Well it was sent deliberately to arrive on Friday, so I don't think it was delayed.. but you have a good point about the early deliveries meaning we can all get them by launch day.I'm sorry but are you being serious? Judging by some of the figures that others have reported from various drivers and distribution centres it's looking like Apple might have shipped 100,000 units or more into the UK for launch. That's 100,000 extra packages that UPS and TNT between them have to process and deliver. When you're dealing with numbers like that it's inevitable that some will get delayed for various reasons (everything from the complex like delivery routes to remote areas not being daily to something as simple as a package getting tucked behind a desk at the delivery centre and not noticed until the van's gone and, for that matter, the really simple one of simply not having any more space on a particular route).
The delivery date Apple stated was the 28th of May. If you get yours after that you have grounds for complaint. Some got theirs today but, inevitably, that's not going to be everyone. If, by delivering a day early for those orders, you get yours on the initial delivery date then surely that's a good thing?
I'm constantly amazed at how little patience people have these days. Do try and consider the bigger picture before reaching for the toys and calculating the best angle to ensure maximum distance from the pram.
Besides, you think you've got it bad, I may or may not be getting an iPad for my birthday on Sunday from my loving wife. If I am it'll be getting delivered to her workplace. So I've got no idea if there's an iPad in my future and no way to check to see if it's being delivered, if there have been any problems in the order processing etc etc. Try THAT for suspense
As I've said, I just didn't like feeling left out
Waaaaaaaa *throws toy out of pram*
