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


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Shadowbech

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Mine is still in Memphis TN. Day 6 in clearance, but this morning it changed status to “In Transit” Come on FedEx, hurry it up.
 

justywusty

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Same. Mine said it left at 1:39, but now that time updated to 2:50 for some reason. 🤷‍♂️

I assume we’re on the same flights!

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12/08/2021
4:43
On the Way
Arrived at Facility
Incheon, Korea, Republic of
12/08/2021
2:50
Departed from Facility
Shanghai, China
UPS now says it’ll be here tomorrow, which I find unlikely since I can’t trace the flights from Korea to get here in time. The earliest possible that I calculated is Thursday. 🤔
 

hmorneau

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UPS now says it’ll be here tomorrow, which I find unlikely since I can’t trace the flights from Korea to get here in time. The earliest possible that I calculated is Thursday. 🤔
I would say Thursday too. UPS was showing the same (next day) for my macbook when it was in Korea, today it was in USA and they updated the tracking to the following day.
 
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Shadowbech

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UPS now says it’ll be here tomorrow, which I find unlikely since I can’t trace the flights from Korea to get here in time. The earliest possible that I calculated is Thursday. 🤔
If you got a departure scan from Incheon, South Korea to ANC, AK, there’s a good chance you could. But once it gets to Louiseville, KY, then you have to wait for the Import Scan.
 

justywusty

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If you got a departure scan from Incheon, South Korea to ANC, AK, there’s a good chance you could. But once it gets to Louiseville, KY, then you have to wait for the Import Scan.
Yeah. My MacBook Pro went from Korea to Anchorage to Kentucky to Minneapolis to Winnipeg. Doubt it’s arriving tomorrow lol.
 

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UPS now says it’ll be here tomorrow, which I find unlikely since I can’t trace the flights from Korea to get here in time. The earliest possible that I calculated is Thursday. 🤔
Ups is fairly over confidently certain tomorrow will be day :)
 

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Shadowbech

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Finally my SBTi AW 7 45mm has departed Memphis, TN. Im hopeful it will be delivered today. Almost 1 week stuck in clearanc.
Update: Currently now at my local Fedex Facility, so it should be delivered today.

Timeline: 11/24/21 - SBTi 45 mm AW 7 ordered. 12/14 - 21 estimated Delivery
11/26/21 - Got tracking and shipped e-mail.
11/30 - 12/4/21 - Stuck in Clearance loop
12/8/21 - Woke up to a departure scan and is at my local facility.

Happy that I’m getting mine about a week earlier than the expected delivery date. Awesome.
 
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andyw715

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Wow i didn't realize how messed up my formatting was on the post a few one above :) Ha...


Anyway....this morning I see a Louisville KY arrival scan about a half hour ago. With any luck it will make it to my local UPS CC sometime this late afternoon.

I'm having it held there so maybe I can get it, otherwise tomorrow morning.

Looks like my trade-in box is on the UPS truck already :)
 

Rafterman

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Day 15 in preparing to ship - only now my date was moved from Dec 1-8 to Dec 16-20

And I can't even cancel it because its still preparing to ship.

F you Apple.
 
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Shadowbech

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Day 15 in preparing to ship - only now my date was moved from Dec 1-8 to Dec 16-20

And I can't even cancel it because its still preparing to ship.

F you Apple.
That sucks. 15 days of h*ll. Did you check your bank or card company you use to see if you have any pending charges from Apple?

I ordered the Apple polishing cloth late October and the next day it went to Preparing for shipment, I did not see any pending charges on the card and thought maybe it was just a glitch. However around 11/23 I got a pending charge on my Apple Card and then the apple polishing cloth got shipped. Normally when your order is in PFS, your card should be charged but depends on when.
 

Rafterman

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What in the F...Apple says my watch just shipped, delivery for tomorrow (Thur).

That's great, but Apple, get your stories straight.
 

3Rock

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What in the F...Apple says my watch just shipped, delivery for tomorrow (Thur).

That's great, but Apple, get your stories straight.
Perhaps If you had put on a shirt, tie and jacket as opposed to what I see in your avatar maybe Apple would have treated you with a rush order. 🤷‍♂️ LOL
 

andyw715

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What in the F...Apple says my watch just shipped, delivery for tomorrow (Thur).

That's great, but Apple, get your stories straight.
For me it's been Apple that has reported a conservative delivery date, (Apple says the 13th, UPS says tomorrow) and UPS (the one actually doing the shipping) has been overpromising and underdelivering.

"What can Brown do for you?" how about "(Heart)-ing Logistics" a little better?
 

Rafterman

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For me it's been Apple that has reported a conservative delivery date, (Apple says the 13th, UPS says tomorrow) and UPS (the one actually doing the shipping) has been overpromising and underdelivering.

"What can Brown do for you?" how about "(Heart)-ing Logistics" a little better?

Yeah, I mean, I get that they ship millions of packages, so I guess it's a small miracle they get it done at all, but there is a lot of miscommunication between the shippers and the vendors.
 

andyw715

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I also think that past the initial release day shipping the amount of money per unit that Apple pays the shippers must drop dramatically. Even if you pay for expedited delivery (how much of that gets passed on the the shippers?)
 

Rafterman

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My tracking number is UPS, but it still isn't even showing up as a printed label yet. Could I be starting a new countdown here...how long my package stays in limbo?

The only way it gets here Thur is if its coming from stock in the US already (I had express overnight). The service code is 13, which is next day air saver (red).

Update, I got a printed label now - and it appears its coming from Indiana, not China, like almost everyone else. Weird.
 
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Shadowbech

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My tracking number is UPS, but it still isn't even showing up as a printed label yet. Could I be starting a new countdown here...how long my package stays in limbo?

The only way it gets here Thur is if its coming from stock in the US already (I had express overnight). The service code is 13, which is next day air saver (red).

Update, I got a printed label now - and it appears its coming from Indiana, not China, like almost everyone else. Weird.
Interesting. I wonder if its coming from the apple store there?
 

Rafterman

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Interesting. I wonder if its coming from the apple store there?

I imagine they have a distribution warehouse there. It's a two hour drive to the UPS hub in Louisville, for an overnight flight. Interesting how they coordinate these things.
 
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