iOS14 and iPadOS14 releasing last week has been a nice distraction to all this waiting. Plus I ordered a new USB C to lightning cable and USB C headphone adaptor for the hell of it just so I can get a package on Tuesday and another on Wednesday.
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iPad Pro iPad Pro - Shipping Thread
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Mine still in processing stage. Region Middle East ,Dubai
Delivery window 21st - 29th sept
I received my Apple Watch Series 6 yesterday, so that does distract a bit. The watch only took 6 days from order to delivery and it shipped straight from China!
Let's be honest, it doesn't feel like we're really writing on paper. But clearly it makes the screen much less slippery and it imitates the sound of a pencil writing on paper.
Personally I like it, and the anti-reflection effect is clearly there.
But I can't tell you more, especially for the installation kit (SINCE I HAVE NOT RECEIVED MY IPAD YET
😭 ).If you want to order it, I'm sure there are some on Amazon (at least it was the case for me, and I'm in western Europe). I personally ordered it on Aliexpress because it was cheaper and I knew I had a long month of waiting ahead of me...
Just moved to "Preparing to Ship" after almost a full month. Maybe I'll get this thing next week? Now I need to remember where I put that case I bought a month ago. My kid killed my iPad 5th gen during e-learning day yesterday😂
It might be too early to tell, but is your iPad being sent directly from China or is it being shipped from a warehouse in the US (usually Nashville). I am assuming that you are in the US.
You. Have. Got. To. Be. Kidding. Me.
It's that dreaded P word again! 😁
Why? Dbrand. WHY DID YOU HAVE TO CALL IT “PROCESSING”?!
To remind you of the glory days of waiting for your iPad to ship of course! 😁
Jokes aside, it's supposed to go like this (and their Apple equivalents):
Pending (aka Order Placed) ==> Processing ==> Processed (aka Preparing to Ship) ==> Shipped ==> Delivered
At least with dbrand, it only takes a few days to a week to get to the end lol.
Today is day 27 for me and mine finally hit preparing to ship. You’re almost there!
Everyone's order is moved to Prepairing to Ship of the same order date or even after my date and mine stuck at processing.
Hang in there. It's hard to watch when others' orders seem to move ahead. And we don't really have a grasp on the timing in every region. What we do know is the status can change in an hour, so you never know. It's so hard not to think about it all the time ... just keep posting here and you know you're in good company to wait it out.
Apple should rename the iPad Pro to the iProcessing Pro.
Howcomes the iPad is out of stock buying directly from Apple, however Amazon(actual amazon not another seller) have the iPad in stock? Is it safe to buy the iPad from Amazon?
It should be fine to purchase through Amazon. I went through the Apple store because I wanted to take advantage of the Education Discount and I also had a $100 store credit to use.
Mine got here in 3 days. 🤪 Maybe there is a higher demand for the Magic Keyboard skin? Just make an appointment with your therapist and you’ll be fine! 😁
dbrand understands me as a Customer:
No clue. I just saw my Apple Card get charged so I went to the Store to check. Yeah I'm in Indiana. Obviously not in a hurry, we'll see that happens the rest of this week.
Oh yeah I forgot about that plus you get free AirPods!
Slightly off topic but Apple Smart Keyboard Folio or the Logitech Folio? Has anyone had experiences with either....
The Logitech is cheaper and apparently offers more protection and nicer typing experience but it's also heavier....
The Logitech is cheaper and apparently offers more protection and nicer typing experience but it's also heavier....
okay, hey y'all. i made an account after lurking here for about a week because i have some interesting developments.
from the beginning — so i purchased an IPP 512 wifi + cellular september 3rd with a delivery date of sept 28-oct 5. i bought it for travel primarily as i'm a photographer and traveling with a smaller kit is always preferred.
issue is, i'm heading out of town next week during my delivery period so i've been looking for another solution so i can get it quicker (obv.)
last night i was checking stock even though all of the stores in my state are closed lol. and lo and behold — stores are reopening on wednesday in austin, tx and they have my model. for reference i live in dallas.
so i immediately phone up a friend who lives in ATX and ask if he can pick it up and meet me halfway. kindly, he agrees and i get the IPP purchased! i'm stoked.
however.
i canceled my online order as i feel like i'm close to the window of possibility of preparing to ship and i dont want to deal with the hassle of having 2 installment payments. which, i know i probably should have waited to cancel until i had it in hand — i know. but what's done is done.
so everything is good to go, i get confirmation that it's available for pick up during my pickup window!
then i got this email.
and of course i start kinda panicking. but the order details on my order page are still confirmed and good to go.
so i called the store and got the automated 'we are currently closed until further notice.' then i called apple customer service and virtually they were no help. the employee told me it said closed when she googled it. lolol. she then told me she was just as confused as me and if i have an issue tomorrow to just call them back. super helpful.
now everything online says the apple stores in austin are opening back up wednesday sept 23rd. even though the apple employee told me she doesn't know.
so here's what i think happened; i think the apple online store categorized my order into 2 different items. 1 IPP, 1 AppleCare for IPP. when i called apple the automated service told me my '2 items' were ready for pickup. the IPP was ready wednesday during my check in window, and AppleCare was ready for pickup now. however the apple store is currently closed today as it reopens tomorrow, Wed the 23rd.
so i'm thinking the 'we're temporarily closed' email was generated because just the AppleCare 'item' is ready for pickup today. and the store is currently closed.
apologies that was long. thoughts?
i will update everyone tomorrow after the pickup window!
from the beginning — so i purchased an IPP 512 wifi + cellular september 3rd with a delivery date of sept 28-oct 5. i bought it for travel primarily as i'm a photographer and traveling with a smaller kit is always preferred.
issue is, i'm heading out of town next week during my delivery period so i've been looking for another solution so i can get it quicker (obv.)
last night i was checking stock even though all of the stores in my state are closed lol. and lo and behold — stores are reopening on wednesday in austin, tx and they have my model. for reference i live in dallas.
so i immediately phone up a friend who lives in ATX and ask if he can pick it up and meet me halfway. kindly, he agrees and i get the IPP purchased! i'm stoked.
however.
i canceled my online order as i feel like i'm close to the window of possibility of preparing to ship and i dont want to deal with the hassle of having 2 installment payments. which, i know i probably should have waited to cancel until i had it in hand — i know. but what's done is done.
so everything is good to go, i get confirmation that it's available for pick up during my pickup window!
then i got this email.
so i called the store and got the automated 'we are currently closed until further notice.' then i called apple customer service and virtually they were no help. the employee told me it said closed when she googled it. lolol. she then told me she was just as confused as me and if i have an issue tomorrow to just call them back. super helpful.
now everything online says the apple stores in austin are opening back up wednesday sept 23rd. even though the apple employee told me she doesn't know.
so here's what i think happened; i think the apple online store categorized my order into 2 different items. 1 IPP, 1 AppleCare for IPP. when i called apple the automated service told me my '2 items' were ready for pickup. the IPP was ready wednesday during my check in window, and AppleCare was ready for pickup now. however the apple store is currently closed today as it reopens tomorrow, Wed the 23rd.
so i'm thinking the 'we're temporarily closed' email was generated because just the AppleCare 'item' is ready for pickup today. and the store is currently closed.
apologies that was long. thoughts?
i will update everyone tomorrow after the pickup window!
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FYI ALL. Here in the GTA (Toronto), some IPP WI-FI/Cellular are in stock. I cancelled my order and was able to pick up today. Please don't give me angry emojis etc! Check online often and fingers crossed!
After 27 days, my status finally switched from processing to preparing for shipment this morning. And just now, I was notified my shipment is on its way and expected on Thursday. I’m pretty happy considering my original window was 9/28 - 10/05. That light at the end of the tunnel got bright in a hurry!