iPad Pro UK M1 iPad Pro Thread

[GarethR]

In order of best to worst delivery companies

1. DPD (Best)
2. UPS
3. Parcelforce (Royal Mail)
4. DHL (UK Mail)
5. Hermes
6. Yodel (worst ever)

Agree on the top two.

Parcelforce are a very, very distant bottom for me. No meaningful tracking. Inability to give them any instructions to follow and no shipment release option. Useless. Even my local Hermes guy is better.

DHL don’t appear have to be too bad of late, they seem to have upped their game a lot since they’ve re-entered the consumer market and taken over UK Mail.

UPS are always consistently good, although the tracking is lacklustre.

DPD are by far and away the best though - always turn up within their hourly slot and the inflight options and tracking can’t be beaten. I’m amazed after these years no other courier has got remotely close.

I’ll even make a point of ordering from companies who use DPD - even if I have to pay a little more for the item.

 

[GarethR]

The worst thing about Hermes and Yodel is that I've had them show they've delivered late in the day, and they haven't, and they then deliver the following day

Yeah, that’s unfortunately a common shady practice but it’s born out of them overloading and placing unrealistic targets on the drivers. What usually happens is the driver marks it delivered - doesn’t have time to deliver it, and then delivers it first thing the next day. I’d much rather they were honest about this though.
If they had system like DPD which won’t let a driver scan/deliver an item unless they’re at the physical location the practice couldn't happen.

 

[CD3660]

I suppose we need to bear in mind that companies like Hermes are paying at least some of their drivers peanuts and overburdening them with the sheer volume of packages.

it’s often the companies who are more at fault than the drivers.

 

[Saphire]

Money taken from account, no date yet
12.9 256, silver wif

 

[Lukomaldini]

Card has been charged for 256GB wifi space grey! Delivery 21-27th on app… Still processing…

 

[spinstorm]

I too have been charged for the 256GB 5G 12.9 even though it says delivers 27th.

There are two scenarios where we are charged now:

1. It is arriving this week (what we wish for)
2. It is coming from China so needs EXTRA TIME for shipping

I personally am annoyed I’ve been charged unless it is shipped for delivery this week as I was planning to try and get one at an Apple store but I am not in a position to mess around with £1200 two times!

 

[CD3660]

They’ll be delivered on Friday.

 

[spinstorm]

They’ll be delivered on Friday.

I think this is very optimistic. Although Apple do occasionally deliver faster than they say this iPad is a limited supply item and it is more likely it is coming directly from China (and this shipping sooner) than it’s going to turn up on Friday.

But clearly I hope I’m wrong!

 

[Apple Mac Daz]

They won’t be coming from China like the US guys. They will be dispatched tomorrow from Hinckley

 

[krspkbl]

Amazon is back to saying delivery for 28th so cancelled my old order and made a new one as the original was still saying 29th.

hope i can just pick one up at an apple store on friday then i’ll cancel the amazon order

 

[mrklaw]

Was hoping it switched to ‘preparing to ship’ overnight

 

[leebroath]

Nope, this should happen today though

In the meantime I’m looking forward to watching the reviews (popcorn ready)

 

[dalvin200]

Mine also charged card yesterday for 12.9 1TB .. fingers crossed order status changes today to PTS

 

[limesmoothie]

Card's been charged, still says 24-26th delivery. Something's happening at least.

 

[Italicman]

No card charge for me yet but still 21-27. Though I have had an Apple Pencil delivered and they still haven’t charged me for that yet.

 

[DonHS]

CC has now been charged (Germany) but still not preparing to ship

 

[Danando1993]

Card charged but no change from 27th shown on app (21-27th in confirmation email)
11" Base model

 

[Apple Mac Daz]

Looking forward to the reviews today. Guess it’s gonna be early afternoon before there released

 

[leebroath]

Looking forward to the reviews today. Guess it’s gonna be early afternoon before there released

Sure will be, from this UK time (9am) it was 19 hours ago on YouTube that USA posted their reviews and unboxing of iMac.

So 6am for them and 2pm for us

 

[krspkbl]

Nope, this should happen today though

In the meantime I’m looking forward to watching the reviews (popcorn ready)

i think some people will regret going for the mini led version. i suspect we'll see a lot of "should i cancel my 12.9 and get 11 instead?" posts ?

 

[leebroath]

i think some people will regret going for the mini led version. i suspect we'll see a lot of "should i cancel my 12.9 and get 11 instead?" posts ?

Which is why I purchased both 1TB versions of 11” and 12.9

 

[HarryIE]

My 11” IPP has just moved to Preparing to Ship. Delivering to Ireland but they usually come from the UK

 

[Snapperjw]

My 11” IPP has just moved to Preparing to Ship. Delivering to Ireland but they usually come from the UK

Great news Harry. No change on my 12.9 IPP but good to read that things are moving.

 

[leebroath]

My 12.9” Logitech Combo Touch has now changed to PTS

Still states arrives 21 - 27 May

Think the dates have been completely borked this time around

 

[LegendaryAced]

My 12.9” Logitech Combo Touch has now changed to PTS

Still states arrives 21 - 27 May

Think the dates have been completely borked this time around

Same!