Not good news. I woke up this morning expecting my order status to change to shipped, but instead I received this email from Apple...
We appreciate your recent purchase through the online Apple Store.
The following is an update regarding the status of your order
WXXXXXXX.
Due to an unexpected delay, we were unable to ship your product(s)
by
the date originally quoted to you. We now anticipate shipping the
following item(s) as follows:
Z0E4, IMAC 24/SD
Ships by Aug 31 - Sep 5
Delivers by Sep 5 - Sep 11
We regret any inconvenience this delay may cause.
A shipment notification, with tracking information, will be emailed
to
you as soon as your order is shipped. You may check the status
of your order any time by visiting our online Order Status website
at http://www.apple.com/.
If you prefer, you may change or cancel your order anytime before
it
is shipped. If you choose to cancel your order, Apple will issue a
prompt refund.
We are happy to answer questions or provide further status
regarding
your order. You may reach us by calling 1-800-676-2775,
Mon-Fri 8am-6pm (Central).
If we do not hear from you, we will continue processing your order.
We appreciate your business and your patience. Thank you for
shopping
at the Apple Store!
Not just a few days, but a whole week and a day longer!

I called this morning and they did up me from standard shipping to 3-5 day shipping. They mentioned it would take at least that long to reach me from China.