Still "Shipping Soon" - Page 3

Alisa · 08-26-2010, 03:20 PM

So now my cover says it's shipped and will be here tomorrow but nothing on the Kindle yet.

tlrowley · 08-26-2010, 03:56 PM

Alisa, what general area of CA are you in (I'm in the Central Valley)? I haven't seen a whole lot of CA Kindles being shipped (from reading the various boards) I wonder if they have a whole lot being sent from the Reno warehouse today for arrival tomorrow?

My case is out for delivery today, but I haven't seen any change on my K3 - still says expected delivery tomorrow.

Alisa · 08-26-2010, 04:07 PM

I'm in the SF Bay Area.

tlrowley · 08-26-2010, 04:18 PM

So we're pretty close (in the grand scale of things) It just seems to me that I have seen fewer CA deliveries than I would expect.

I'm clinging to my Reno-warehouse theory (it keeps me from losing my temper

)

6charlong · 08-26-2010, 04:53 PM

I hesitated to post because I'm a little angry. I've calmed down now and I'm still angry.

My account page started reading "Shipping Soon" just before noon August 26. I checked my bank account and my Kindle was billed at the same time so, since I'd paid for "next day delivery" (something I seldom do) I naturally thought that meant my Kindle should arrive today. (24 hours, right?)

Today it changed to "Shipped." Joy! I clicked the tracking button only to discover it left their facility in Kentucky at noon today and is scheduled to reach me tomorrow. (48 hours, right?) I had rearranged my schedule to be home to accept the delivery so I was miffed and called Amazon CS to ask for a refund of the "next day delivery" charge (they didn't provide it, right? 48 =/= 24)

No deal. Turns out Amazon has until August 27 to deliver the Kindle and shipping early was "an upgrade" that I apparently had no right to. No Kindle. No refund.

So much for "next day delivery

"

aleccj1 · 08-26-2010, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trekchick

The tracking status messages mean little, that's true enough. If you look up your tracking number on UPS or USPS or whatever, sometimes you'll see a tracking status of "Electronic shipping information received" (or similar) for a few days, because the packages was never scanned. But even so, the Amazon shipping status will still say "shipped" and display a tracking number.

Some of us have Kindles that seem to be stuck in the "Shipping Soon" phase and don't even have a tracking number (scanned or otherwise). That's a different situation. It's possible that there's a communication breakdown. Maybe they've been shipped off without a hitch but updates from warehouse computers to the order database are lagging. That's what I'm hoping, anyway.

Mine's stuck, but it didn't get here today. UPS came with my lighted cover (really, really nice quality) but no Kindle. And it's STILL "shipping soon"

!!! If it doesn't get here by tomorrow, Amazon better refund the one day shipping.

matt314159 · 08-26-2010, 05:06 PM

i had two-day shipping and when I track my package I get the following:

Quote:

Tracking Number:
1Zxxxxxxxxxxxx
Status:
Billing Information Received
UPS has received the electronic transmission of shipment detail from the shipper. Once UPS has possession of this shipment, the tracking status will be updated.

Shipped To:
XXXXXXX, CA, US
Shipped/Billed On:
08/26/2010
Type:
Package
Service:
GROUND
Weight:
1.10 Lbs

type= GROUND?? are they kidding me? 2 day != Ground!!!!!!!

Alisa · 08-26-2010, 05:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by matt314159

i had two-day shipping and when I track my package I get the following:

type= GROUND?? are they kidding me? 2 day != Ground!!!!!!!

It could be if it's coming from the Reno facility like tlrowley suspects.

neurack · 08-26-2010, 06:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by matt314159

type= GROUND?? are they kidding me? 2 day != Ground!!!!!!!

Sure it can. 2 Day is two business days- shipping 2 day on a Thursday is a commitment to deliver some point the following Monday- and ground can make that.

In the same boat, though, I'd rather it come Friday than Monday

Mike 01Hawk · 08-26-2010, 06:32 PM

Guess some of you peeps haven't dealt with pre-orders before. Some times companies ship things all over to the closest shipping facility, just to sit in a big pallet (without your knowledge or tracking #). Then come "The Day of Greatness" it's like Santa dipping into his big ole bag (pallet) and BOOM, you've got a tracking # and it's right outside your door

DianaB · 08-26-2010, 06:58 PM

Quote:

No deal. Turns out Amazon has until August 27 to deliver the Kindle and shipping early was "an upgrade" that I apparently had no right to. No Kindle. No refund.

So much for "next day delivery

"

Don't feel bad, I made the same mistake. They just waited an extra day to ship it to me and kept my $4.

matt314159 · 08-26-2010, 08:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alisa

It could be if it's coming from the Reno facility like tlrowley suspects.

i expect the service called "Second Day" which would then deliver it more quickly. I guess it depends on whether they're talking about shipping METHOD or actual TRANSIT TIME. At any rate I'm still kind of pissed, because when I ordered mine it said to order now and choose 2 day shipping to "ensure release date delivery". To me that means they were promising to deliver it today and not SHIP it today. It's not gonna kill me of course, but it's just a disappointment. i planned to break it in this weekend when i have some down time to read.

Sydney's Mom · 08-26-2010, 08:34 PM

I bet all you Californians will get yours tomorrow. Just wait and see.

tlrowley · 08-26-2010, 08:48 PM

Mine finally moved to "shipping soon". It's still listed for delivery tomorrow.

SensualPoet · 08-26-2010, 08:53 PM

My cover's on the way! Woo-hoo!

Unfortunately, there's nothing to put in it and no date yet for when that will be sent (I'm in Sep 4th batch unfortunately).

08-26-2010, 04:53 PM	#35
6charlong friendly lurker Posts: 896 Karma: 2436026 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: US Device: Kindle, nook, Apple and Kobo	"Shipping Soon" I hesitated to post because I'm a little angry. I've calmed down now and I'm still angry. My account page started reading "Shipping Soon" just before noon August 26. I checked my bank account and my Kindle was billed at the same time so, since I'd paid for "next day delivery" (something I seldom do) I naturally thought that meant my Kindle should arrive today. (24 hours, right?) Today it changed to "Shipped." Joy! I clicked the tracking button only to discover it left their facility in Kentucky at noon today and is scheduled to reach me tomorrow. (48 hours, right?) I had rearranged my schedule to be home to accept the delivery so I was miffed and called Amazon CS to ask for a refund of the "next day delivery" charge (they didn't provide it, right? 48 =/= 24) No deal. Turns out Amazon has until August 27 to deliver the Kindle and shipping early was "an upgrade" that I apparently had no right to. No Kindle. No refund. So much for "next day delivery"

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08-26-2010, 03:20 PM	#31
Alisa Gadget Geek Posts: 2,324 Karma: 22221 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Paperwhite, Kindle 3 (retired), Skindle 1.2 (retired)	So now my cover says it's shipped and will be here tomorrow but nothing on the Kindle yet.

08-26-2010, 03:56 PM	#32
tlrowley Quilt Geek Posts: 472 Karma: 91775 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lancaster, PA Device: Kindle	Alisa, what general area of CA are you in (I'm in the Central Valley)? I haven't seen a whole lot of CA Kindles being shipped (from reading the various boards) I wonder if they have a whole lot being sent from the Reno warehouse today for arrival tomorrow? My case is out for delivery today, but I haven't seen any change on my K3 - still says expected delivery tomorrow.

08-26-2010, 04:07 PM	#33
Alisa Gadget Geek Posts: 2,324 Karma: 22221 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Paperwhite, Kindle 3 (retired), Skindle 1.2 (retired)	I'm in the SF Bay Area.

08-26-2010, 04:18 PM	#34
tlrowley Quilt Geek Posts: 472 Karma: 91775 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lancaster, PA Device: Kindle	So we're pretty close (in the grand scale of things) It just seems to me that I have seen fewer CA deliveries than I would expect. I'm clinging to my Reno-warehouse theory (it keeps me from losing my temper )

08-26-2010, 06:32 PM	#40
Mike 01Hawk Enthusiast Posts: 33 Karma: 126 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Tulsa, OK. USA Device: K3 Wifi Graphite :)	Guess some of you peeps haven't dealt with pre-orders before. Some times companies ship things all over to the closest shipping facility, just to sit in a big pallet (without your knowledge or tracking #). Then come "The Day of Greatness" it's like Santa dipping into his big ole bag (pallet) and BOOM, you've got a tracking # and it's right outside your door

08-26-2010, 08:34 PM	#43
Sydney's Mom Wizard Posts: 2,899 Karma: 6995721 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Idaho, on the side of a mountain Device: Kindle Oasis, Fire 3d Gen and 5th Gen and Samsung Tab S	I bet all you Californians will get yours tomorrow. Just wait and see.

08-26-2010, 08:48 PM	#44
tlrowley Quilt Geek Posts: 472 Karma: 91775 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lancaster, PA Device: Kindle	Mine finally moved to "shipping soon". It's still listed for delivery tomorrow.

08-26-2010, 08:53 PM	#45
SensualPoet Wizard Posts: 2,302 Karma: 2607151 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo Aura HD, Kindle Paperwhite, Asus ZenPad 3, Kobo Glo	My cover's on the way! Woo-hoo! Unfortunately, there's nothing to put in it and no date yet for when that will be sent (I'm in Sep 4th batch unfortunately).