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I hope Apple Store on 5th ave gets a shipment soon called no luck yet. If anyone in the Newyork area knows of a Apple Store that has the bands please let me know
 
This morning I woke up to the headline that Apple had bands in stock at selected stores and I was immediately annoyed because I had ordered the black leather loop on May 10th and it wasn't due to ship until the first week of June. I was relieved after I checked my order status and it had changed to Preparing for shipment. I just got home now and checked again to see if there were any updates and now it's back to processing and says available to ship in 2-3 weeks.

To make matters more annoying, when I look at the same band on the store to order one now , it says shipping in 1-2 weeks! What is going on with Apple's inventory system!?

I feel your pain. My Blue Sport Band (just arrived 2 days ago) also charged and sat PFS for 2 days like these and then the next day it arrived. I was so excited thinking that I was going to have it tomorrow. Guess not.

So then I decided to drive to the 2 nearest Apple stores. I was able to purchase the WSB there, but the only other thing they had besides sport bands were the Black Classic Buckle. I sure hope I don't end up getting my Leather Loop in store before it ships from my online order too...
 
Same there here for both my Black LL and WSB. Ugh. 2 days of PFS and I was excited that tomorrow would be the day. (Blue SB that arrived 2 days ago spent 2 days PFS then arrived the next day)

I ended up checking the 2 closest Apple stores and all they had were sport bands and the Classic Buckle. Picked up the WSB at least. Guess I'll keep checking in there and probably end up getting the LL before my online order comes too.
 
2 days ago I was charged for a Leather Loop and WSB that I ordered and online it changed to Preparing for Shipment. It stayed this way even through this AM. I get on just now to check if theres any change and yup, it changed back to Processing?!?!

Has anyone else had this happen? Frustrating as I thought for sure they were on their way. Also still shows 2-3 weeks for shipping, but if you go to order one online it show 1-2 weeks. Ugh.

my white sports band has been PFS for 3 days now. charged 4 days ago
 
My WSB was charged a couple days ago as well, and it was preparing for shipment for about two days.

It jumped back to processing today.

Thankfully, I got that same WSB I ordered today at the Apple Store in Galleria Ft. Lauderdale :)

So while it does suck that the order status reverted, at the same time I'm not even mad because it saved me a return trip to the store that was eventually going to happen.
 
I had a WSB that shipped and for some reason the carrier lost it and Apple has issued a replacement.

Tuck
 
My WSB was charged a couple days ago as well, and it was preparing for shipment for about two days.

It jumped back to processing today.

Thankfully, I got that same WSB I ordered today at the Apple Store in Galleria Ft. Lauderdale :)

So while it does suck that the order status reverted, at the same time I'm not even mad because it saved me a return trip to the store that was eventually going to happen.

Did they have any other colors there?
 
Um..same thing happened to me today. My Watch shipped but my band went back to processing. I cancelled it and I'm hoping I can pick up my Watch band tomorrow at the Apple Store.
 
There was only white for the 38mm watch, and only blue, and black for the 42mm watch.

I'm gonna check Aventura tomorrow after I get out of work.

I feel lucky then. My 42mm WSB is being delivered tomorrow. I'd be tempted if they had the green though.

I assume Aventura would have more supply.
 
I feel lucky then. My 42mm WSB is being delivered tomorrow. I'd be tempted if they had the green though.

I assume Aventura would have more supply.

They SHOULD considering it's such a high traffic store. I might be tempted if they have green.
 
Apple agent told me it's part of the process. Charge shows pending on credit card. It is pre authorizing and will drop off. Once it ships it will go to shipped and will receive email with tracking. I haven't received my SGBSB 42mm watch yet that I ordered 25 minutes in. Yesterday received preparing for shipment on stone leather loop and white sport band. Today back in process. My watch never changed until tonight'x. It is now in prepare to ship and charge for watch is pending. This is the part she says is normal. The watch will probably go back to processing then once ships will get the actual charge and email with tracking... Seems wrong to do to people waiting so long and now with even bands in stores but oh well I was the dumb ass that waited this long..
 
Apple agent told me it's part of the process. Charge shows pending on credit card. It is pre authorizing and will drop off. Once it ships it will go to shipped and will receive email with tracking. I haven't received my SGBSB 42mm watch yet that I ordered 25 minutes in. Yesterday received preparing for shipment on stone leather loop and white sport band. Today back in process. My watch never changed until tonight'x. It is now in prepare to ship and charge for watch is pending. This is the part she says is normal. The watch will probably go back to processing then once ships will get the actual charge and email with tracking... Seems wrong to do to people waiting so long and now with even bands in stores but oh well I was the dumb ass that waited this long..

It's not normal to change to Preparing and then go back to Processing. Something went wrong on their end this time.
 
Apple agent told me it's part of the process.

I don't think so. My Watch went from Processing to Preparing for Shipment and that was it until it changed to Shipped. I ordered mine early though, 12:02:12 AM PDT.

Is this happening on all Sport bands? If so I might just wait until my local store gets a shipment in of the band I wanted and get it then. Supposedly they got some in this morning but they sold out by the time I got there.
 
A lot of us had an extra band go back to processing. And most of us are joking that perhaps they sent our band to the stores instead. This could be a possibility.

It is not a coincidence that now that bands have been allocated and shipped to the store, that most of our bands on order are going back to processing. My guess is it was a goof by :apple:. They thought they would have "X" number of bands to ship to online customers. Once they set aside "X" number for the :apple: stores. They realized there was no way they could fulfill both. So we go back to processing for a few more days. Till they get more in production. Sucks, but seems what happened.
 
A lot of us had an extra band go back to processing. And most of us are joking that perhaps they sent our band to the stores instead. This could be a possibility.

It is not a coincidence that now that bands have been allocated and shipped to the store, that most of our bands on order are going back to processing. My guess is it was a goof by :apple:. They thought they would have "X" number of bands to ship to online customers. Once they set aside "X" number for the :apple: stores. They realized there was no way they could fulfill both. So we go back to processing for a few more days. Till they get more in production. Sucks, but seems what happened.

Heck at this rate I wish I could change an option so that my sport band and 42mm SS ML would ship at the same time. That way I won't be sitting around with my white sport band waiting for the actual watch to arrive.
 
After 3 days of PFS, received email that 38mm green will be deliver next Thursday. geez. Ordered a 38mm BCB and it arrived within 3 days.

God Bless Us, Everyone!
 
Add me to the list of preparing to ship back to processing. I ordered the blue leather loop.
 
I'm sure they are coming soon, but this is pretty frustrating having this happen and to get hopes up that they were shipping only to go back to the waiting game again.
 
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