Hello Everyone,

I ordered the iPad3 over the phone with Apple on March 8. As of March 14, my order still says "Order Being Processed". I have yet to receive a confirmation that the iPad3 will actually BE at the Apple store on March 16. When I ordered it, the Apple sales person said it would definitely be available. (The store is in Indianapolis). I called Apple yesterday about this "Order Being Processed" status and the person on the phone said that the store in Indy won't e-mail the confirmation until the evening of March 15. I don't know if this is correct or she just made this up! Has anyone else pre-ordered for an "in-store pickup" and gotten an actual confirmation that the iPad 3 is AT the store????

Thanks for your help and advice,
Bill

You were lied to you cannot preorder you have to queue for store pickups I am going thurs teatime to be sure.
Start queueing or you will not get one I guarantee it mate.

Thanks for the info. But here in the US, I pre-ordered the iPad1, and they were piled behind the counter on release day with everyone's names on them. And if you didn't pre-order, you were in a different line, and had to wait. So I'm not sure what their policy is.... Does ANYONE really know? I do know that with all this chaos, my days of sleeping on the sidewalk in front of an Apple store are over!

Actually,In Store pickup was available as an option online when I ordered mine on Thursday evening.

Nice. That makes me feel much better. The only e-mail I received since March 8 is that the order is processing. What about you? Any actual "Pick-Up" confirmation?

Excellent. And at 3:00 PM Eastern Time, I just got MY confirmation that my iPad is ready to be picked up tomorrow. Incidentally, I live 140 north of Indianapolis, so I didn't want to make this 280 mile round trip for nothing. My son-in-law was in Indianapolis today, so he stopped at the store. The guy there told him I was going to get my iPad, and that I was very LUCKY, because they didn't get that many in-store pick-ups!

I am also surprised because I read you can't pre order.. glad mine is coming to the door, I can't imagine trying to fight that mess or why anyone would want too though.. LOL

That's why I love Wal-Mart lol I'll be getting mine pretty much tonight, at 12:01am And I live in the middle of nowhere, don't assume many people will be there and they have 12 of each unit in stock. I'll have my new iPad before a lot of people are going to bed tonight lol

Patrizia: I agree with you. I happened to be in Chicago on March 8 and stopped in an Apple store to pre-order the iPad. The guy there told me I can to call Apple. When I did, the salesperson said they would TRY to deliver this to my house on March 16, but that if I pre-ordered it to a STORE, I would be guaranteed to get it. So, as much as I hate this 280 mile drive tomorrow, and the lines, I got spooked out of home delivery!

Stupid question.... What is the advantage of store pickup vs. delivery? Isn't it a much bigger hassle? Can you shed some light on your reasons?

Please report the result (if no one else shows up...)

Apple plans to have plenty of iPads available. Don't think they will sell out.

Mike is right.. I already printed mine out since I'm in and out all day. I live in a gated community so I'm not worried about theft. In 15 years nothing has ever been taken

I can't wait at home. I have meetings with clients that pay my bills .. Lol UPS can show up at 10 am or 7 pm. I don't have the luxury of being able to stay home and wait

I did the FedEx presigned thing with my iPod touch a few years ago and they still wouldn't leave it. I had to be there to actually sign for it.

I should have thought of this .. since I live in the middle of no where..