Are these directly from apple? As in shipped to amazon. Then sold by amazon.
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It appears that way came packaged new. My first Mac and the best computer I have ever had!
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Thanks so much for the tip! I also answered my own question by searching Amazon, and found that Amazon sells Applecare as well, at a much lower price than buying direct from Apple.
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anybody receive a shipping notification yet ? apparently some who pre-ordered from the apple store early on have gotten theirs already.
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Hi there. Mostly because of Amazon's super high commission rate, unfortunately. But also mainly targeted towards international buyers - since Apple products cost much more in Europe and Asia. But if you're interested, I can sell directly via Pay Pal or something similar and take the price down?
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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 it on the 7th 1 day shipping. It initially said it is shipping out on 8th and should be delivered on 9th. But on 9th morning they said it will ship in a week. I cancelled and ran to my local apple store. Fortunately they had it in stock, so was able to pick it up. Its awesome. Hopefully, you got yours by now..
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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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There is a chance they could be fake, and amazon wasn't informed, but most likely they aren't fake because amazon wouldn't want to have a bad reputation. :)
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Amazon sales may or may not be from authorized dealers, and that may change from day to day, so you need to make sure yourself. You can buy this headphone from the Apple store online, but if you buy from someone else for a reduced price, you may risk getting a fake. Always buy from an authorized dealer at the dealer's price. You can find out on the Amazon site whether a dealer is authorized.
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Unlike some responders, I got exactly what I ordered - a genuine Apple 0.5 M cable - which worked as expected. If this were a third-party seller I could believe the switch others claim, but Amazon??
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It's not released by Apple yet; their official store shows a 5-7 day ship estimate. I'd imagine Amazon will be around the same time.
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The units are selling fast. My local Apple store was completely sold out when I went to get one. They said they received a dozen or so in and were all sold in a day or two. They told me to check back soon as they receive new shipments daily. I went back a few days latter and they had dozens of them on the shelf.
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I'm within a mile and a half of a Costco, Best Buy, Apple store, and Circuit City. It's 9 AM. they all open in an hour. I think I'll be able to get a Touch at one of those stores. :) To heck with Amazon. They blew it big time with me, by showing "In Stock" when I ordered, on the 16th. I don't care about engraving and I know Apple is hard nosed about returns, so I'll double check the Return policy of the store I buy from, just in case the Touch doesn't work out well for me. IF Apple didn't have an automatic restocking fee, I'd just buy from them...
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Like you, I ordered over a month ago, and I got the same email for a December ship date. I went to the Apple store today to pick one up - no problems. However, I got home and received an email from Amazon saying they've shipped the order! What's up with that? Oh well...it'll make a good gift.
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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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My iPad Air (128GB not 64GB) came with earbuds, a lightning to USB connector and wall charger adapter, but i ordered it directly from Apple not from Amazon. That could be the difference and the reason why everybody who has responded to this question has not received earbuds. I have ordered all of my iPads directly from Apple and they always come with what i mentioned above (and it arrives via UPS in 2 days! - free shipping).
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As of March 3rd... Apple has shipped some from their online store and local stores have had some limited inventory. I asked Sunday afternoon at my local Apple store. They had two being used on display and said that they had sold some but no longer had any in inventory. The Apple online store indicates that they ship within 5-7 business days. I predict it will take a little while yet before Amazon starts to fulfill orders.As of March 15... Local Apple store still did not have any in stock. I do note that the 1TB version is soldout at BestBuy and they have dropped the price from $499 to $424, the 500GB version is also sold out at BestBuy and has price dropped from $299 to $254. As of March 3rd... Apple has shipped some from their online store and local stores have had some limited inventory. I asked Sunday afternoon at my local Apple store. They had two being used on display and said that they had sold some but no longer had any in inventory. The Apple online store indicates that they ship within 5-7 business days. I predict it will take a little while yet before Amazon starts to fulfill orders.As of March 15... Local Apple store still did not have any in stock. I do note that the 1TB version is soldout at BestBuy and they have dropped the price from... » Read More As of March 3rd... Apple has shipped some from their online store and local stores have had some limited inventory. I asked Sunday afternoon at my local Apple store. They had two being used on display and said that they had sold some but no longer had any in inventory. The Apple online store indicates that they ship within 5-7 business days. I predict it will take a little while yet before Amazon starts to fulfill orders.As of March 15... Local Apple store still did not have any in stock. I do note that the 1TB version is soldout at BestBuy and they have dropped the price from $499 to $424, the 500GB version is also sold out at BestBuy and has price dropped from $299 to $254. « Show Less