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AirPods Max Pre-Order / Order / Delivery Thread
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I haven’t used Crutchfield for a long time as I left the U.K. 13 years ago, but they were fine when I used them.
Is it not possible that what has happened is they have taken enough orders to take up all the stock they expect on 29th Jan? It would be worse if they kept taking orders from people based on stock coming in on that date if they know the entire shipment is pre-sold, so what would you have them do?
I’m in the same boat except my order was placed on 11th Dec. On the other hand they haven’t taken the money yet so I’m no,worse off than someone ordering today, and as someone said below I expect my (and your) date will,come forward more.
What frustrates me is that people ordering way after us have had theirs shipped already - likely in different parts of the world, but Apple has a global supply chain and region should play a minor, not a major part in when orders are fulfilled.
I absolutely could have read it wrong but it seemed people with mid-January delivery dates from Crutchfield were having their order dates pushed back and now are seeing it as out of stock? But I totally could have interpreted that wrong.
I would love a pair but here in Seattle they are non existent and I also don’t want to deal with online ordering as I want them now.
But I can wait because it’s not like I’m going anywhere since I work from home and don’t need to listen to headphones in my apartment.
Pandemic perspective I guess.
But I can wait because it’s not like I’m going anywhere since I work from home and don’t need to listen to headphones in my apartment.
Pandemic perspective I guess.
FWIW, I ordered a pair of blue from the US Apple Store on Dec 17 and they are still listed as arriving Feb 17-Mar 3. Bummer.
It seems like they probably stocked more of the “basic” colors like SG and fewer of the more “unusual” colors like blue, pink, and green. I’m thinking this has been the pattern in the past with other Apple products—shunting the majority of early production to more neutral colors where they can be more certain about demand. Sigh...
It seems like they probably stocked more of the “basic” colors like SG and fewer of the more “unusual” colors like blue, pink, and green. I’m thinking this has been the pattern in the past with other Apple products—shunting the majority of early production to more neutral colors where they can be more certain about demand. Sigh...
It’s interesting that despite our orders being 6 days apart we’re essentially in the same spot (I’m in Canada so maybe not the exact same line?). Unless the orders for blue were extremely heavy from Dec 8 - Dec 10, I can’t imagine they’ve only produced enough to fill 3 days worth in the last 5 weeks.
I’m inclined to think that our orders were likely skipped over since they gave such a generous delivery date. That’s how come so many retailers have been getting stocked and restocked. Hopefully now Apple will shift back to filling our orders. I don’t know about the US but SG, Silver, & Pink wait times are half of Blue & Green.
It’s definitely frustrating... and I hope this coming week will be the end of our wait
Ordered space grey from apple on the 12th, just had a dispatch email and tracking email saying they are arriving on the 19th, a week is a lot better than the 10th March I was originally quoted.
I’m in the UK.
I’m in the UK.
I’ve ordered blue on the 14th. Mine says 7th April. That’s longer than I waited for my car to be built! Fingers crossed it comes sooner. Not sure I’m willing to wait that long TBH.
I think things will start to catch up now. They’re obviously got on top of the b
space grey and silver so they may be able to ramp up production on the other colours hopefully
My space grey are actually arriving today, so less than a week between order and delivery, direct from Apple.
yeah and a whole load of youtubers made their businesses out of apple’s return policy.
I received an email letting me know my new date had moved from shipped by Jan 18th till Jan 29th and I could cancel. When I read the fine print it said that dates the website reflected didn't impact my actual order. The website now says out of stock. I hope that's true and my Sky Blue APM will ship on the 29th. In the US I haven't been able to find them anywhere - include Amazon. I also haven't heard of much movement of the Sky Blue from Apple. I put my pre-order in on December 28th so I hope that means I'm at the top of the pre-order list. <fingers crossed>
ahh I see thank you for clarifying! I hope you get yours soon. Do you have an Apple pre-order on hold too? If not, it might be good to place one just to keep options open in case something goes wrong with your Crutchfield one.
Yeah I do not have an Apple one yet because I've had good luck with Crutchfield but since the dates slipped I'm seriously considering it. Every time I check on Apple's site the dates are pushed to March for Sky Blue and no stock at my local store. If Crutchfield moves the dates again I will just suck it up and do that....
Delivery times on Apple have dropped to Feb 15th for my area for the SG. I might take the plunge and just patiently wait for them.
Sky Blue available on amazon with prime hurry
Apple AirPods Max Wireless Over-Ear Headphones, Active Noise Cancelling, Transparency Mode, Personalized Spatial Audio, Dolby Atmos, Bluetooth Headphones for iPhone – Sky Blue
Air Pods To The Max AirPods Max reimagine over-ear headphones. An Apple-designed dynamic driver provides immersive high-fidelity audio. Every detail, from canopy to cushions, has been designed for an exceptional fit. Industry-leading Active Noise Cancellation blocks outside noise, while Transpare...
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Pacific blue - 4 left at Amazon now.
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Crap I missed it!! I had today off so I wasn’t in front my machine....Sky Blue available on amazon with prime hurry
Apple AirPods Max Wireless Over-Ear Headphones, Active Noise Cancelling, Transparency Mode, Personalized Spatial Audio, Dolby Atmos, Bluetooth Headphones for iPhone – Sky Blue
Air Pods To The Max AirPods Max reimagine over-ear headphones. An Apple-designed dynamic driver provides immersive high-fidelity audio. Every detail, from canopy to cushions, has been designed for an exceptional fit. Industry-leading Active Noise Cancellation blocks outside noise, while Transpare...www.amazon.com
. Thanks for the heads up - next time maybe
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Crap I missed it!! I had today off so I wasn’t in front my machine....
Yeah Blue is gone but if anyone wants SG they have 18 available for Weds delivery with Prime. I just bought a pair.
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Blue is back in stock! Edit: gone. wow.Crap I missed it!! I had today off so I wasn’t in front my machine....
SG in stock with a local supplier who is even selling them at a 3% discount, and I could have them tomorrow, but no returns on headsets for hygiene reasons. I'm torn - I think I'd keep them, but what if they aren't comfortable for long enough..?
They also say they will have pink and green available from 29th Jan, which is way sooner than Apple, also with a 3% discount. No mention of silver or blue.
They also say they will have pink and green available from 29th Jan, which is way sooner than Apple, also with a 3% discount. No mention of silver or blue.