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Shipping straight from china

I just brought a watch from apple uk website and only found out it’s shipping from China. In the past when I brought something from apple it was deliver from uk not from China! Anyone got same problem?

Posted on Jan 9, 2021 6:42 AM

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Posted on Jan 10, 2021 12:20 PM

Sometimes if there is local inventory, it can ship from a local Apple Store. But when an item is back ordered, it ships from China as it rolls off the assembly line.


Personally, the only time I've received an Apple Product from a local source, is if I arrange for in-store pickup, or a walk into an Apple Store and buy an item in stock. Otherwise, they have all been shipped from China to Massachusetts, USA.

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Jan 10, 2021 12:20 PM in response to Waste123

Sometimes if there is local inventory, it can ship from a local Apple Store. But when an item is back ordered, it ships from China as it rolls off the assembly line.


Personally, the only time I've received an Apple Product from a local source, is if I arrange for in-store pickup, or a walk into an Apple Store and buy an item in stock. Otherwise, they have all been shipped from China to Massachusetts, USA.

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