Carrier Apple.com New 2018 iPhone Pre-Order Thread

[buck1127]

My import scan in Louisville was at 11:52pm.

That was my arrival scan

 

[KdParker]

Phone is already at HUB in city …..This is earlier than last year.

 

[Docd62]

I’m having mine held at the UPS store for pickup tomorrow. I have one a few minutes from where I work, so I’m hoping to be able to sneak out for a bit to pick it up!

Unless things have changed in the past holding at an UPS store added an extra business day to delivery. Which would put delivery Monday.

 

[carlosmunguia30]

No Louisville scan for me yet, but my delivery date went back to 9/21

IM waiting for my scan too..

 

[mirikitomo]

So now finally I have an update, based on the departure scan where should be that plane? Lol

 

[PhillyGuy72]

Just for funsies I took a peek at the other pre-order threads. Amateurs. Some of them haven’t even hit 100 pages yet.

I had to return a screen protector at Best Buy today and the guy said "Oh XS Max, did you preorder through Best Buy?" I wanted to laugh...but just said no, Apple. I've peeked in those BB Threads in the past, this recent one...ouch. Not saying this hasn't been stressful for many...but BB is a whole other pile of unorganized chaos.

NO way i would ever consider a Best Buy pre order for an Apple device.

 

[buck1127]

Now gotta wait til 4am when flight leaves for the local airport then a 1/2 drive to the hub

 

[KdParker]

Wow....Second phone scheduled for next week might make Friday. Looks like its at the local hub too.

 

[rysmtihaz]

Is it just me or is someone else having visions of Cook and Ahrendts taking turns whooping UPS execs.
Seriously UPS does advertise itself as being a logistics company. It seems they don’t do logistics well internally - never mind for anyone else.

They were paid to move millions of iPhones from China to thousands of cities and millions of customers. Seems to be that they are going to be able to accomplish that so I’m pretty sure a little computer glitch for diehard status trackers is not something high in their importance list.

 

[mirikitomo]

I had to return a screen protector at Best Buy today and the guy said "Oh XS Max, did you preorder through Best Buy?" I wanted to laugh...but just said no, Apple. I've peeked in those BB Threads in the past, this recent one...ouch. Not saying this hasn't been stressful for many...but BB is a whole other pile of unorganized chaos.

NO way i would ever consider a Best Buy pre order for an Apple device.

Is that bad?

 

[LorQ1027]

You know it. What did you order? I got a 512 Silver Max!

I got a Silver XS 256. Coming from an 8+. I miss being able to use my phone one handed and like the smaller phone

 

[greytmom]

I had to return a screen protector at Best Buy today and the guy said "Oh XS Max, did you preorder through Best Buy?" I wanted to laugh...but just said no, Apple. I've peeked in those BB Threads in the past, this recent one...ouch. Not saying this hasn't been stressful for many...but BB is a whole other pile of unorganized chaos.

NO way i would ever consider a Best Buy pre order for an Apple device.

I’ll have to go take a look. The only other place I’ve ordered from is AT&T. One year was fine, another year was oh so screwed up.

 

[rysmtihaz]

Anyone know if its too late to put in a request for hold for pickup? My phone seems to be landing in Louisville then needs to get here in the next like 6 hours (probably a ~2 hour flight). I have it set for delivery at my local UPS store but 1) I dont know if the request went through for that so I feel like it'd be safer to tell them to hold it and 2) I could get it from work.

Just dont know if 6ish hours is enough time especially cause its midnight EST.

A.) it’s plenty of time and B.) youre likely going to be delayed sending it to your store anyway so you should switch it. If past history shows store redirects are always last

 

[Nanotyrns]

How can someone explain those scans?!?!?!

The whole time I've been tracking this week I saw that extra stuff about customs and clearance only once. I think its boilerplate text info to make you believe something is happening or just a very general explanation of what's going on. Maybe it's intended to keep customers from contacting agents by giving them information on what might be happening.

 

[Banglazed]

iPhone in ZZ started moving! We will be getting it tomorrow!

 

[LorQ1027]

Unless things have changed in the past holding at an UPS store added an extra business day to delivery. Which would put delivery Monday.

So far I’m seeing delivery for tomorrow!

 

[mizzou-apple]

Import scan is back.

 

[Koobs]

Is it just me or is someone else having visions of Cook and Ahrendts taking turns whooping UPS execs.
Seriously UPS does advertise itself as being a logistics company. It seems they don’t do logistics well internally - never mind for anyone else.

No, since 99.9% of buyers don’t stress over arrival scans, departure scans, airplane speed, etc.

 

[MozMan68]

And now a delivery date of 9/25...3 days early...hah.

And of course, I'm out of town every day next week.

Wait,,,I'm flying to Louisville on Tuesday...think they'll hold it there for me?? Can I get it delivered to a completely different address? Like my hotel??

 

[mirikitomo]

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iPhone in ZZ started moving! We will be getting it tomorrow!

I really hope so!

 

[Nanotyrns]

They were paid to move millions of iPhones from China to thousands of cities and millions of customers. Seems to be that they are going to be able to accomplish that so I’m pretty sure a little computer glitch for diehard status trackers is not something high in their importance list.

Or maybe replied to Tim Cook with --

"Yeah, sorry about that. I think it was one of your AirPower charging mats that caused the issue. Yeah. I went there. I did. Don't think we need to continue the convo as we both have stuff to get to work on."

 

[hazeof3dd]

After days of being stuck in HK, I just jumped to a Louisville Import Scan!

 

[uttrekr]

They were paid to move millions of iPhones from China to thousands of cities and millions of customers. Seems to be that they are going to be able to accomplish that so I’m pretty sure a little computer glitch for diehard status trackers is not something high in their importance list.

I would beg to differ a bit. Granted IF they deliver tomorrow this will be just a glitch. However this is a company that openly advertises itself as being both a logistics company and a world class shipping company. I think they have failed to meet that standard here.

 

[anson42]

2:10'ers, if you are in the Bay Area, the next three scheduled UPS (5X) flights SDF-OAK are:

5X 942 2:55am EDT - 4:02am PDT
5X 952 3:15am EDT - 4:24am PDT
5X 946 3:36am EDT - 4:44am PDT

That's what I'm getting from flightaware, anyways. Flightstats gives different departure times but the same arrival times.

 

[Spizike]

Any flights to Sacramento? Or are all Cali flights going to Oak?