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sfrangu

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Same…. I’m starting to loose faith ! Is it time to give up on the engraved one and check the local store ?
Just for shts and giggles, I went online and checked all Apple stores around for the configuration we want, both silver and space grey, not engraved (obviously), then tried all configuration possible. And... not even one available on a hundred miles radius. I could order one not engraved online and get it maybe in the second half of July. So, it’s not the engraving part that keeps them from being processed. :( Wait is not over yet....
 

kby

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Oct 13, 2011
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Nah, the engraving isn’t it, unless apparently if you change your mind to add engraving while it’s in “Processing”: I was told it COULD delay it a couple of weeks. Seems it shouldn't have at the time I asked (a couple of weeks ago) given how long we have been waiting now, but I didn’t want to risk it then.

I’m hoping Lategamer’s at least moves late this week as their window is 6/2–6/16 and it has to ship this week to make the end of that window. If his doesn’t ship then there might be issues with ours that could lead to further delays.
 

sfrangu

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May 13, 2021
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Nah, the engraving isn’t it, unless apparently if you change your mind to add engraving while it’s in “Processing”: I was told it COULD delay it a couple of weeks. Seems it shouldn't have at the time I asked (a couple of weeks ago) given how long we have been waiting now, but I didn’t want to risk it then.

I’m hoping Lategamer’s at least moves late this week as their window is 6/2–6/16 and it has to ship this week to make the end of that window. If his doesn’t ship then there might be issues with ours that could lead to further delays.
Keeping fingers crossed they’ll ship this week, as a sign that ours will be here on time as well!
 
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kby

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Oct 13, 2011
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late gamer, you might want to call (might still be too early for them to do anything, but it’s worth a shot). Mine went to “Preparing to ship” although my card hasn’t been charged yet. I’ll feel better once that goes through, but this is definitely welcome progress!
 
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Lategamer

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late gamer, you might want to call (might still be too early for them to do anything, but it’s worth a shot). Mine went to “Preparing to ship” although my card hasn’t been charged yet. I’ll feel better once that goes through, but this is definitely welcome progress!
Call who ?
 

kby

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Oct 13, 2011
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Call who ?
The Apple Store (that’s who you ordered from, right?). There’s a number on the page you check your status. Or you can use the chat feature also there. At this point they’ll probably just say your window hasn’t changed and it can still make the end of your window, but you might get someone who’ll try to check further if it’s possible. By the end of this week you stand a better chance of getting an update, but it wouldn’t hurt to politely ask now.

I had some suspicion/hope we might all move together and I’m pretty sure I was still in “Processing” 8 hours ago, plus they clearly haven’t completed my transaction (but have others) as my card has not been charged yet, so maybe they are in the middle of working through a bunch.
 

kby

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Oct 13, 2011
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Oops, my card has been charged. During the hassle at the store I wound up on the wrong card. I’ll have to see if I can fix it.
 
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kby

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So apparently to fix the card charge, I wait until it arrives and then "exchange" it at the store. Card charge can't be changed at preparing to ship or later. I'm happy for now!
 

JoshRtek0

macrumors newbie
May 29, 2021
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Hi everyone,

My 12.9” SG / Cellular / 2 TB order just changed to “Preparing to Ship”. Original delivery window was June 9th - 23rd, but now moved up to June 1st - 15th (apparently the M1 chip is so powerful, it can also time travel…?).

Credit card still not charged, but being that it will be on the Apple Card, I’d expect it’ll follow shortly.
 

kby

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Oct 13, 2011
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Hi everyone,

My 12.9” SG / Cellular / 2 TB order just changed to “Preparing to Ship”. Original delivery window was June 9th - 23rd, but now moved up to June 1st - 15th (apparently the M1 chip is so powerful, it can also time travel…?).

Credit card still not charged, but being that it will be on the Apple Card, I’d expect it’ll follow shortly.
Great! Make sure you check all the cards it could have been; that’s what I found out today. Interesting that your date changed; mine has not yet, but my (wrong) credit card was charged. hHopefully I’ll be able to get thst patched up at the store (mostly unsure due to the extra discount I got; hopefully I can keep both, but the discount is larger than the 3% back, so if I have to choose I’ll go with the original). If the normal pattern holds we should move to shipped some time tonight; some time after 2pm PDT as that’s when (I think) mine went to preparing.
 
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kjwinc

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May 3, 2021
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Ordered May 1. 12.9" Space Gray 256 Cellular
Original arrival date: June 23 - July 8
As of today: Updated arrival date June 16 -30. Still "processing"
 
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richpjr

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May 9, 2006
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Ordered May 1. 12.9" Space Gray 256 Cellular
Original arrival date: June 23 - July 8
As of today: Updated arrival date June 16 -30. Still "processing"
I ordered this same model yesterday (was waiting to see if something was announced yesterday that would make it worth going for the 16 GB model - there wasn’t for me) from Amazon and it will be here tomorrow.
 
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superberg

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May 12, 2010
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Ordered 12.9” Space Grey, 1 TB, Cellular on day one. Took about ten minutes to get the order in(that was a fiasco!). Original ship estimate to June 9th-June 23rd.

Still processing, but delivery estimate is June 3rd-June 17.

I’m moving on June 15th… c’mon, Apple. Don’t make me drive back here and wait all day! (My initial plan was to update the shipping address if it didn’t come by Friday. Now that might not be possible.)
 
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sfrangu

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While my hopes are high again about having the delivery date moved closer, mine is unchanged as of now: June 23 - July 8, order placed the first day but in the evening.
Living vicariously through you all.
 
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