Ed Brill

The iPod commeth...maybe

Well, depending on which e-mail from Apple.com I believe, my iPod is:

Shipped From: F/G Distribution Center, Elk Grove, Ca 95758
(First and second tracking number) 12:53 AM / Left origin /SHANGHAI CN (Elk Grove must be a suburb ;)
(First tracking number) Delivery location -- INDIANAPOLIS, IN
(Second tracking number) Delivery location -- HIGHLAND PARK, IL

Both tracking numbers claim they left Anchorage, Alaska, earlier today, so I guess I'll know the outcome sometime this week....

Ed Brill | Highland Park, IL USA Category: Toys Add/View Comments [17]

1 Bruce Elgort http://www.bruceelgort.com | 8/30/2004 10:20:32 PM
Did you purchase AppleCare with the iPod? Maybe one package contains the AppleCare certificate.

3 Bill Geimer | 8/30/2004 11:07:08 PM
Or maybe it went to Duke with a few thousand others...

4 Norm | 8/31/2004 6:33:13 AM
Apple just released it's new iMac design (I'm writing this on the N-1 generation iMac now...) and it looks a lot like the iPod sitting beside my iMac. Not sure I like it yet, as I don't see how the display can be repositioned vertically like it can now. Still, it makes an impact, which is more than most systems do these days.

Is this your first iPod Ed? Were those pics of your engraved name sent to you in anticipation of the arrival of your first unit? If so, you're gonna love it....

5 Ed Brill www.edbrill.com | 8/31/2004 7:19:48 AM
it's my first iPod, yes. I know, I know, not exactly leading-edge of me.

The pics of the engraving were generated on apple.com/store, specifically here: { Link } as part of a promotion that I took advantage of (along with a discount Apple offers to IBM employees).

6 Greyhawk68 http://greyhawk68.dominohosting.biz | 8/31/2004 8:40:59 AM
Hey Ed,

I live in a southern suburb and my iPod took the exact same route from China. I had next day shipping and the damn thing took a week to get here. I expect yours will have done the same by the time it's all said and done...

Either way, enjoy it. I'm loving mine! A great addition to the train ride.

-Grey

7 Matt White http://www.11tmr.com | 8/31/2004 8:48:00 AM
I am waiting for a new PowerBook 17" at the moment and having equally confusing messages from Apple (one email saying it has shipped followed by another saying it has been delayed for a further week). It's been 9 days now and I'm beginning to get fidgety!

You'll love the iPod when it arrives though.

8 THE TRUTH | 9/2/2004 11:28:47 PM
Actually if you check the FEDEX status you'll see "IP Direct Distribution" What that means is your iPod is shipped on a pallet (about 50 iPods on a wooden pallet) from China. The it's routed to be ingraved in Elk Grove, CA. Then it's shipped from CA to your address. It takes one day to go from China to either Alaska or New Jersey (depending on what coast you live on) then it goes to CA then to you. So it really does only take at maximum 5 days. Unless there is a delay in customs in China which happens and can't be avoided.

9 THE TRUTH | 9/2/2004 11:34:28 PM
They ship in bulk to US then your's ships individually directly to you once it's unpacked from the pallet. You should get it on Friday, 9/03 or Tuesday, 9/07 because of the Labor Day holiday on Monday.

Let me know when you've recieved it though. I want to check up on how Apple is doing w/ the IP DirectDistribution supply chain shipping solutions from FEDEX. So email me (plezholla@yahoo.com) when you get it!

10 Joe Urena http://www.mosaiclegs.com | 9/17/2004 5:06:06 PM
We ordered on the 15th of September and I am waiting on two ipods, FedEx details says it will arrive on the 22nd of this month so lets see what happens. We are excited. Found some cool Ipod Hack sites { Link }

11 Jeremy www.jeremyjeffery.com | 9/30/2004 5:08:59 AM
My Ipod was ordered on the 28th of september. But Fed Ex is telling me it will not be until the 18th of October!

Why is it saying it will be this long, and is it really accurate?

Thanks

12 Joe | 11/18/2004 6:58:20 AM
Yo Jerms, No! Its most likely not going to be that long, but...but...it is possible so dont count your chickens before they hatched. I just ordered an iPod from apple, they said it would be 1-2 till it shipped from them...shipped on the first day. Then the ipod got routed through anchorage from SHANGHAI, and the fedex told me it would get there in about 5 days total...

...it took them 2.

13 Jack Chong | 4/7/2005 10:24:37 PM
im using IE version 5 in my mac os 9.2 and it can't truly display like it normally did in my linux or windows machine, may i know that have you experience it before? and how are the solutions for this issue?

14 Evan | 10/29/2005 12:39:25 PM
So if I am not getting it engraved and I am on the east coast does my Ipod go directly from NJ to me in PA? If so, I would think that would be pretty fast???

"THE TRUTH on 9/2/2004 11:28:47 PM -

Actually if you check the FEDEX status you'll see "IP Direct Distribution" What that means is your iPod is shipped on a pallet (about 50 iPods on a wooden pallet) from China. The it's routed to be ingraved in Elk Grove, CA. Then it's shipped from CA to your address. It takes one day to go from China to either Alaska or New Jersey (depending on what coast you live on) then it goes to CA then to you. So it really does only take at maximum 5 days. Unless there is a delay in customs in China which happens and can't be avoided. "

15 Yi | 11/20/2005 11:18:38 AM
my nano is at Anchorage, AK now..so what's next? Grove, CA for laser engraving and me?

16 Kasey www.braineacts.com | 1/14/2006 10:01:08 AM
I live on the west coast (WA) and my ipod is currently in NJ and was routed through AK. Explain that one guy who says NJ is for east coast buyers.

17 Kate | 7/30/2006 2:58:23 PM
Okay, my ibook was shipped on the 26th of July and it's still in china right now, and it's the 30th. I paid extra money for express delivery (1-3 day) and they're saying I won't get it untill Aug 3rd or 4th.... i'm really upset. who do I talk to to get my money back? express shipping, right..... i'm sure.