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The Official I pre-ordered my iPad 3 Thread!

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Mine finally left PA & on the way. Marked as "on time". Lets hope so!
 

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Mine finally left PA & on the way. Marked as "on time". Lets hope so!

After witnessing all the commotions, I decided to check mine and it finally had the Departure Scan @5:06PM KY time after sitting in Louisville since Monday.


Yeeepeee or Finally... Take your pick...
 

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Well, it's the 16th here in Oz - no way will I be getting mine today - it has been sitting in Sydney for the last three days because consignment tracker states 'Receiver requested new delivery date' - origin Chenzhen (ie Apple not me).
 

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robert65d said:
Well, it's the 16th here in Oz - no way will I be getting mine today - it has been sitting in Sydney for the last three days because consignment tracker states 'Receiver requested new delivery date' - origin Chenzhen (ie Apple not me).

My daughters arrived in Brisbane last night, I wonder if we'll get it today, probably not.
 

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Jeffnewc said:
I ordered mine on the 10th and is still says processing with a delivery date of the 22nd. Wish I had ordered it earlier, oh well worth the wait for sure!

At last preparing for shipment. It will arrive at my work on Monday.
 

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It's funny, I per ordered for delivery today to Sydney (and tracking says its out for delivery) as I will never line up for a product.

I just walked past the main Sydney Apple store on George st, and people are lining up around the corner. Same goes for the major telco companies. I did nothing do time consuming and mines set to arrive this morning (likely before half the line ups get theirs)

What makes it even funnier, is afterwards I walked into an JB Hi Fi store (a major chain in Aus) and they have plenty of every model on stock. A friend told me they had a similar experience with the iPhone 4s. He skipped the lines ups and went to a smaller store and got the same plan from the same telephone company in 10 minutes.

Does anyone else investigate these options broader they start lining up at midnight? Maybe I'm missing something?
 

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Does anyone else investigate these options broader they start lining up at midnight? Maybe I'm missing something?

Well there is quite a Buzz when you stand in line at Apple. It's definitely an experience, although obviously not for everyone! I've done it twice so far (but not tomorrow!).
You certainly don't get the same buzz at the other stores, but again, I did that for the iPhone4 launch and had it hours before most of the line at Apple! The only risk with that is they never know how much they are getting at retail. The telco shop I used got 8, and I was 6th through the door. The other two were gone about 60 seconds after I walked in and that was about 5 minutes after the store opened!

Horses for courses, as they say!
 

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Tim Cook announced the new iPad at 6pm UK time on 7th March... UK Apple Store down all evening.

8th March 6am, placed my 64gb 4G Black pre-order, delivery to Hertfordshire, England.* Order details indicate 16th March delivery.

10th March 11am, received "shipped" email with delivery number, stating delivery on 16th March.

10th March 11pm, received sms msg from Apple indicating order will be delivered on OR BEFORE 16th March.* Status on "Track Orders" web page states "Shipped on 10-Mar-2012 Delivers on March 16". Being delivered by UPS.

12th March 9.30am, similar to other folk, the payment to Apple doesn't appear in my credit card online statement, and when I enter the tracking number into the UPS online tracking service* I get the message ">>> UPS could not locate the shipment details for your request. Please verify your information and try again later." Doh... I'm now starting to think I only dreamed of making a pre-order!

14th March 5.30pm, received Apple Store Billing Document.* Checked online credit card statement... shows payment taken on 10th March.* UPS tracking still showing ">>> UPS could not locate the shipment details for your request. Please verify your information and try again later."

15th March 22.15, UPS tracking site says "In transit: On time" and has reached Tamworth,GB.
 

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robert65d said:
Belay my last. Latest tracking info stated "09:06:25 - Adelaide - Shipment Arrived In Warehouse". Will I get it delivered to country South Australia (60km from Adelaide) today?

I sure hope you do! How exciting is this!
 

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Does anyone else investigate these options broader they start lining up at midnight? Maybe I'm missing something?

I preordered my iPhone 4, to be picked up at the Apple store on release day. There were two separate lines; one for preorders and one for "hopefuls". It was kind of fun, you could definitely sense a buzz of excitement. Workers from Starbucks were offering samples up and down the line, and somebody from the Apple store had bottles of water and snacks on a rolling cart to hand out. Sometimes, as someone would leave the store, they'd hold up their new phone and everyone would cheer. Yeah, its goofy to get that worked up over a thing, but what the heck? It was fun.

This time, though, I'm just having the iPad delivered to my home.
 

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Buying a new iXXXX at the Apple store on the first release, seems to be a sporting event with many young people. These kids know they might have a better chance at AT&T, or Verizon, but it is not the same. The media goes to the Apple stores, the Apple employees work the crowd to keep them happy, and outfits like Starbucks even get into the act. Look at how many show up to get sport tickets orconcert tckets. Its harmless an its fun, and Apple uses this to build hype and mystic. And you know, that hidden in the crowds, are several crowd control specialists who will appear when someone gets a little unruly.
 

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Except I'm not a young person! But I've been known to stand in line for a concert or two and even took my clothes off...twice...on a cruise ship with the band Barenaked Ladies and 1000 fans.
 

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