any clues on when this will ship? I have a small window of opportunity to buy this and don't want to place the order and find it comes too late ... any idea where I can find out when Amazon will have this item in stock? any clues on when this will ship? I have a small window of opportunity to buy this and don't want to place the order and find it comes too late ... any idea where I can find out when Amazon... » Read More any clues on when this will ship? I have a small window of opportunity to buy this and don't want to place the order and find it comes too late ... any idea where I can find out when Amazon will have this item in stock? « Show Less
333854
Got this reply from creative this week.... seem like the product is getting delayed a bit..."With regards to your enquiry, the Creative Zen 16GB is expected to be available in November at $249. However as we do not have any infomation on the exact date of availablility, I would recommend that you check back at our online store at http://us.creative.com/shop/shopcategory.asp?category=213&and you can click on the Notify Me button to drop in your email address in order to receive a notification when stock has arrived."
333855
I was told over the phone by creative that they were shipping them october 15th, but i have my doubts. My pre-order with amazon now says nov 1-15, but we shall see
333856
According to "Creative Labs"... THEY will be shipping the week of September 17th. Which would translate as now. That was their reply last week... surely they would have known if it was going to be later by then. But any day now would be the best answer. If you're in a tight time-frame... don't do it. The more of a hurry you need something the less likely it will make it!
254622
And now that I made a change by applying a gift certificate to my order, I lost my place in line, so my ship date has been bumped back to October 21-November 4. That's with an original purchase date of August 29. Still, for me, with the $75 GC, the wait is worth it. Otherwise, I agree with D. Trotter; if it absolutely, positively has to be there by a certain date.... good luck with that!
344120
I ordered this on 30 June and the damn thing refuses to arrive. I am getting really angry with Amazon. Does anyone have any idea of some other place where I can get a good deal on this.
488832
Interestingly, earlier today the Amazon page said "You may pre-order it now and we will deliver it to you when it arrives." This was after is was available for a day or two. Now they have added "This item has not yet been released" to the pre-order message. It sounds like Amazon broke a release date.
1111793
Unsure if there is a way to be notified, but the original manufacturers website shows the product to not be in stock/shipped out to customer on THEIR website until 07/09/14. So I would GUESS at least not until around then for Amazon customers, if they even plan to restock it.
2166029
Thanks for posting your question, As of today January 27, 2014 this item is listed as "Currently Unavailable" which means that it is currently not available for ordering, and it may not be in stock again. I'd suggest checking our website from time to time to see if this item is available. If anyone is selling it, you'll see a "More Buying Choices" box on the product detail page. If it's not available from any sellers, you might see an "Alert me" link; "Alert me" allows you to sign up to be e-mailed when Amazon has stock available for purchase. You are also welcome to have a look at the "Customers Who Viewed This Item Also Viewed" section on the product detail page where similar products and other possible listings of this item will be displayed. I hope this was helpful
1175695
Update on discussion with Amazon rep. He said the the following:"I have checked the details and for sure that it will be released by 27th for sure. It might be released before but for sure it will be released by 27th. There is a issue with the item for not being in stock."I don't know what he meant by the issue of not being in stock. Perhaps Amazon has not gotten them in yet.
437759
I placed my order as soon as Amazon had it available as 'Pre-Order'. When the order was placed, my order status was "Not Yet Shipped". As of Thursday, the status has changed to "Shipping Soon"Don't know if that helps, just FYI :)Edit: my order just changed to "shipped" and will arrive Monday!
712760
I preordered mine and on my Amazon order page it says that "this item will NOT arrive by December 24th" I had heard mid-December but based on the fact that it will not arrive by Christmas, I'm not real confident in a December release.
1664890
I also pre-ordered this unit on May 6th at the $379 price. At first it would be delivered at the end of May, and then on June 5th. Now there are no estimates on when they will have them for delivery. I called the manufacturer and was told they are in stock and available at other outlets on the web. They also said they do not sell direct to Amazon. I am concerned that Amazon has sold a number of these units at a price that will cause them to lose money if they deliver. I hope this is not what is behind this mystery.
1631169
I ordered directly from Amazon on June 25th and received a delivery estimate of July 27 - August 11. I'm hoping to receive it before going on vacation on August 3rd, but I'm guessing it is going to get delayed. It appears to be in-stock and available from other sellers, but at about a hundred dollars more.
583542
Looks like 4 other vendors have beat Amazon to the punch and have them in stock now. I spoke to a Amazon rep a couple days ago she said they don't know when they will be in stock.
1086776
its not in stock i placed my order april 9th and its still in preorder in my orders from amazon. The list all says its preordered until december 2014.. If you want i can post a picture to show everyone has as preordered...
1989936
On the availability. Amazon told me 11 February. When I asked what they based their estimate on, given the manufacturer's estimated of March 2011, they have been strangely quite, not answering my e-mails. Makes me think there was more than a bit of deception going on, trying to increase pre-orders. Otherwise, why wouldn't they answer my question? Not too remarkably, they quickly changed my status from estimated delivery to "not released". This isn't the first time I've seen Amazon lie when it suits their purpose.
2073609
dang it, my delivery date just got moved from the 29th to the 30th.... Still not shipped... Oh well, waited 21 days so far, what's another one. Anyone who received it able to post any pictures and reviews of it on amazon? Would like to see real pictures of it being used instead of just stock photos.
1743899
Do we have a clue when this will actually ship? It's between the 553 and 554 for my this Christmas, and with the way the 553 is selling, I worry that it might be out of stock if it becomes clear the 554 isn't going to make it.
649314
I've been noticing amazon is just slow shipping in general. a couple times i've bought stuff and canceled the unshipped item 3 days later and bought it in a store. buy.com has slightly higher prices but they usually ship within a day. might have to switch
427549
I placed my order on the 26th and Amazon still tells me it has not shipped yet. I don't want to cancel the order, so I don't know what to do. Seems ridiculous that they charge almost $20 for one day shipping and it been three days without it even shipping.