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They need to clear customs, but these are in huge pallets. They don't get broken down until they've cleared and then subject to Apples contract are released to be sent to your local UPS distribution hub. (Thursday)

If you look at your UPS app it'll tell you when it should arrive, not earlier.

I'd say there's a 99% chance you won't get it early. UPS has a lot of money riding on this.
Agreed. UPS has their business down to a fuel saving, highly efficient delivery machine. Everything down to the order of stops on the route is computerized and these men and women have to hustle. Their every move including the time out of the truck per stop is clocked. The delivery people in my area get on the road from the city hub by 8am and head back after 7pm in the evening. I don't think early delivery is in the cards because other freight, packages, etc is on the Thursday run. The drivers do not get to decide what gets delivered when.
 
Normally if you have them hold it at a ups customer center, you can grab it the morning of the day it was going to be delivered which comes in handy for me since ups doesn’t come till nightfall. If you have it sent to a ups store,you have to wait until the driver delivers that day to the ups store which could be before or after u might have received it at your house.
Unless they screw up, which is possible but rare, they won’t get to your local pickup place until launch day. UPS really wants apples business and they work hard to avoid early delivery. It does happen but not often.
 
They need to clear customs, but these are in huge pallets. They don't get broken down until they've cleared and then subject to Apples contract are released to be sent to your local UPS distribution hub. (Thursday)

If you look at your UPS app it'll tell you when it should arrive, not earlier.

I'd say there's a 99% chance you won't get it early. UPS has a lot of money riding on this.
 
I still hope mine ships soon like I said I have feeling its already in the states and that is why I don't see any movements on mine
 
It looks like the Apple store just charged for my Logitech combo touch. They’ve had a “pending” since 5/3 when I ordered, but today’s looks different as it actually changed the card balance and listed the 3% cash back, which was not noted before. Store status hasn’t updated yet, however; still “processing.” No charge yet for ipp 😕
 
Plane has just landed in Anchorage, AK.
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So far we have had one person say that a 11" has shipped -- but I have seen no one else saying that. Anyone seeing movement on the 11" (My info: 11", 256GB, Space Gray, ordered from Apple, confirmation email 6 minutes after preorders opened, currently preparing to ship with 21-27MAY delivery date)
Same here on all counts, except confirmation email was 7 minutes after preorders opened.
 
Normally if you have them hold it at a ups customer center, you can grab it the morning of the day it was going to be delivered which comes in handy for me since ups doesn’t come till nightfall. If you have it sent to a ups store,you have to wait until the driver delivers that day to the ups store which could be before or after u might have received it at your house.

AFAIK, UPS CC's haven't been available as a pickup spot since COVID. The only options are UPS Stores and other locations that ship/receive UPS, and all of those come with a small fee.
 
AFAIK, UPS CC's haven't been available as a pickup spot since COVID. The only options are UPS Stores and other locations that ship/receive UPS, and all of those come with a small fee.
I can set it up to pickup from mine. They just aren't open normal hours.
 
It looks like the Apple store just charged for my Logitech combo touch. They’ve had a “pending” since 5/3 when I ordered, but today’s looks different as it actually changed the card balance and listed the 3% cash back, which was not noted before. Store status hasn’t updated yet, however; still “processing.” No charge yet for ipp 😕
Same here... was charged for it too. But no change to the "status"
 
When did u order? My 11” hasn’t moved as well.
Order May 3 around 11am EDT and I got the May 21 to 28 Time Frame- Like I said I think its already in the state since Apple could have stock of those. I won't find out intil I get my tracking number
 
My UPS tracking shows I’m still sitting in I departed and arrived in China since the 14th. Hoping for some updated scans soon. 12.9” space grey WiFi only 256gn
 
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