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iPad Frenzy: Getting yours

by Erica Sadun Apr 1st 2010 at 12:45PM

If you're looking to pick up an iPad on Saturday without having pre-ordered or if you're concerned about your pre-ordered iPad arriving safely at your door, TUAW has some helpful updates for you.

Ignore your tracking data. Does your iPad tracking show that it is still sitting in China? Mine does. But according to Boy Genius Reports, your iPad is actually here and waiting under guard. They write, "Don't worry if your tracking info still shows the package hasn't left China, it's probably only 10 miles from you, sitting comfortably under the watchful eyes of Top Flight security."

On his Twitter account, Thomas from UPS agrees. He is busy reassuring freaked-out Apple customers that, in fact, the tracking information they're seeing on UPS's site is inaccurate. It doesn't help that Apple's Order Status system has been up and then down and then up again all morning.

Buying one on Saturday. Did you not order your iPad in advance? We called around to a number of Apple Stores today and spoke with representatives, all of whom confirmed that they will be receiving stock in addition to preorder stock. This stock will be sold on a first come, first serve basis using the same two line system (one reserved line, one drop in line) you saw back during the 3GS release. Any remaining reserved stock will be released at 3PM.

Thanks, JP Checa

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ez1966@gmail.com

Mine just shows leaving Kentucky this morning....so much for Saturday delivery to Pennsylvania. Seemed to good to actually work on a weekend.

April 03 2010 at 6:03 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Brice

Well, mine seemed stuck at ORIGIN SCAN until today at around 4:30p EDT it was changed to DEPARTURE SCAN... except it departed from a city other than the origin.

Fingers crossed that these updates truly are unreliable because I'm going to be a very disappointed early adopter without an iPad in my mitts promptly on Saturday.

April 01 2010 at 10:13 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
nicolasmurray

I heard the Apple stores were opening at 9 a.m. on launch. What about stores like the Palm Beach Gardens store where it is inside a mall that doesn't open until 10 a.m. ???

April 01 2010 at 7:04 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
aph3x

Thanks to the price point and the local economy it sounds like I should just be able to show up at my local Apple store and pick one up.

Are Apple stores going to be running at regular hours or early?

April 01 2010 at 5:01 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Beverly

@Gregory my dock & case were prepared for shipment today..

April 01 2010 at 3:18 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
NateF

That's a relief.

Though, after hearing others say they saw their iPad's go from, say, Kentucky, back to China on UPS's website, I suspected Apple was trying to make it appear as if no one's iPad had arrived in town (presumably so people wouldn't try to attain it form their local shipping centers).

It'll seem, to those no clued in, like it was transported overnight, as if by magic. :D

April 01 2010 at 2:59 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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NateF

*form should have been from

April 01 2010 at 3:00 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
NateF

Bah, and 'no' should have been 'not'.

April 01 2010 at 3:02 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Gregory Cornelius

Has anyone's iPad accessories shipped yet? I have no tracking info on my case and dock ordered at the same time.

April 01 2010 at 1:24 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jeff Torgerson

I had shipping updates from one I had ordered show as scanned in KY.. then magically.. within an hour it was back in China! Strange how fast going back it was. :)

April 01 2010 at 1:21 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Mark

I'll also share my story:

I just got an email from Apple that said my iPad would not be delivered on Saturday, because Saturday Delivery is not available in my area. Which is nonsense ... I get Saturday delivery all the time.

I called Apple, who seemed utterly and completely confused. They gave me the UPS International number. I called there, and finally spoke to a human who assured (guaranteed) that it would be delivered Saturday.

So ... ignore UPS tracking, and ignore Apple emails?

April 01 2010 at 1:19 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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doom2ruler

Instead of worrying about it, why not buy, oh, I dunno, the iPod Touch, save some money and some stress, and you can still "Just... Do!"

April 01 2010 at 12:58 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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