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iPad shipped, Apple just sent out tracking numbers!

recruiter89 said:
I checked in with a friend of mine that works in UPS customer relations and he told me they are getting just bombarded with calls from Apple customers, so much so that they put on 24 hour extra agents to handle the call volume. He did say that depending on your area, if saturday delivery is not available, they are not able to deliver until Monday. This conflicts with what the agent told me this morning at UPS. I am a "prime candidate" he told me since they do have Saturday delivery in Boston, and they will try to deliver before noon but with this type of volume, they can say by end of day Saturday...he also said status will not change from KY, until possibly tomorrow or Friday in the tracking section..
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Yea that is another good point - because that package isn't active at your local facility, it may not scan.

The problem is when that shipment comes to the local facility, it does not necessarily get scanned in because they no longer use a manifest - they use each individual package for statuses.

You packages will be held in containers at the local facility until such a time when the personnel there begin to sort for the Saturday deliveries. Once those trucks that will be doing Saturday deliveries are there, the packages will be removed and then the status will update accordingly.

That is a good point and I almost forgot to mention it myself!
 
For everyone with a UPS delivery of iPad - It's official guys...
"UPS will NOT be delivering iPad on Saturday April 3rd ! "

I just got off the phone with Joel at "Apple Customer Support"...

We will be getting it the following Monday, the delivery will be held over until then and I should have checked "UPS Deliveries in my area" ! (interesting as I didn't know THEY would be choosing UPS).

Also, in my case I paid the extra $14 "Expedited Delivery Charge" ! Joel told me "that this would be refunded to me... and that they were very sorry".
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Why would you post something like this? It's completely false and does nothing but create further confusion. You should know better. And if you don't, you should learn quickly.

puppyflightclub said:
For everyone with a UPS delivery of iPad - It's official guys...
"UPS will NOT be delivering iPad on Saturday April 3rd ! "

I just got off the phone with Joel at "Apple Customer Support"...

We will be getting it the following Monday, the delivery will be held over until then and I should have checked "UPS Deliveries in my area" ! (interesting as I didn't know THEY would be choosing UPS).

Also, in my case I paid the extra $14 "Expedited Delivery Charge" ! Joel told me "that this would be refunded to me... and that they were very sorry".
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And thus the reason that I <3 my ignore list. Although quoting defeats it. :)
 
I should do this, it would sure ruin a lot of good pranks in the coming hours.

BUT SERIOUSLY: APRIL FOOLS DAY PEOPLE

It´s already april 1st somewhere in the world...
 
Does anyone else think it was just a stupid move on Apple's part to release this on a Saturday? I mean, I live in manhattan so Saturday delivery is no problem...but we could cut down on like 60% of the b*tching in this thread if they would have just released it on a day that UPS always delivers...seems dumb to me.
 
atacinus said:
Does anyone else think it was just a stupid move on Apple's part to release this on a Saturday? I mean, I live in manhattan so Saturday delivery is no problem...but we could cut down on like 60% of the b*tching in this thread if they would have just released it on a day that UPS always delivers...seems dumb to me.
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Good Friday for the Christians. That may have something to do with it.
 
Puppyfightclub - you should have quoted the source and context.
To make it clear to EVERYONE: If there is Saturday Delivery in your area (Call 1-800-PICK-UPS and ask) then you SHOULD GET YOUR iPAD ON SATURDAY! if not, Apple explicitly made it clear that you will get it Monday 4/5 if that was the case.

I do agree that Saturday delivery was probably not the best idea, but maybe it makes it easier for Apple to complete the orders during the week and send them out non stop, versus having many workers switching schedules on the weekends (they can only work 6 days a week, so on the weekends workers are shuffling shifts). So maybe it is so they can keep at full capacity for launch.

For whatever reason, stay tuned here and to all of your tracking resources, and I hope everyone gets their iPad on a golden Chaise with UPS workers fanning it to keep it cool :)
 
This whole launch has been a bit odd - the lengths Apple is going to, to shroud the iPad in secrecy transcends odd and moves firmly into the territory of bizarre! I'm just hoping the EULA doesn't require us to use our iPad's in darkened rooms in our basement for the first month...

In any event, I can't wait to get my hands on my iPad. Unfortunately, my tracking status still show my box sitting in China, where its been for the past day and a half. :-(
 
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I know these deliver Saturday to areas that have this type of delivery and it has been stated over and over again. Clarify your posts man...this only caused a major uproar in this thread and it was not necessary. Lets get one thing clear: IF YOU DONT HAVE SATURDAY DELIVERY IN YOUR AREA, YOU ARE NOT GETTING YOUR IPAD UNTIL MONDAY APRIL 5TH! There is no magic wand that all of a sudden tells Teamster Union Drivers that they must work a scheduled day that they clearly ensured was not part of their contracts when they worked for a particular area of UPS.
 
Hey All!

Aside from all of what just happened... those two UPS flights? They are currently over International Radar Reporting airspace!

Here they are, both with on time arrival times!

UPS71 from ZGGG Guangzhou, with continued service to KSDF @ 7:15 EST :D

UPS63 from VHHH Hong Kong, with (assumed) continued service to KSDF based on the past few days

Looks like they are both on time, and both are continuing on with the same equipment to KSDF Louisville. So I would expect an update just after dinner time, and then an enroute to KY by tonight :)

Realize too however, if FOR SOME REASON these packages don't make these planes, there are still planes tomorrow and Friday, and even if Friday, those packages still can move on overnight flights Friday night to the local facilities :)
 
TechDude16 said:
Puppyfightclub - you should have quoted the source and context.
To make it clear to EVERYONE: If there is Saturday Delivery in your area (Call 1-800-PICK-UPS and ask) then you SHOULD GET YOUR iPAD ON SATURDAY! if not, Apple explicitly made it clear that you will get it Monday 4/5 if that was the case.

I do agree that Saturday delivery was probably not the best idea, but maybe it makes it easier for Apple to complete the orders during the week and send them out non stop, versus having many workers switching schedules on the weekends (they can only work 6 days a week, so on the weekends workers are shuffling shifts). So maybe it is so they can keep at full capacity for launch.

For whatever reason, stay tuned here and to all of your tracking resources, and I hope everyone gets their iPad on a golden Chaise with UPS workers fanning it to keep it cool :)
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i didnt expect some person to come and flame me for posting it, regardless of where i got it from, this outcome will happen to quite a few people, quote me on it saturday.
 
It is now in the more northern part of Guandong province :) in Guangzhou, at the UPS facility there. Unless (which I hope is true) the status hasn't updated and they are actually on UPS71 or UPS63 and whatnot.

I haven't gotten an export scan or anything like others, but we will see.

As well, it seems that UPS is moving American people onto their phones in the international department, and is diverting those calls to their corporate call center. As well, the shipments coming from Apple have notes on them now in their system that tell the reps to say the whole 4/3 expected date (and to check for sat delivery)

-I just talked to a friend who works there :)
 
I will not get mine on Saturday :( I'll have to stay off the internet all weekend to avoid seeing people post how sweet their iPads are and what apps they are downloading.

It saddens me, Saturday release date fail
 
TechDude16 said:
It is now in the more northern part of Guandong province :) in Guangzhou, at the UPS facility there. Unless (which I hope is true) the status hasn't updated and they are actually on UPS71 or UPS63 and whatnot.

I haven't gotten an export scan or anything like others, but we will see.

As well, it seems that UPS is moving American people onto their phones in the international department, and is diverting those calls to their corporate call center. As well, the shipments coming from Apple have notes on them now in their system that tell the reps to say the whole 4/3 expected date (and to check for sat delivery)

-I just talked to a friend who works there :)
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My order status hasn't been updated yet. I just took this now. EST.
 

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My order status hasn't been updated yet. I just took this now. EST.
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haha neither has mine, I am just saying they have probably have already transported them to Guangzhou, and either 2 things happened:

They are sitting there and haven't been scanned

or

The scans aren't updated and it is on UPS71 or UPS63 :)
 
TechDude16 said:
haha neither has mine, I am just saying they have probably have already transported them to Guangzhou, and either 2 things happened:

They are sitting there and haven't been scanned

or

The scans aren't updated and it is on UPS71 or UPS63 :)
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UPS71 and UPS63 are planes, right? Sorry.
 
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