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Do you plan on ordering the new Apple Watch Series 7 (2021) this September?


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Yes, she can give fitness updates now.
Go Watch app, then down to workouts and toggle to your liking. In my finding, your watch can’t be on silent or that will cancel out the setting. Even if you have on AirPods Pro, PowerBeats Pro, other Bluetooth etc it still gets cancelled which I feel is a slight oversight.

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I swear! I feel like you are a fitness guru! True inspiration! Keep up the good work :)
 

Eric9610

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In the Nov2-9 group, now shows cleared customs / import scan and departed Korea. Delivery still showing Oct 29
 

sonstar

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Amazon Prime sends stuff out and I get it usually in a day or two, three days at most.

But Apple probably paid extra for overnight express.

And I really think the parcel volumes have come down and Auspost is catching up. Got watch bands from Apple via parcel post the next day after I ordered.
Been out for delivery since 1:15pm, guess all hope is over now at 5:40pm lol 🍷 o'clock
 

HighFlyingBirds

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Launch day order, watch arrived with / developed a defect (crack inside the screen), sent for a refund, reordered on Friday. Three more weeks to go for a replacement 😕.
Your lucky, my launch day order arrived with a scratch on the screen, sent it back last week with a current ETA of first week in December!
Were you read the script that replacements are given priority too? Only for email to arrive contradicting what they told you?
What did you order?
 

sonstar

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Ok so finally arrived. Going back lol. Not worthy of $1K upgrade IMO, besides the screen being a touch bigger not seeing any difference than my S5.
Not crazy on the shiny graphite and extra weight, and hate the blue sport band, not that I would use it anyway, never did on my SG 5. Will run with my my S5 and glad I didn’t sell it, and see if they can come up with something better Next year. Maybe if coming from a S3/4 maybe worth it.

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unclemax

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Your lucky, my launch day order arrived with a scratch on the screen, sent it back last week with a current ETA of first week in December!
Were you read the script that replacements are given priority too? Only for email to arrive contradicting what they told you?
What did you order?
I guess I might be somewhat lucky, I am currently in China and I guess it saves me some 4-5 days of international shipping, after all this stuff is made here.

About the situation, I didn't even ask for replacement, you can only do this if you call them and can speak Chinese, their English language line is useless, they cannot deal with it. I made use of the 14 day return policy and ordered a return & refund through the website. Then I reordered on Friday, same watch as originally: blue aluminum, 41mm, cellular version.

Huh, sad to hear about your replacement being delayed, I was expecting replacements to be given priority, indeed. I can feel your pain, I ordered on the launch date like a chump, by the time I get my second watch it will have been 5 weeks... Hopefully their estimates are conservative worst-cases, and we can get our watches one or two weeks earlier than promised...
 
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ROSeaboyer

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Got tracking numbers yesterday, and the expected date is still all over the place:
Apple says Friday on the website, the Apple Store app is still saying November 3-10, and Fedex is saying November 4 with an expected receive date of the 3rd. Any idea which is the most accurate? Also, apparently Apple already imported it to Canada as the origin location is within Canadian borders
 

heyyitssusan

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Cancelled my apple order this morning. So excited.. was hoping to find an earlier ship date elsewhere, lo and behold Walmart got some stock of pretty much every color this morning except the blue.

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febLey

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Still nothing has happened with my 25.10. - 02.11. order.
I'm thinking about getting an S6 and save ~73 bucks. I wouldn't mind the smaller screen, but I'd need to buy an USB-A charger, because I don't have one lying around and it would cost me another 20 bucks. So the savings would be just 53 Euros. 😐
 

lindros2

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Appears the large batch of stainless and titanium are stalled in Shanghai (they've been "Shanghai'ed" ?).
I had so much hope for an early arrival, but looking more like Nov 9.
(interestingly, the Apple Store went from Nov 3 to Nov 2-9, back to Nov 3)
 
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Samantha124

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I’m shocked my husband’s green alum actually shipped last night with a delivery date of 11/5. I just ordered it Sunday.

My Gold SS still says December. Maybe they figured more would go for the green this year. Or maybe more actually went for SS.
 

Preed08

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Appears the large batch of stainless and titanium are stalled in Shanghai (they've been "Shanghai'ed" ?).
I had so much hope for an early arrival, but looking more like Nov 9.
(interestingly, the Apple Store went from Nov 3 to Nov 2-9, back to Nov 3)
Yeah, looks like I might be in that batch as well. UPS keeps saying check back tomorrow for updated info
 

lindros2

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I’m shocked my husband’s green alum actually shipped last night with a delivery date of 11/5. I just ordered it Sunday.

My Gold SS still says December. Maybe they figured more would go for the green this year. Or maybe more actually went for SS.
Supply chain issues. Titanium is tough to get.
Aluminum - recycled aluminum - is more plentiful for these based on sheer numbers.
They're also trying to get new colors into the market.
 
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techop

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Appears the large batch of stainless and titanium are stalled in Shanghai (they've been "Shanghai'ed" ?).
I had so much hope for an early arrival, but looking more like Nov 9.
(interestingly, the Apple Store went from Nov 3 to Nov 2-9, back to Nov 3)
My best guess is that customs in China is running behind/slow/short staffed. Mine sat waiting on customs to clear the package for almost 4 whole days.
 
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Orangeman13

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Mine left Shanghai 2 days ago and UPS said check back later for updated delivery date but still haven’t heard anything. I’m in Ohio.
 
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