your package aren't necessarily listed in the correct order, and it's sometimes possible for the package to appear to be traveling backwards (e.g., China to Korea, back to China, and then back to Korea, etc.).
Yes, the local times are confusing - I have seen them tracking iPhones from China and when it lands in Anchorage, AK the times & days seem to have gone backwards.
