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Best Buy Pre Order for Series 4 Apple Watch?
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Yeah it doesn't show as processing or anything. Just pre-ordered, will arrive on the 21st.. But I would think they would have to ship Wednesday or Thursday to make a Friday delivery. I didn't choose Store pickup.
My experience with Best Buy preorders for apple products in the past is that they sometimes didn’t know for sure how many units Apple was going to send them. I think they come into various Best Buy distribution facilities around the country on Wed. Once they knew how much stock they were allocated they could then update preorders with more accurate ship dates. Always seemed a little weird to me that BB wouldn’t have a firm commitment from apple on units prior to launch week but maybe that is how close apple cuts it on production and QC.
Same here. I ordered midnight (Pacific time) on 9/14 and also show "will ship/receive by Sept 21st". Here's hoping the estimate is right!
I checked on my order this morning at 7am ET. No change from status "Pre-Order" and "Get it by Fri, September 21".
I'm starting to think the "Get it by..." date is not be the delivery but the release date.
I'm starting to think the "Get it by..." date is not be the delivery but the release date.
Which watch did you get? My order has always said "We'll ship it by Fri, September 21."
I've read on a few other forums that, in previous releases, Best Buy has delivered Apple Watches on launch day. I'm cautiously optimistic.
Still sitting at “Pre-Ordered - we’ll let you know when it ships.” 44 stainless, ordered just after 3 AM EST as soon as page loaded.
I would think that you would get it by Friday since they probably get more of the Aluminum watches than the others. I'll cross my fingers for you!
I couldn't decide if I wanted to upgrade as I got my Series 3 in May (ended up giving it to my wife so it'll get some use) and finally pulled the trigger yesterday with Best Buy 44mm Space Grey GPS -- says it will be delivered to me on the 21st (same message everyone else is getting).
I'm very weary, as even right now, at least for me, it still shows them as being available to arrive the 21st (it also shows iPhone XS Max as well which is even more odd and unbelievable).
Here's to hoping they don't drop the ball and piss everyone off. :/
I'm very weary, as even right now, at least for me, it still shows them as being available to arrive the 21st (it also shows iPhone XS Max as well which is even more odd and unbelievable).
Here's to hoping they don't drop the ball and piss everyone off. :/
got a UPS tracking number,order processed,but when i click on it "tracking info not available yet".
Anyone else see this,just hope it BB
Anyone else see this,just hope it BB
They have just printed the sticker. You won't see a change until UPS picks it up.
Sounds normal to me for Best Buy
Did you can alert from BB, or did you just hunt down the tracking number via UPS?
Nice! Mine still says pre-ordered, but the person on the Best Buy Chat said i should have the item on Friday. We'll see if they are a liar or not.
Best Buy told me the same thing that I should have my AW on Friday. In addition, Best Buy said I should see a tracking number by tomorrow.
I've been less than impressed with their customer service. I've received 3 different responses when asking about the delivery date and process. If the order doesn't move to the next stage within a day, I will likely cancel my order. Best Buy is making me miss Apple's level of customer service.
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On the Order Details page, there should be a "Help" tab on the right side of the page. It looks like a speech bubble.
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Agreed. I've had some crazy issues with their website in the past. The only reason I went with them is because of my existing credit card with them. At the time, it made no sense to open another line of credit just for the watch. If this goes south, I'm done with their site.
I also made the mistake of pre-ordering from Best Buy this year. My order still says "Get it by Fri, September 21" but after chatting/talking to customer service, I am not hopeful I'll be getting it on time...I buy a bunch of stuff from Best Buy each year, but I won't be buying anything else (if I can help it) if they don't come through.
[doublepost=1537380582][/doublepost]Any way to track shipments like they can with apple orders?