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iPhone 4 being shipped from China??

I ordered my iPhone online a few weeks ago, with a delivery date of July 15th. It has now shipped. When I checked tracking information i was happy to see it was coming via FedEx. That means fast, right? No. Apparently its being shipped from China??? So its still giong to take 7-8 business days to get here. That is crazy. Why are they shipping iPhones from China?

ANCHORAGE, AK Jul 9, 2010 2:37 PMIn transit
ANCHORAGE, AK Jul 9, 2010 1:28 PMInt'l shipment release
ANCHORAGE, AK Jul 9, 2010 12:42 PMArrived at FedEx location
ANCHORAGE, AK Jul 9, 2010 1:43 AMIn transit

LANTAU ISLAND HK Jul 9, 2010 1:38 AMAt local FedEx facility
LANTAU ISLAND HK Jul 8, 2010 1:34 PMLeft FedEx origin facility

SHENZHEN CN Jul 8, 2010 11:06 AMPicked up
SHENZHEN CN Package received after FedEx cutoffJul 7, 2010 7:01 AM

Shipment information sent to FedEx

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Posted on Jul 10, 2010 6:03 PM

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User profile for user: Stephen Wandzura1
Stephen Wandzura1
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Jul 10, 2010 6:14 PM in response to Community User

HLT1 wrote:
I thought my last 3 iPhones got shipped from Cupertino California.



More likely Elk Grove, CA (just south of Sacramento). Apple ships a lot of stuff from there. I would guess that when things aren't selling like hotcakes, they have some iPhones warehoused there. Then again, maybe they did come from China and you just didn't notice. Apple does make a big effort to minimize inventory.
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User profile for user: w7ox
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Jul 10, 2010 6:35 PM in response to Community User

HLT1 wrote:
I must sound stupid, sorry. I thought my last 3 iPhones got shipped from Cupertino California. I remember them arriving only a day later, as I am in San Diego, a short drive away. First time I've seen iPhone shipping from China I guess. Maybe I wasn't paying attention.


I believe early orders have come from China in the past -- direct from the factory to you. Also custom MacBooks and the like. And re the iPh4, we are still in the "early order" rush.

Phil
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User profile for user: CoNm4n
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Jul 10, 2010 7:07 PM in response to chucknelson

Currently iPhone 4's are coming straight from China because they are 'hot off the press' so to speak.

In the future, iPhone 4's will come from local/domestic sources as stock accumulates. This is the same with almost all products now days, unfortunately. Cheap labor in China and abroad means that is where they are assembled. So if something is out of stock, relatively new, etc. it will be coming 'hot off the press' from the direct manufacturing source. In this case with Apple, from China.
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Jul 10, 2010 6:08 PM in response to stedman1

I must sound stupid, sorry. I thought my last 3 iPhones got shipped from Cupertino California. I remember them arriving only a day later, as I am in San Diego, a short drive away. First time I've seen iPhone shipping from China I guess. Maybe I wasn't paying attention.
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