HELP: Does amazon ship ipods in apple packaging?? If ordering from amazon, do the ipods come in pre-packaging from Apple, or does amazon unpack them and rewrap them in their own packaging?
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I ordered mine on September 2nd and it hasn't shipped yet either. It was estimated to ship this week but still nothing.
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I ordered my ipod on September 7th and it still hasn't shipped.....how long does it take?
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My camera came in its original packaging. After reading the responses from others, I'm inclined to believe that some sellers buy close out products that are in their original packaging and sell them at a reduced price. Other sellers appear to buy refurbished products that are not in the original boxes. The company I purchased my camera from no longer carries it. I think we will all have to pay closer attention to product information when we make a purchase. I would have been upset, too, if what I received was not what I expected.
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It would matter to me if they got smashed in shipping. They need to fit in the pod maker properly and since they are kind of delicate, it would be hard to make them work properly. I just made 14 pods today and if they were smashed, it would have taken me a lot longer to try and get them to fit. Maybe this person wants to have a claim against Amazon for smashed items, or she wants to start manufacturing pods herself and just want some to use as a tool to design her own.
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Was not new. When it went out two months after I bought it, I took it to an Apple store and they me it had been previously sold from an Apple store in November 2012, so was outside their one year warranty. Neither Amazon or the seller would stand behind the product. Spend the extra $100.00 and buy from an Apple store.
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I bought it from apple store, so it was seal packed. I am not sure about Amazon pack
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Ahhhhh....so you were sent the wrong Altec Lansing docking station. I still haven't ordered another one from Amazon yet. I was thinking about taking my IPOD touch (2nd Gen/16 GB) in to Target or Wal-Mart to try it on their docking stations. Has anyone ever tried that??Also, GM...I went through A.L. Tech support and none of the adaptors worked either. By the way, did you get a white plastic adaptor that came with your IPOD??? I found one here and it has 16 written on it. The black ones that I sent back to Amazon all had different numbers.Thanks,Seaturtlelady
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WOW i just noticed that, its the only reason I didn't go ahead and place my order, can anyone confirm this? i get free shipping here and no tax, but apple wants to charge me tax, so i came to amazon, but i don't want to wait a month.
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yes, it came in the original box. There was no damage. I have never had a problem with anything that comes from Amazon as far as packaging.
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My experience in the past is Amazon aims for you to get the device the day its available to the public. My preorders in the past have arrived on the listed "available on" date. I'd try contacting Amazon directly though- it seems to mildly vary from product-to-product as to when preorders are actually received by the buyer.
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Correct. Except, I talked to someone who also works with Apple and I asked them, if I buy from Amazon, will it take longer for them to ship? He said not really, since Amazon gets the shipments earlier before so that they can ship around the same dates as Apple does. I've already bought 2. One from Apple and the other from here. I bought it on Apple, only to get it engraved for my husband. And the other iPod touch is for me. Let's see which one comes in first! As to the release date, Apple says the estimate date is the 11th. (I spoke to a representative of Apple on the phone.) Correct. Except, I talked to someone who also works with Apple and I asked them, if I buy from Amazon, will it take longer for them to ship? He said not really, since Amazon gets the shipments earlier before so that they can ship around the same dates as Apple does. I've already bought 2. One from Apple and the other from here. I bought it on Apple, only to get it engraved for my husband. And the other iPod touch is for me. Let's see which one comes in first! As to the release date, Apple says the estimate date is the 11th. (I spoke to a representative of Apple on... » Read More Correct. Except, I talked to someone who also works with Apple and I asked them, if I buy from Amazon, will it take longer for them to ship? He said not really, since Amazon gets the shipments earlier before so that they can ship around the same dates as Apple does. I've already bought 2. One from Apple and the other from here. I bought it on Apple, only to get it engraved for my husband. And the other iPod touch is for me. Let's see which one comes in first! As to the release date, Apple says the estimate date is the 11th. (I spoke to a representative of Apple on the phone.) « Show Less
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I'm extremely disappointed in Amazon. I pre-ordered this item on January 31st and not only has Apple been shipping them for almost a month now, but Amazon can't even give me an "estimated" ship date! This whole process has been a complete waste of time. I'm giving up on Amazon. They're completely useless.
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Yeah, what's up with that? I just bought it for my sister's birthday and Amazon is telling me that it'll ship in November??? Forget it, I'm canceling the order and buying it from Apple.
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Christy, I got my Touch yesterday at my nearby local Apple store. First I went to Costco, then Circuit City, and then Best Buy. None of them had any 2nd gen Touch's. I ended up buying one at Apple, and the entire shopping trip, including chatting with a friend I ran into at the mall on the way to and from the Apple store, consumed just one hour. Had I gone directly from my home to the store, the whole thing could have been accomplished in about 20 minutes. Amazon's dirty tactics caused me a 8 day delay. And yes, I agree, don't order a Touch from Amazon if you want to get it anytime soon.
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I had the same question, so today I contacted Amazon. They directed me to Apple iPod Support, where I was assured by a Rep named "Ivy", that Amazon is an approved Dealer and there IS a one year warranty. ALSO...during that first year you can also purchase an additional 2 year warranty from Apple for around $60.00 on this item. Hope that helps. Let me know.
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I've noticed lately that Amazon has been giving very conservative estimates on its shipment/arrival dates. My items have always arrived well before Amazon's "estimated" arrival dates. I think this is a game they play with us so that we're happy when our packages arrive "early." The real question is whether or not Amazon actually has these in stock. Is Apple holding them back from everybody until Wednesday? Or are they just asking their sellers to not put them in customers' hands until Wednesday?
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I ordered mine on Sept 21 and still have had no luck, unfortunately, I can't just cancel my order and buy straight from apple because of some amazon gift cards I used to purchase it. When these gift cards are gone, I hope to not be doing much, if any, more business with amazon.
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Hey - I too am in Birgitta's position, trying to decide whether I should stick with iPods or go over to Zune. I currently own a iPod Mini and did not like how the battery went bad and now can only be played once before the iPod says that the battery is low and goes out. I am trying to decide whether to get a 80G Zune or an 80G iPod classic. My main question is - being an iPod owner, I have put so much time into my iTunes organizing it, putting in cover art, etc.If I was to buy a Zune, can I get everything out of the iTunes, including cover art?thanks