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iPad EU News (Abandon all hope, ye who enter here..) ("Are you nuts?!" - Steve)

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LaNex said:
Well, as I'm a girlie, I wouldn't be disappointed. In that situation it would be win-win I reckon. ;)

I did say it was a joke, guys. But hey, if you want to give it a test drive in real life, knock yerself out. Just don't point the finger at me if divorce follows. lol. :D

Anyhoo - back to the plot.

Question - Now the end to waiting is finally in sight for us non importing Brits, is anyone else feeling a bit, well, I'm not sure "jaded" is the right word but a bit "yeah whatever" ? I mean, I'm still up for pre ordering an iPad as soon as I can, but some of the shine has worn off it for me because I won't be sharing the first sticky hands on experiences with everyone else in the world. I'm sorta feeling a bit like an also-ran right now.

Is it just me who's got this feeling, or is this what Apple should have tried to avoid as it may be turning some potential customers off ? Has it turned anybody off buying one that you guys know ?
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Feeling jaded as an importing Brit who quite possibly be going to receive his iPad the same time as those who could pick one up on UK release day.

I think part of the deflation comes from the delay between announcement and getting hands on with the product. Imagine if the next iPhone is announced in June but not available until October for us Brits when everyone else gets it in September...
 
Have to say I've offered to sell my 32gig iPad on here while I'm in the UK. I was happy to pick one up when I go back to new York on Sunday, and wasn't asking silly money.(actually less than some estimates for the final Uk price) The lack of interest in it was suprising as it's here, no import worries and it works.

Perhaps people like to wax about not having one more than actually buying it?
 
pbellamy said:
Have to say I've offered to sell my 32gig iPad on here while I'm in the UK. I was happy to pick one up when I go back to new York on Sunday, and wasn't asking silly money.(actually less than some estimates for the final Uk price) The lack of interest in it was suprising as it's here, no import worries and it works.

Perhaps people like to wax about not having one more than actually buying it?
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I wonder quite how many people (in this thread) are still waiting for the UK import to come through? As far as I know I'm the only one still waiting?

I think most others are waiting for the UK prices (announced when the pre-order goes live on May 10th).
 
That's funny, if the pricing falls where you seem to think then it means I offered a price less than the Uk estimate and still had no takers...

Meanwhile I'm happy with it but it does make you think.
 
Parcelforce

29-04-2010 11:47 National Hub Sorted in hub
29-04-2010 09:43 International Hub RELEASED WITH CHARGES
26-04-2010 19:58 International Hub AWAITING CUSTOMS CHARGING
26-04-2010 19:58 International Hub AWAITING CUSTOMS CHARGES
26-04-2010 19:46 International Hub Arrived in destination country
24-04-2010 10:30 Delivery Agent - CHICAGO Left origin country
24-04-2010 08:36 Delivery Agent - CHICAGO Arrived at Outward OE
23-04-2010 15:59 Delivery Agent - UNITED STATES AMERICA Collected from customer
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So close!!! Have not got a clue how much they are planning to charge me..

Hurry up parcelforce!
 
pbellamy said:
Have to say I've offered to sell my 32gig iPad on here while I'm in the UK. I was happy to pick one up when I go back to new York on Sunday, and wasn't asking silly money.(actually less than some estimates for the final Uk price) The lack of interest in it was suprising as it's here, no import worries and it works.

Perhaps people like to wax about not having one more than actually buying it?
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pbellamy said:
That's funny, if the pricing falls where you seem to think then it means I offered a price less than the Uk estimate and still had no takers...

Meanwhile I'm happy with it but it does make you think.
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I'm glad I took you up on the offer Pete. And I have a feeling that the price I paid will be very similar to the UK price, maybe a little more but not by much if it is. But we can only wait.

I also think that people are getting "jaded" because they are bored of the sitting around and waiting, as soon as you've got it you really will wonder how you lived without it, even though you could already do everything from your iPhone/iPod Touch, the iPad just does it much more elegantly.
 
Ashmanspice said:
So close!!! Have not got a clue how much they are planning to charge me..

Hurry up parcelforce!
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I see your nice and fast tracking and I will raise you a slow and disappointing tracking:

23-04-2010 16:56 International Hub SENT TO STORE, AWAITING INFORMATION
23-04-2010 08:47 International Hub AWAITING CUSTOMS CHARGING
23-04-2010 08:47 International Hub AWAITING CUSTOMS CHARGES
23-04-2010 08:37 International Hub Arrived in destination country
20-04-2010 14:04 Delivery Agent - NEW YORK -PTT Left origin country
20-04-2010 10:57 Delivery Agent - NEW YORK -PTT Arrived at Outward OE
19-04-2010 12:59 Delivery Agent - UNITED STATES AMERICA Collected from customer
 
MikeWilson said:
I see your nice and fast tracking and I will raise you a slow and disappointing tracking:

23-04-2010 16:56 International Hub SENT TO STORE, AWAITING INFORMATION
23-04-2010 08:47 International Hub AWAITING CUSTOMS CHARGING
23-04-2010 08:47 International Hub AWAITING CUSTOMS CHARGES
23-04-2010 08:37 International Hub Arrived in destination country
20-04-2010 14:04 Delivery Agent - NEW YORK -PTT Left origin country
20-04-2010 10:57 Delivery Agent - NEW YORK -PTT Arrived at Outward OE
19-04-2010 12:59 Delivery Agent - UNITED STATES AMERICA Collected from customer
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I'm glad you're taking it so well... ;)
 
cyberheater said:
"29-04-2010 11:47 National Hub Sorted in hub"

I had that on mine and it was delivered the next day.

Good luck.
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Cheers!

MikeWilson said:
I've gone through the various stages of grief and now I'm onto 'acceptance' and feeling a bit deflated about the whole experience :p. On a serious note, I'm also never shipping via USPS/ParcelForce again (if I can help it - they seem to be the default shipper).
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I can't believe the lack of luck you've had with this, have you managed to squeeze any more info out of the rotters at customs or wherever they decided to put it??
 
Ashmanspice said:
I can't believe the lack of luck you've had with this, have you managed to squeeze any more info out of the rotters at customs or wherever they decided to put it??
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Yup. I know exactly where my parcel is. It's in a store at UPS Import Brokers at the Coventry International Hub. There are about a million parcels there in the backlog and mine is with them. I've been given a special stores ID number but it's no use with the delays involved.

Parcelforce say that they, "have no authority to clear this parcel through Customs Stores for you". I'm not sure what they mean by that, ho hum.

I've got the telephone numbers and fax numbers for all the various departments involved and I'm chasing them all daily. Not that it helps.

Essentially there's a backlog - blamed on ash but it was pre-existing before. I'm surprised there aren't more MacRumors users with iPads stuck in it. And to all those who have received your iPads - you're very lucky to have avoided the black hole of Customs Stores.
 
MikeWilson said:
Yup. I know exactly where my parcel is. It's in a store at UPS Import Brokers at the Coventry International Hub. There are about a million parcels there in the backlog and mine is with them. I've been given a special stores ID number but it's no use with the delays involved.

Parcelforce say that they, "have no authority to clear this parcel through Customs Stores for you". I'm not sure what they mean by that, ho hum.

I've got the telephone numbers and fax numbers for all the various departments involved and I'm chasing them all daily. Not that it helps.

Essentially there's a backlog - blamed on ash but it was pre-existing before. I'm surprised there aren't more MacRumors users with iPads stuck in it. And to all those who have received your iPads - you're very lucky to have avoided the black hole of Customs Stores.
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That sucks mate, from what you've said it seems like just pure bad luck that yours has ended up in this backlog where many others hasn't.

Got my fingers crossed for you that it gets through soon!
 
Ashmanspice said:
That sucks mate, from what you've said it seems like just pure bad luck that yours has ended up in this backlog where many others hasn't.

Got my fingers crossed for you that it gets through soon!
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Yeah, just my luck :(

Thanks for your encouragement though. This forum has kept me sane :p

dogg said:
Can anyone shed any light on the block cancellation of Bundlebox orders?
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I presume it's related to Apple. They have been known to cancel orders to the same delivery address.
 
dogg said:
Can anyone shed any light on the block cancellation of Bundlebox orders?
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Apple canceled all orders where they thought they were going to freight forwarders. They seemed to have done this by looking for addresses with bogus zip codes. Specifically zip code 00000.

I ordered my pad directly with apple and had it shipped to bundle box. In fact I'm typing on it now as it arrived this morning :D.

The way I ordered was to use an American express credit card and bundle boxes address for shipping. I did use a diffent american address as my home address rather than bundleboxes It seems that for Amex card they are not checking the card is registered at the address given.

Good luck!!!
 
Boblister said:
Doubtful. My guess between £420 and £450
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I've heard from a friend in a company that specalises in portable data devices the 16Gb is going to be around £375... However a) I've got sod all evidence to back that up, b) am not sure I believe it myself and c) think everyone might as well just wait a week now and see what's announced, especially as Apple could always make last minute changes anyway.
 
CD3660 said:
That would please a lot of people but I'd be very surprised if it came out at less than £399, and I think even that is a bit optimistic. My guess is £429.
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It would please me too to be honest but I suspect your prices are more likely. However if it DOES come in at £375 can I refer back to this for Internet Bragging Rights in a week and a bit?
 
zed2 said:
Apple canceled all orders where they thought they were going to freight forwarders. They seemed to have done this by looking for addresses with bogus zip codes. Specifically zip code 00000.

I ordered my pad directly with apple and had it shipped to bundle box. In fact I'm typing on it now as it arrived this morning :D.

The way I ordered was to use an American express credit card and bundle boxes address for shipping. I did use a diffent american address as my home address rather than bundleboxes It seems that for Amex card they are not checking the card is registered at the address given.

Good luck!!!
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Thanks for the info and advise. I did have one ordered, but in a way I am pleased it's been cancelled. Even though my initial thoughts were to avoid the 3G version due to additional costs I think I would have regretted that decision. After all if I purchase on PAYGO I don't necessarily need to use the 3G function. Hopefully I can return the MiFi bought from 3 without any problems as it's no longer needed!
But still eBay prices appear to be settling down due to the pending pre order date. Oh what to do?!!!
 
smiddlehurst said:
It would please me too to be honest but I suspect your prices are more likely. However if it DOES come in at £375 can I refer back to this for Internet Bragging Rights in a week and a bit?
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I hope its not £375 otherwise that means I have paid well over the odds to get one a few weeks early..

is that being a bit selfish lol?
 
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