03-07-2012, 06:08 PM

i ordered the ipad 2 on launch last year. i am going to wait this year to see if the improvement makes that big of a difference.

03-07-2012, 06:26 PM

Originally Posted by TheCyclist

It looks like I just may have gotten my order in. When it reads "We are processing your order and will send you an email confirmation shortly. Please note that your order is subject to Apple’s Sales and Refund policy." on the screen, is that confirmation that the order has gone through? Thanks for the help!

If you got there, there should also have been an orderr number below that. At that point you have an order in their system and I think you're good to go!

Congrats!!

03-07-2012, 06:39 PM

I just got my order in, 32gb 4G LTE model w/ AppleCare. I liked the fact that AppleCare will cover accidental damage for $49 a pop. I have 3 teenagers. Still promising the 16th.

03-08-2012, 02:56 AM

I got up to the processing stage of the purchase and im still waiting for the email. Does delivers on March 16th means that i will have it that day? or it will ship on that day?

03-08-2012, 07:36 AM

Originally Posted by xvtecx

I got up to the processing stage of the purchase and im still waiting for the email. Does delivers on March 16th means that i will have it that day? or it will ship on that day?

As far as I know it means it will ship then. You should have it a day or two after (going off previous pre-orders I've made with Apple).

03-08-2012, 08:01 AM

I read Mar 16th to mean DELIVERED that day. It doesn't say shipped, it says delivered. They want everyone to get theirs the same day, whether at the store or bought online. They have DHL all ready to do mass delivery.

And one thing, everyone says they aren't calling it the iPad 3 or iPad HD, but the order says iPad 3rd generation.

03-08-2012, 08:23 AM

Originally Posted by xvtecx

I got up to the processing stage of the purchase and im still waiting for the email. Does delivers on March 16th means that i will have it that day? or it will ship on that day?

Based on everything I've seen in the past, that means it will be delivered on the 16th. When Apple allows pre-order they arrange for the carriers to drop it on your doorstep the same day it goes on sale. Also, the date has said the 16th since the Apple store reopened yesterday.

In the past Apple has gone back and adjusted delivery dates to a later time, but I just checked the store a minute aog and it still says the 16th, so either they're still figuring out when they'll actually hit your doorstep, or they have enough supply/less demand to actually deliver on day one still

03-08-2012, 10:58 AM

Yeah, it looks like it will be delivered on the 16th so maybe expect it to ship on the 11th or 12th. EA Sports did the same method with NCAA Football 2004, but I ended up getting it a day early...I wonder if there's a chance shipping won't take as long as expected and some people get theirs early?

03-08-2012, 11:09 AM

My first order was cancelled this morning, so I put in another order.

Anyways, it stills says it will deliver on the 16th, say that's good.

03-08-2012, 11:27 AM

Yeah - the message on my order says Delivers on March 16th via standard shipping. So I would expect it to show up on the 16th not ship on the 16th.

03-08-2012, 01:49 PM

Originally Posted by TheCyclist

My first order was cancelled this morning, so I put in another order.

Anyways, it stills says it will deliver on the 16th, say that's good.

Did you call Apple? I got the same message, I think:

Order Date: Mar 07, 2012
Customer Name: XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX

Dear Apple Customer,

Thank you for your recent iPad purchase at the Apple Online Store.

While we appreciate your interest in the new iPad, we are unable
to process your order. Apple is unable to fulfill orders that exceed
the quantity limit per customer, or that ship to an international,
freight forwarder, or an APO/AFO address.

Your iPad order has been cancelled, and you will not be charged.

Thank you for shopping with Apple.
The Apple Online Store


Answers to many Apple Online Store questions can be found at
online Help: <http://store.apple.com/us/help>

I called apple because I knew that none of those conditions applied to me. And I also received this morning a confirmation that my camera adapter kit had already shipped from the same order. When I spoke to the representative, she indicated that my initial order was indeed already shipping and that it wasn't canceled and in fact it was already too late to cancel. I had almost placed another order, too, and I think I would have ended up with two iPads.

03-08-2012, 07:29 PM

Having two iPads wouldn't be such a bad thing, having two charges on your credit card is another story.

03-08-2012, 08:28 PM

How long is it taking you all for your orders to process?

03-08-2012, 09:30 PM

Originally Posted by TheCyclist

How long is it taking you all for your orders to process?

Exactly what do you mean by 'process'? If you refer to the amount of time to get an order confirmation on screen at the apple store, it took about 45 seconds as I recall. If you mean receiving a confirmation e-mail, that took several hours for me.

It was AFTER I got my order confirmation e-mail that I received a subsequent e-mail notifying me that my order was canceled. That's when I called 1-800-MY-APPLE and found out that my order actually was NOT canceled and was instead already prepped for shipping.

Hopefully the iPad shows up when it's supposed to next Friday!

03-09-2012, 05:42 AM

Does the confirmation email go the the billing email address or the shipping email address?