hello,
i posted this question in the shipment tracking thread but it didn't get much attention since folks there seem to be more focused on tracking UPS flights
hoping making a proper post/poll will elicit more useful responses.
i am currently out of the country and will be returning to the US (Los Angeles, CA) on 10/25 for a ~10 day stay. my pre-order (blue 15 pm 512) currently has an arrival estimate of 10/19-10/26 which is perfect if accurate. the timing of the shipment is important because it includes a trade-in. according to apple's policy, i have 14 days (after receiving the new phone) to return my trade-in phone in order to receive the credit, and if i fail to send the phone during that 14 day window the trade-in will be voided.
so unlike the majority of the posters here, i desperately DO NOT want my phone to ship out early! if it arrives too early there is a chance that i will not be able to complete the trade-in. if it arrives too late (past november ~3rd) i will miss out on the phone altogether.
in your opinion, should i stick with my order and trust that the arrival time estimate of 10/19-10/26 will be accurate? or is there a big chance that the order ships early and that it arrives much earlier?
i cancelled and re-ordered 3x times already to get a later shipping estimate close to my arrival date. i could cancel and re-order again later, but risk there being a huge delay on future orders that pushes the arrival date past my ~10 day US visit.
what do most people say? are the arrival estimates usually spot on, purposefully pessimistic (so the phone arrives earlier) and by how many days, or often too optimistic (phone arrives later) ?
thanks everyone!
i posted this question in the shipment tracking thread but it didn't get much attention since folks there seem to be more focused on tracking UPS flights
hoping making a proper post/poll will elicit more useful responses.i am currently out of the country and will be returning to the US (Los Angeles, CA) on 10/25 for a ~10 day stay. my pre-order (blue 15 pm 512) currently has an arrival estimate of 10/19-10/26 which is perfect if accurate. the timing of the shipment is important because it includes a trade-in. according to apple's policy, i have 14 days (after receiving the new phone) to return my trade-in phone in order to receive the credit, and if i fail to send the phone during that 14 day window the trade-in will be voided.
so unlike the majority of the posters here, i desperately DO NOT want my phone to ship out early! if it arrives too early there is a chance that i will not be able to complete the trade-in. if it arrives too late (past november ~3rd) i will miss out on the phone altogether.
in your opinion, should i stick with my order and trust that the arrival time estimate of 10/19-10/26 will be accurate? or is there a big chance that the order ships early and that it arrives much earlier?
i cancelled and re-ordered 3x times already to get a later shipping estimate close to my arrival date. i could cancel and re-order again later, but risk there being a huge delay on future orders that pushes the arrival date past my ~10 day US visit.
what do most people say? are the arrival estimates usually spot on, purposefully pessimistic (so the phone arrives earlier) and by how many days, or often too optimistic (phone arrives later) ?
thanks everyone!
