Q: Apple Watch Shipping Notices

I Know, and I hope that won't be the case. I agree the ball was dropped on this rollout, I also believe they knew there was an issue well before 4-10, all Apple had to do was just tell us there would be a delay in shipping, and a reason. Pretty sure most people would have understood.

ordered 4/10 12:30am from calif. 42" SS loop. Instantly 5/13-5/27 ship date but received the watch  4/25. Not sure what the method is for who and who gets the watch. Np bottom line for loyal apple peeps is this. We love the products and we are used to getting high quality ones from apple with an on time shipping even if there are delays.this launch is something Microsoft or Samsung would do. **** poor planning! Really a bad experience for many on here...

seriously. Go away. Go write your comments on FB maybe there someone would care.

Thanks Mom/Dad. Apple's ad said it was available the 24th.  I think they forgot the asterisk (*) that states...

*If you order in the first minute of pre order, purchase the right model,  or you are a celebrity,

Once they knew they messed up they fixed the ad.

It doesn't change anything but they have $200 billion in cash at their disposal to fix it.

I Agree after May 8 or may 27 depending on you last due date, if u haven't received your watch by then you can complain all you want, till then apple hasn't not let anyone down yet,

You are delusional if you think that we were wrong to assume we would get the Watch on the 24^th. The formal announcement of the release date, every ad Apple placed, and Apple’s past history with all previous releases, lead us to believe that if we got up at 12:00 PST and placed our order in within the first 5 minutes, we would get the Watch on release day, April 24.

When I first joined the discussion, I thought it was akin to chatting in line at the Apple Store on release day. It’s definitely not the same sense of comradery! We’re all Apple fans here, that’s why we spent $350 - $800 for a new product, sight unseen – just on faith.

I’ve heard stories about people who “drank the Kool Aid” and are so delusional that they lose touch with reality. I’ve just never personally dealt with them before. You’re entitled to your opinion and I’m not going to presume to tell you not to speak your mind.

However, if you are acting this way because you think you are supporting Apple, you are wrong. Everyone makes mistakes. In this case Apple clearly made a series of mistakes. Blind support doesn’t help anyone, it just functions as an enabler of bad behavior. Apple behaved badly in this case and needs to own up to it. If you truly love Apple, and are not delusional, you should suggest to them that they apologize and fix this.

IM 100% with you. Apple made a big mistake with this. Im apple fan too. But im really dissapointed. Iam so mad. But everyone that thinks its an apple lawyer please go to other forum. The 85% here knows that apple make many wrongs things

There is a loss of reality here.

I've looked and found nothing that says if you get up in the middle of the night and order you will get yours on the 24th. All I saw was deliveries begin on April 24th. This has been the same for every online order that Apple has done. My confirmation letter was 2:05 CDT, 2 minutes before yours, and I didn't get mine until yesterday. My friend who had an order for a 38mm SS BSB had a 2:04a CDT order and got hers on the 24th. I ordered the 42mm SS BSB. I was upset. I railed about it. I cursed Apple. I wanted it on release day. I didn't get it. I then went through the 5 stages of grief and got over it. Apparently you are stuck at the anger stage.

I'm not seeing the series of mistakes except Apple didn't anticipate how popular it would be and they cannot build them fast enough to keep up with the demand. They had the same issue with the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. I ordered my 6 Plus with a confirmation letter time of 2:02a CDT (no Apple Pay then which I think slowed me down...but I have no way of proving that). A friend ordered his and had a confirmation time of 2:25a CDT (he waited for the web site). I got mine on the first release day, he got his about 6 days later.

Apple has a formula of how they are sending watches out and the crowdsourced spreadsheet and this thread are not good data to judge how they are doing it. You were 120 seconds after me, how many orders did Apple take for your configuration during that time period?

This is the first product Apple has released that had so many different options and it adds to the complexity of satisfying orders. If they built 500,000 Silver Sports with white bands and only 400,000 people have ordered that so far then someone ordering that configuration today can get it quickly. If they built 300,000 Sport SG with BSB and 500,000 people ordered that one then they will have to build more and it will be a wait time.

This is the first release of the Apple Watch, I'm sure Apple is paying attention to the Feedback they have received both from the link and people chatting or calling and will make improvements for next time but they will never be able to satisfy everyone who orders and have them delivered on the first day of delivery. Microsoft can't do this with the Xbox, Sony can't do it with the Playstation, car manufacturers have a problem with new models that prove popular, etc. If you do a search here you can find the same type of thread for all models of iPhones, the iPad when it was new, or the new MacBook.

I Think you work for apple. You cant understand we are angry with apple. I m ask you again youre apple lawyer. So shut up. the problem is not we are receiving the watch on the 24. The problem is that people that order de 11th the 12th there are getting there watches and we still in process. that is a mistake. So whatever you said i don care

How old are you, 12? "Shut up"?

Yes, I do understand you are angry at Apple. I was angry at Apple when I didn't get mine of the 24th. But I stepped back and looked at all the issues and realized my Watch would eventually get here WITHIN the time period Apple promised and it was a bit silly to be angry over something so trivial. Anger causes stress which raises your blood pressure, has your heartbeat go up, damages organs and shortens your life. Is a wearable worth that?

No, I am not an Apple lawyer. No one posting here is. There is no way we can go back in time and deliver yours or my Apple Watch on the 24th, that ship has sailed. So if Apple has a supply of the silver Sport WSB available and someone orders it they should hold it in their warehouse and not send it until you get yours? Is that what you are wanting?

Apple could only make estimates of what combinations would be most popular and how many they should build to have on hand (which was supposedly about 2.3 million) when release day came. They can only make so many of each in any given period. Are you saying they should have made 50 million watches prior to the 24th to make sure everyone got theirs on the 24th? And if they didn't sell that many just get rid of the surplus? Apple will have a better idea of which models to ramp up and which to slow down as the year progresses and should have a better idea for next year as they will have solid data to use and not estimates. And there are hundreds of other factors involved in trying to meet the demand.

I'm truly sorry you and I didn't get ours on the 24th. It has also happened to me on some iPhones. Happened to a lot of people with the iPhone 6 Plus. But that is supply and demand. If you must have everything on the release date buy something that is not in hot demand. You could have easily purchased a Pebble on the 24th, You could buy a Galaxy S6 and their watch without waiting. But if you decide to buy the next Xbox when it was released prepare to wait in line and possibly not get one for quite away. It is the same thing with popular Christmas toys, they even make movies about people trying to buy them. This is not isolated to Apple.

Hope your watch comes very soon and it meets your expectations.

NOoooooo you dont understand. Check im tLking about the 42 mm ss bsb. I ordered the 10th and people that ordered after are getting theirwatches. And that is really a mistake

What time was your confirmation email?

Finally someone says something smart and thoughtful. Most of the people here are acting like spoiled brats. I ordered my Watch at 12:01 on the 10th and was sent a confirmation email of my order and that it would ship between the 24th-8th of May. Unlike most here I thought that was pretty good as I know they sold millions the first day. Do you really understand this was globally released? Do you have any idea how lucky to even get one? I received my yesterday on the 30th at 19:30 by UPS. 42mm SS BSB model.

I live in the Silicon Valley and actually very please with how this was handled and the timely manner I received mine. Did anyone get an email saying that they were going to get the watch on the 24th? I don't think so. If you were unhappy with the delivery date then you should have canceled your order. Go on eBay and see how much they are going for. If you hate Apple so much sell and be done with it but seriously, it's like high school.

I have 2 6P iPhones, 15" MacBookPro and iPad Mini and Air2. You people need to move on. I saw a lot of angry people before but I don't see a lot of the same people saying they received theirs.

And by the way, I didn't get charged for the watch until this morning.

I respectfully disagree with deggie.

Your comment to sammjpr "How old are you, 12?" was disrespectful and inappropriate.

I'm confident that 99% of the people here agree with me. We thought that pressing the buy button at 12:02 would get us a watch on the release date. It is crazy to tell us that we had no right to think we'd get it on the release date and it is absolutely delusional to say that Apple did nothing to lead us to believe that we would get it on the release date