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UK order updated today 21st to SHIPPED!!

Just received a push alert from 'Deliveries'

My 32GB has been received at Cannock (local depot) guessing it'll be out for delivery tomorrow.
 
JulianL said:
I just called TNT because tracking has been showing my iPad as stuck in Arnhem since 2:00am this morning. I have lots of info that I hope will be of use to folks waiting on TNT:

1) The TNT guy asked me if it was an iPad and immediately said that they were having issues with their tracking system but that all the iPads are due for delivery tomorrow.

2) Normally if they fail to deliver (no one at address to take delivery) they leave a card and wait for the customer to call to arrange a re-delivery. They will NOT be doing this with the iPads. If they fail to deliver on Thursday then they will automatically attempt redelivery on Friday and then again on Saturday. The Saturday delivery window will be between 9:00am and 12:00 midday.

3) Tomorrow they will be able to give a better idea of delivery time once they have all the loading manifests for the local trucks. If you call after 9:00am then they should be able to tell you roughly where in the route you will be so at least you have some idea if the delivery is likely to be morning, afternoon or somewhere in the middle.

I hope you folks appreciate my selflessness here. I confess that I debated a bit whether to mention point (3) since I've probably just added a few thousand people likely to jam the TNT phone lines tomorrow morning when I'm trying to call. At least it's an 0800 number - well done on that one TNT.

My final observation is that, like quite a few other people here have mentioned, the TNT guy I spoke to was really, really nice and helpful. I wonder if they love us and this whole Apple/iPad thing because they're getting lots of overtime out of this.

One thing occurs to me. This thread might be all fun and excitement now but spare a thought for where it's likely to head as we get closer to Friday at about 18:00. The lucky amongst us will have got our iPads and stopped participating so this place will be full of bereft people wondering why their iPad hasn't turned up; it's going to be a very depressing place to be come Saturday.

I really hope mine does come tomorrow because that'll mean that I won't be housebound on Friday. Out of curiosity, on Friday morning I really fancy walking the 500 yards or so to my local Currys (which is on the list of stores selling it on launch day) just to see if it is bedlam. If I'm still waiting in for TNT then I won't be able to do that.

Good luck to everyone tomorrow.

- Julian.
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Great post and thanks so much for sharing.
 
I had the "Please Call" status on my TNT UK Ltd order so just phoned now and spoke to a very helpful lady, she said my order will be delivered on the 27th (today lol) and there are no problems/issues :)

I may give the local depot a call after 9am to see if they can give a rough estimate for delivery.
 
I also just spoke to TNT and got the same info that iPads are all, where possible, going out for a first attempted delivery tomorrow. She checked my consignment number and said that it was amongst them. It's getting late in the day for the couriers to be told to hold...
 
For those of us that'll be here for a while (I'm here til 2am, damn work) can you say which camp you're in if there are status updates?

As far as I know there are 3...

1. UPS
2. TNT International - Arnhem or Northampton
3. TNT UK - Nuneaton (me)

Has anyone in the 3 band moved from Nuneaton yet?
 
pfft said:
For those of us that'll be here for a while (I'm here til 2am, damn work) can you say which camp you're in if there are status updates?

As far as I know there are 3...

1. UPS
2. TNT International - Arnhem or Northampton
3. TNT UK - Nuneaton (me)

Has anyone in the 3 band moved from Nuneaton yet?
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I am in No 3 and no not moved. I don't think our tracking number is recognised when you phone TNT either.
 
wibbly_pig said:
I also just spoke to TNT and got the same info that iPads are all, where possible, going out for a first attempted delivery tomorrow. She checked my consignment number and said that it was amongst them. It's getting late in the day for the couriers to be told to hold...
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I agree with the "late in the day" comment, I'm sure that even if there is a dedicated Apple team, such an important order to NOT send out the packages until Friday would be drilled into everybody from the top down....not just kept within the special Apple Crew.
 
Nevasleep said:
I think so, Liege is the air hub.
Looks like it got to Arnhem late, so they are sending it by plane:p
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Wow, I wasnt expecting that, but mine is now showing the same thing. Oh what a journey the Friday 21st Shenzhen iPads have been on!

27 May 2010 01:03:01 Liege Euro Hub Shipment In Transit.
27 May 2010 00:37:19 Liege Euro Hub Shipment Received At Transit Point.
26 May 2010 14:00:04 Arnhem Hub Shipment In Transit.
 
pfft said:
For those of us that'll be here for a while (I'm here til 2am, damn work) can you say which camp you're in if there are status updates?

As far as I know there are 3...

1. UPS
2. TNT International - Arnhem or Northampton
3. TNT UK - Nuneaton (me)

Has anyone in the 3 band moved from Nuneaton yet?
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I'm in camp 3 - TNT UK Ltd says Nuneaton but I had the "Please Call" status so just did and was told it will be delivered on the 27th (later today). I'm guessing the transit info will be updated later this morning to say it's arrived at the local depot and then out for delivery...
 
Boblister said:
I am in No 3 and no not moved. I don't think our tracking number is recognised when you phone TNT either.
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They recognised mine, are you giving them the 9 digit number? There's a 10 digit number Apple gave that isn't any good for TNT.
 
Boblister said:
I am in No 3 and no not moved. I don't think our tracking number is recognised when you phone TNT either.
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I'm in camp 3, if I track as an international package it all seems normal, still in Nuneaton, if I track as UK package it says to call, which I did this afternoon (wed) and got told it is being delivered tomorrow (thur) between 8am and 6pm. A really nice, helpful lady, who said to call any time I want for updates. The 9 digit number worked over the phone
 
pfft said:
They recognised mine, are you giving them the 9 digit number? There's a 10 digit number Apple gave that isn't any good for TNT.
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Yes just tried it. I usually use the international link. I have the same please call message. Will look in the morning see whats transpired overnight.
 
elbows said:
Wow, I wasnt expecting that, but mine is now showing the same thing. Oh what a journey the Friday 21st Shenzhen iPads have been on!

27 May 2010 01:03:01 Liege Euro Hub Shipment In Transit.
27 May 2010 00:37:19 Liege Euro Hub Shipment Received At Transit Point.
26 May 2010 14:00:04 Arnhem Hub Shipment In Transit.
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I think we could be receiving them tomorrow! Btw did you say you were from Edinburgh?
G
 
tozol said:
Oh yes, I was not going to bother checking again tonight..but you guys know how this thread is now..but joyous news on my international TNT tracker....


6 May 2010 23:21:46 Nottingham Shipment Received At Destination Depot.
26 May 2010 22:06:40 Northampton Hub Shipment In Transit.
26 May 2010 02:42:48 Arnhem Hub Shipment In Transit.

and notts is 12 mile from home...now could be one of the first tomorrow, or one of the last....happy days
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That's not bad going - the directions finder on Google Earth is giving a Hub -> Depot time of 1h23m..!
 
I'm in the Nuneaton TNT camp as well. Still "in transit", but I take that to
mean it is on the road to my local depot in Edinburgh. Well I hope so anyway.

This nearly full moon is beginning to insinuate occasional mad thoughts of a
Friday delivery in my mind! Must stop looking out of the window.

Weirdly, Apple haven"t taken the money from my account yet.
 
Hey people, if like me you're sitting up refreshing/posting/pulling your hair out all night................don't forget to set an alarm (or two), don't want to risk missing an early delivery :p
 
ghepburn said:
I think we could be receiving them tomorrow! Btw did you say you were from Edinburgh?
G
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No Im in Nuneaton which makes this even funnier - ipads everywhere round here except mine :D

I think I found the flight that our ipads will take from Liege:

http://www.flightstats.com/go/Fligh...&id=192980983&airlineCode=FI&flightNumber=741

It doesnt arrive at East Midlands airport till nearly 4am so Im not sure what our chances are like for Thursday delivery, not amazing but not impossible.
 
Gurner said:
That's not bad going - the directions finder on Google Earth is giving a Hub -> Depot time of 1h23m..!
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I've got a time of 3hrs.
Hopefully it will arrive at the depot about 5ish, so there is plenty of time for it to be loaded onto a van.
 
I'm a seemingly rarer UPS camp member, in Manchester:

Status: In Transit
TAMWORTH, GB 27/05/2010 0:27 DEPARTURE SCAN
TAMWORTH, GB 26/05/2010 21:22 ORIGIN SCAN
GB 26/05/2010 4:17 BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED

Really enjoying popping in to this forum, thanks everyone.
 
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