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UPS worldwide saver shipping is end of 2nd business day arrival from China to the US.

If our packaged did in fact get sent out on thursday, I have faith these monday estimates will update Friday later on today.
If the packages were shipped on Thursday, next business day would be Friday, second business day would be Monday.
 
1. I am in the same boat as you. Got my order in at 2:13 AM (13 minutes after pre order started) and got the same delivery dates as you.

I could tell you the secret in getting into the preorder websites, but than everyone would know and i would be screwed in '19.
 
For those of you in Shipped status, how much time elapsed between when your order flipped to Preparing to Ship and then to Shipped?
 
don't want to get anyone's hopes up too high, but while UPS Saturday delivery with a Monday scheduled date is improbable, it's absolutely possible.

when Nike launches a "hot" shoe, many times it's on a Thursday. I've had multiple times this year now when I place an order on Thursday, the shoes ship out Thursday night with a UPS scheduled delivery for the following Monday, and all of a sudden the package ends up at my doorstep Saturday around noon.

take that with a grain of salt obviously, but I'll be hoping this is the case here haha. like I said, this has happened to me with Nike/UPS at least 5 times this year. if not, 24th vs 28th is already a great improvement and I'll take it.
UPS delivered my Apple Watch S3 last year on the Saturday after the Friday launch.
 
Showing a departure scan from China now using mychoice UPS.
 

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UPS delivered my Apple Watch S3 last year on the Saturday after the Friday launch.

I think I got a phone one year on a Saturday rather unexpectedly, but I think there was a weather delay or some kind of delay that caused the delivery date to slip. I don’t think it’s normal for them to deliver Apple products on a Saturday.
 
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Did you try to track by reference number using your phone number? I get different results doing that vs. using the tracking number.
Yes, I have the same date, the 24, on My Choice UPS, but it still tracks as label created, ups will update date when we receive the item. I was meaning does tracking show beyond label created. I have all the info., just UPS has not yet received item.
 
Yep, wife's phone has left china! Mine still preparing to ship. Hopefully mine makes it Monday like hers? I'm shipping to work so I can't see delivery date estimate. But I imagine Monday.
 
Update to this post.

Now my UPS is showing that the package is in transit.

For a delivery on Monday, September 24th!!!


Preorder info

Friday 9/14/18 at around 4:00 PM Eastern from Miami.

Delivery window 9/28-10/5

Status was order in progress until yesterday afternoon when it changed to preparing to ship. At around 5:30 AM status is now shipped. With tracking info provided.

When I track the package it seems like there is no information yet. It gives me an error similar to those who have tried by reference number.
 
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Haha, we're in the same boat. I guess that's what I get for ordering Space Grey. She ordered Gold. Same for your wife?
Yep.. She ordered Gold, i went with space grey. Apparently those might be a little backed up, hence why those shipped sooner. Dang it!
 
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Mine still hasn't moved disappointing I only ordered a day after pre orders

This statement is ridiculous...

In past years, if you ordered the day after pre order, your shipping date was beginning of November.

If this is your first time getting in on this, just sit back and relax ;) it will come sooner than you think. And this year is MUCH better than past years.
 
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