Anticipation
Nov 14, 2003 at 1:35 PM Thread Starter Post #1 of 24
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This is not a serious post, but I think it might give you a chuckle.

iPod order confirmed by email 1st thing monday (10th) morning.
Order status reports on wednesday, "Shipment picked up at Taipei, 3.34am (GMT) on the 12th Nov." Great, I think, it's on it's way already. A few hours later, "Cleared customs at Taipei, 6.00am, 12th Nov." Ok, ok... Yesterday, "Departed terminal, 2.45am, 13th Nov.", WHAT?! aaaggh.. come on come on!.....frenzied trawling of Apple and global and UK carrier agents websites, two calls to Apple UK to see if they've got any info, "Well it left Taiwan this morning, and you should allow 8 to 36 hours for it to get to our western europe depot." 36 hours?! Eh? Is it being carried by a donkey along the Silk Road? Orient Express? Jeez... Well. Sit tight, spend another 14 hours ripping CDs to AAC, convert another stack of WMAs to MP3..sit tight... Check this morning, nothing new...sigh...
Checked again ten minutes ago.. "Arrived at terminal, Luxembourg, 11am GMT, 14th Nov." Woohoo! That's more like it! Come on baby, only another 470 miles to go!

(We will keep you updated on this story)
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Nov 14, 2003 at 2:03 PM Post #3 of 24
Haha, you think that's bad? One of my (transport policy) lecturers delights in telling us about how he ordered some CDs from Amazon.com (USA). I (and my lecturer) live in the UK. The CDs were by an obscure French artist.
The package of CDs were apparently shipped from France, to Amazon's depot somewhere in the US, then to the UK. Considering the UK is at the closest point 30 miles from France, that is some detour. And that is a very simplified version of the story. I think one or two other bonus continents might have been involved somewhere along the line.

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Nov 17, 2003 at 5:46 PM Post #4 of 24
Update...
after three days and five hours of sitting in Luxembourg benefitting nobody, it's..left the terminal!...I reckon a two hour flight time to London, another half-day of sitting about...Wednesday??
(Please tell me if I'm boring anyone)
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Nov 20, 2003 at 11:40 PM Post #8 of 24
mine is from seatle, WA to rochester, NY on ground. i bought the thing with moeny order so the waiting process is more than 2 weeks. very eager to get it.

ok i just check the tracking and its on its way from columbus, ohio to buffalo. it should be here in 2 days, woohoo.
 
Nov 21, 2003 at 12:24 AM Post #9 of 24
i hate ground shipping

Nov 20, 2003 06:45:00 PM MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS OH US DEPARTURE SCAN
Nov 20, 2003 06:34:00 PM BUFFALO NY US ARRIVAL SCAN
Nov 20, 2003 12:34:00 PM MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS OH US ARRIVAL SCAN
Nov 20, 2003 09:40:00 AM COLUMBUS OH US DEPARTURE SCAN
 
Nov 21, 2003 at 4:17 AM Post #10 of 24
I had to wait over 6 weeks for a pair of RS-1, the RA-1 and signatures to be built and shipped to me. I had to wait about 6 weeks for the MS Pros. I had to wait over two months for my Music Timbre ICs. I no longer wait in anticipation or check package tracking...
 
Nov 21, 2003 at 12:13 PM Post #11 of 24
grado sr60:
Nov 21, 2003 2:24 A.M. ROCHESTER, NY, US OUT FOR DELIVERY
12:03 A.M. ROCHESTER, NY, US ARRIVAL SCAN

imp400:
Nov 21, 2003 03:06:00 AM ROCHESTER NY US OUT FOR DELIVERY

woohoo, today i am a happy man......no i'm serious. cant wait till i come home from school.
 
Nov 21, 2003 at 12:20 PM Post #12 of 24
Wooo-aaah!
I forgot my city had a (small) international seaport! Checked it just now "Arrived, Cleared Swansea Customs, 9.00am" waaaakk!!

Rang up delivery people, they say it'll be here before 2.30pm, it's now 12.20pm, I'm going into town to buy a Firewire card people!!

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Nov 21, 2003 at 4:43 PM Post #14 of 24
Argh so sad
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another victim to the overrated iPod..
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