Life is full of surprises. I got up this morning with the memory of the nagging thought of 11 Feb delivery as the last word from Apple and the FedEx website site and FedEx employees. Where was the shipment and why were there no information updates on the FedEx site?
I just checked FedEx. According to the FedEx website, Scotty beamed the unit directly to Phoenix:
Feb 6, 2008
7:49 AM On FedEx vehicle for delivery TEMPE, AZ
7:29 AM At local FedEx facility TEMPE, AZ
5:37 AM At dest sort facility PHOENIX, AZ
8:36 AM Int'l shipment release INDIANAPOLIS, IN
Feb 2, 2008
6:17 PM Left origin SHANGHAI CN
6:10 PM Picked up SHANGHAI CN Package received after FedEx cutoff
1:46 PM Package data transmitted to FedEx
The Indianapolis time stamp of the Int'l release from Indianapolis must have happened with the unit in Phoenix (local time conversion was 6:36AM and it is at least a four hour flight from Indianapolis to Phoenix this time of year)?!
Anyway, those with Feb 2 ship dates may get some good news today.
I've had this happen with more than a few non-apple orders. It definitely feels nice to think that nothing's happening, and then find that it's on the way to your door.