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What Courier will deliver your iPad Pro?

  • UPS

    Votes: 36 52.2%
  • DHL

    Votes: 33 47.8%
  • FedEx

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Other (please list in comments)

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Total voters
    69

iamTim

macrumors newbie
May 19, 2021
16
7
Is it worth trying to contact DHL to ask if I can pick it up somewhere, at their depo or something? I mean if I can see on the tracking that the ipad is in my city tomorrow afternoon, but won’t be delievered to me before 25.05.
I’ve just spoken to an Employee of DHL Express. He said he's 100% sure that it won’t arrive tomorrow and it will arrive on Tuesday. That’s so disappointing, I’ve ordered 5mins after preorders went live and people whith UPS will get their iPad tomorrow. That’s gotta be a joke.
 

iamTim

macrumors newbie
May 19, 2021
16
7
Just looked up an older order of mine, there the DHL-E Shipping Label was created 5.25pm and it arrived on the next day. The shipping label of the iPad was created a few minutes earlier so I am still hoping.
 

Ted Mosby

macrumors member
May 14, 2021
34
40
Finally received confirmation - shipped via UPS, delivery scheduled for tomorrow in Cologne, Germany.
Wow, this is really disappointing if my order don’t arrive then. I am also in the Köln area, so why there is people with DHL and 25th and people with UPS and tomorrow if they are coming from the same warehouse?

Apple made a huge mess with the logistics of this launch…
 

Ipadpro12.9

macrumors newbie
May 14, 2021
16
23
Just looked up an older order of mine, there the DHL-E Shipping Label was created 5.25pm and it arrived on the next day. The shipping label of the iPad was created a few minutes earlier so I am still hoping.
My order was processed in Belgium 5 minutes later than my airtag pre order was. And the airtag order was delivered the next day. Don’t see why they can’t do the same this time……
 
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Mörvi

macrumors member
May 11, 2021
77
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I’ve just spoken to an Employee of DHL Express. He said he's 100% sure that it won’t arrive tomorrow and it will arrive on Tuesday. That’s so disappointing, I’ve ordered 5mins after preorders went live and people whith UPS will get their iPad tomorrow. That’s gotta be a joke.
Chill. The DHL employee see this, what you can see with tracking. They have no clue, sorry! I order so much at Apple and with DHL express, my packages came a day after shipping. And the delivery date says so often „comes in 3-4 days“ and then changes in the night to the day. Wait till tomorrow morning and the date will change
 
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Mörvi

macrumors member
May 11, 2021
77
43
Wow, this is really disappointing if my order don’t arrive then. I am also in the Köln area, so why there is people with DHL and 25th and people with UPS and tomorrow if they are coming from the same warehouse?

Apple made a huge mess with the logistics of this launch…
They have not only one warehouse. I get 3 packages and all of them from another city/hub.
 

leerichards1

macrumors regular
Mar 9, 2012
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OK, so there's finally movement. No email from Apple yet, but whilst writing this I got an SMS from DHL with a link that says 'Estimated delivery: Fri May 21 by End of Day'.

Now I just hope it arrives before I need to go out for my vaccination appointment, I'll probably need to leave for that at around 4:30pm. By all accounts it's already here in Prague where I am so it doesn't have far to go, but I've seen previous items go to Germany overnight from here and then back the next day. Seems crazy, but I'm no logistics expert so who am I to judge :)
 

slplss

macrumors 6502a
Nov 2, 2011
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EU
Now I just hope it arrives before I need to go out for my vaccination appointment, I'll probably need to leave for that at around 4:30pm. By all accounts it's already here in Prague where I am so it doesn't have far to go, but I've seen previous items go to Germany overnight from here and then back the next day. Seems crazy, but I'm no logistics expert so who am I to judge :)
Same, shipped and to be delivered tomorrow by the end of the day by DHL Express ?. I got an email and SMS. GL to our European fellows, hope you get it earlier than you think ?.
No way, second email! My Logitech Combo Touch order has changed from 8th June to tomorrow. Ok calm down calm down, it's just a thing...
BTW check your orders in browser, Apple Store app still says 21-28th May for iPP and 8th June for Logi case.

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tomda

macrumors newbie
Jan 27, 2021
8
15
Any Dutchies with shipping updates? There’s a Hub in the Netherlands so we can not be excluded from a day 1 delivery right?
Yup, mine is coming tomorrow according to Apple. Delivery date changed from may 28 to may 21.
SG 12.9 512GB, payed with cc, order confirmation at 14.06 (so 6 minutes after available)
DHL is the shipper and they estimate delivery tomorrow ‘end of day’
 
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louisitou

macrumors member
Jun 27, 2016
69
59
Bonn, Germany
I’m actually in almost the same situation (including being from Cologne) and still not seeing any movement on my iPad + Keyboard.
I’m from Bonn close to Cologne and finally got the shipping confirmation mins ago for my IPad Pro. My iPad Pro + AppleTV 4K will be delivered tomorrow by UPS, the Magic Keyboard in White via DHL Express.
 
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bjerko1

macrumors newbie
May 18, 2021
9
13
Is it worth trying to contact DHL to ask if I can pick it up somewhere, at their depo or something? I mean if I can see on the tracking that the ipad is in my city tomorrow afternoon, but won’t be delievered to me before 25.05.
DHL estimated delivery 25th in Oslo for me too..

thought I still belive we will receive it tomorrow, last express package I received from apple was on may 4th, and was shipped may 3th. the may 4th package was handled in Brussels at 21.23 on 3th, and I got my package 13.46 on 4th. my IPP was done handled in Brussels 19.50.. I can't understand how it won't be here tomorrow
 
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Shp74

macrumors newbie
May 11, 2021
2
1
Expédié à 16h avec ups. En attente de ramassage. Normalement, c'est pour demain. France, Corrèze. J'espère que le suivi évoluera
 

BCNIPP

macrumors newbie
May 14, 2021
10
4
I wonder what has caused so many orders to slip to the 25th, seems if they have them ready to pick up today most of them could have been moved faster to arrive for release day.
 
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grmlin

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Feb 16, 2015
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UPS Tracking works for me now. Actually didn’t expect it before the weekend anymore. That would be awesome.
Mine is coming from Czechia btw.
 

lazypoet

macrumors regular
Jun 9, 2015
218
47
Just wanted to share my excitement here in France, I ordered the iPad from the electronic reseller Fnac but it kept saying "Delivery 31/05" with no update until right now, when it suddenly said it was shipped! I should have it tomorrow, so stoked!
 

Julianne

macrumors member
Original poster
Jul 26, 2002
81
43
NL / USA
Oh nice! Your Dutch right? I’ve still got nothing and I got the initial confirmation mail 4 minutes after release..
Yes, and I just got an email from Apple at 7:52PM (19:52) with a tracking number and shipped with DHL and delivery Friday according to Apple.. the tracking doesnt work yet thou on DHL.. :confused:

Update: 9:18PM

DHL tracking now works! Looks like it is shipping from Eindhoven Label created. DHL doesnt have it yet.

also forgot to add if you use the waybill number you can track also on: https://www.dhlparcel.nl/
 
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