The ipad will ship in late march.

[Chupa Chupa]

Not sure where the 14 days comes from. Legally, a company has 30 days to ship an order before having to get confirmation from the buyer or cancel.

I've bought lots of pre-orders from Apple in the past years. Typically:

1) They do not charge until it ships -- ships means they slap a label on it and notify FedEx for p/u.

2) 90% of the time it ships direct from China. My 3GS was the exception, but I ordered early. People who orders a few days after me did have theirs drop shipped from China.

3) Where it ships from has zero impact on delivery date as Apple puts a "hold till" date on all shipments. The only exception is if it ships from China and there is a customs snafu. A small number will slip through the cracks but for the most part FedEx will not deliver until the release date.

4) All orders ship Express regardless of how you requested and paid for delivery. Requesting & paying for "expedited" shipping will not get you your pre-ordered item any faster than if you opted for the "free" shipping, you'll just be a few bucks poorer. However, if you do make the mistake of paying for shipping Apple will refund your money on request, but then you have waste time on the phone.

 

[bbydon]

So do you expect a saturday delivery or a friday delivery? ....or heaven forbid Monday (which i heard is easter monday) or tuesday.

 

[GeekLawyer]

So do you expect a saturday delivery or a friday delivery? ....or heaven forbid Monday (which i heard is easter monday) or tuesday.

Apple said release on 4/3. Until I hear differently, that's what I'm going with. The 3GS pre-orders delivered the same day as the release.

There's no such thing as "Easter Monday" in the United States. Some people have a religious holiday on Good Friday; Easter is on Sunday. Monday 4/5 is not a national holiday in the US.

 

[aristobrat]

So do you expect a saturday delivery or a friday delivery? ....or heaven forbid Monday (which i heard is easter monday) or tuesday.

The Apple Store says that preorders deliver 4/3, which would be Saturday.

 

[Hmac]

I just checked with my bank. There is no hold or reserve on my credit card and my credit limit is unchanged.

 

[flyguy206]

I just checked with my bank. There is no hold or reserve on my credit card and my credit limit is unchanged.

they have not porcssed it yet. they will charge you

 

[aristobrat]

they have not porcssed it yet. they will charge you

This is Apple's posted policy, from http://store.apple.com. It's the same policy that they use on normal purchases, and it's the same policy that they've used over the last several years for pre-orders. There is absolutely nothing new about the way Apple is handling this pre-order.

Credit, Debit, and Check Cards

Whether you order online or phone in your order to Apple, you may pay by credit, debit, or check card. When you provide Apple with your card information, Apple will obtain a pre-approval from the card company for the amount of the order, which may result in a corresponding block on your available credit while the pre-approval remains in place. Apple will not bill your credit card or process a transaction under your debit or check card until your order ships.

http://a248.e.akamai.net/7/248/2041...Catalog/US/Images/salespolicies.html#topic-10

 

[bbydon]

The Apple Store says that preorders deliver 4/3, which would be Saturday.

I asked that question before it was posted on apples site...before the preorder

 

[aristobrat]

I asked that question before it was posted on apples site...before the preorder

No problem. I posted it mostly so that when people search the forums about Apple + pre-orders + Saturday delivery and find this thread, they'll have some information. The pre-order page you're referring to will disappear after launch, so I took a quick screen-grab of it.