What does "Merge In Transit NL" mean ?

Assuming you have ordered a display and G5, they are consolidated so that they are delivered to you at the same time, (as one is not much use without the other!)the display being a stock item and the G5 built-to-order.

I think this is done in Eindhoven, Netherlands.

And once your order is despatched they give you the code to track it on the TNT site.

Hi Wayne,

The term you're asking about should be highlighted in blue so that you can click on it for a page of acronym descriptions.

Also, you should be provided with a shipping number that you can click on that will launch the website to the delivery company handling your order (Ie: FedEx, UPS, etc). You will be able to track it online from there.

I don't know how long orders to the UK take, so I can't help you there. I do know that custom orders take a lot longer. Apple products also come from all over the world (Ex: PowerBooks come from Japan, G5s from California, some accessories from Texas, etc). Clearing customs takes a while too, so account for that (my PowerBook took 3 days to clear Canadian customs alone).

If in doubt about what's going on, call the Apple Store or the delivery company (if you know who is handling it and have a delivery number) to find out what the hold up is. If you don't have a delivery number, Apple will tell you what it is when you call.

Hope that helps you out a bit. Have fun with your new Mac when it finally gets to you!

Cheers,

~Sheri

This is old stuff but it might work. If you go to:

http://www.tnt.com/webtracker/tracker.do?searchType=REF&respLang=en&respCountry= GB&sourceID=1&sourceCountry=ww&genericSiteIdent=&navigation=1&plazakey=

and enter the shipment number, you may find it. Sometimes you have to leave off the first '8' as it only needs 9 digits.

On second thoughts - much easier to phone Apple tomorrow.

According to order tracking on Apple's website my new Dual Core PMG5 shipped on Saturday 29 Oct from Cork, Ireland, it's still not here yet.

It also says on Apple's website that my Apple Display is with 'Flextronics c/o Express Cargo' and my PowerMac is with 'Kuhne & Nagel' whatever those are??
I also hear that Apple send their products out from Ireland then on a grand tour of Europe before reaching the UK? If so any idea why? This is making my head hurt and I am losing the will to live!

Hmm. As in your other post...:

theclash, "Brits, Dual Core PMG5, how long until delivery?", 07:31am Nov 4, 2005 CDT

(I think) Flextronics, Venray, NL hold the stock displays. The G5 is built-to-order in Cork. The two items are consolidated in Eindhoven, NL and then shipped to UK.

Kuhne & Nagel are shipping and forwarding agents sorry, 'Logistics Providers', who will, most likely, hand the consignment on to TNT for UK delivery.

Hope your head is better.

I ordered a PMG5 (+memory & bluetooth) on 20th October. It shipped on 3rd Nov. Today, Apple's site still just says shipped. But they do give a TNT tracking number. As I've no other goods, the destination is my home and not to meet up with a monitor in Holland!

From the TNT web site I can see it left Cork at 19:39 yesterday but it's been unchanged since. A phone call (to an extremely helpful man at TNT) provided the information that it goes on to Dublin but that's an internal move(!) which rarely gets logged on the site but that if I cared to keep looking over the weekend it should make its way from Dublin to the Midlands (I think he said) depot and from there to the local depot who should deliver it to me Monday. I'll be sitting just inside the door waiting!

That makes sense I guess even though you would think it would be cheaper for Apple to ship everything to the UK from Ireland and also result in less waiting times for it's customers.
But what do I know eh? Oh well I think it's time for a lie down and some more waiting at the door, Cheers.
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According to order tracking the current whereabouts of my Dual Core G5 + Display is-

APPLE EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA

Seems Apple are not content on sending it on just a tour of Europe but on a fooking world tour!

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