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Apple Watch series 6 44mm SS

MikeL21 — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 07:51:20 GMT

Has anyone received their Stainless steel series 6 apple watch yet? Still waiting on mine ordered on 17th September 😩

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Jnosteo — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 09:14:37 GMT

I’m in the same boat and our same question up last week and no one answered. So I think that says it all. I even paired early upgrade fee and was told it would be delivered the following week , then told would hopefully here from DPD on Monday and again no said email or text. It’s a total joke. Why charge me early upgrade fee if I have to wait a month possibly for the watch. Such bad service and very very misleading info on launch pre register day. Very very disappointed.😔🤯🤔😢😥

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mcgibbon85 — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 10:09:52 GMT

Yeah same situation here.

Unfortunately I wouldn't expect a satisfactory answer to be given on here.

Expect to be told the watches will be sent on a first come, first serve basis and you'll get a text from DPD the night before/day of delivery.

Don't expect any EE staff member or super user to give you any idea at all of how long to expect to wait. Some will even say its all Apple's fault for EE advertising a delivery within 7 days even though Apple have no control over what EE chooses to put on its site.

Wish I had better news for you but it's just the way things have gone here the past 2 weeks. EE have handled this whole thing abysmally and it does not bode well at all for the forthcoming iPhone 12 launch.

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r3id — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 21:05:42 GMT

This has been answered a few times on other threads now.

As I’ve said before, if you want a rough idea when stock will be shipping look at the Apple U.K. site. The shipments for 44mm graphite SS watches - with black sports band is mid October now, this date changes regularly.

in theory, we should all start to receive our SS Apple watches starting 2nd week in October.

O2 still has the time as a 6 week wait, but that’s to manage customers expectations.

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timw94 — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 21:21:19 GMT

I've just checked the apple site and it does say there is some stores with the graphite SS watch in stock now..

I guess hopefully the apple websites times are due to current situation of orders and ours are way way before that batch (fingers crossed)

I had a text from EE yesterday with a tracking number but when clicking on says awaiting confirmation for delivery date ...

Hopefully won't be much longer!!

(ordered mine on 21st)

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r3id — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 23:12:09 GMT

Yeah store stock is what they have been sent, and could have had since release.

delivery stock is from the same supplier that EE would get theirs from.

I had a confirmation email, then and update saying it was on track. Still no tracking, not fussed as it means they can’t charge me more till it ships haha so that one bonus I guess.

hopefully we all won’t be waiting much longer. ordered mine on 19th but the order got cancelled for no reason, then I re-ordered on the 20th 🤞🏼🤞🏼

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mcgibbon85 — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 18:24:58 GMT

Well, my order just updated to 'Good news, your order is coming soon'.

Not getting my hopes up as its almost exactly 7 days (to the minute) of the last update so think its just an automated update.

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mcgibbon85 — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 18:35:53 GMT

I don't believe this. Right after that update they've now cancelled the order. I am absolutely furious at this service, lodging a complaint.

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Jnosteo — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 18:36:55 GMT

That’s a positive will keep everything crossed for you. If you don’t mind me asking when did you order it and was it early first thing on a Thursday if it was on first day pre order release? I ordered on Thursday 17th at around 8:40am by phone and had no emails nothing. But when I call up I’m told it is ordered and awaiting for stock for DPD to dispatch. Annoying as was told would be dispatched at some point by DPD the following week yet still nothing. 😥😢

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Jnosteo — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 18:39:18 GMT

Oh my days that’s horrendous so sorry to hear that. Keep us updated on what they say.

that’s not right. 🤯🤨😥

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mcgibbon85 — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 19:07:17 GMT

Order looks to have been auto-cancelled. No explanation so have had to place a new order, back of the queue and hope it arrives within 2 weeks or this may happen again.

Absolutely awful service from EE here. The advisers on the telephone have been helpful but the online chat and lack of meaningful updates has been horrendous.

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Sluddy — Sat, 03 Oct 2020 00:28:32 GMT

Why are you talking like you know what you’re talking about? Stock is not allocated that way.

Stock is not something that just appears, it’s meticulously planned over months to ensure that contractual obligations are fulfilled. The only thing I can discern from this whole situation is that there has been an unforeseen issue on the Apple end that has caused available stock to be constrained, however they are either not communicating it to EE or or EE is choosing not to tell us.

This situation is pretty inexcusable for EE and I think apologists like yourself are only normalising this behaviour by acting like it’s some sort of inexplainable situation that we all need to tolerate.

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r3id — Sat, 03 Oct 2020 00:52:32 GMT

If your comment is aimed at me, you need to re-read what I’ve been saying.

it’s a ROUGH idea of how the stock levels are, I never once said it’s an exact method to tell.

Orders go to the suppliers, and I’m sure Apple, EE, Very etc all use the same one. Orders go into the supplier and they are processed and shipped accordingly.

I’d also say it’s not an unforeseen issue, it’s a common issue with Apple stock that it sells out same as every product release. This year will be even worse due to covid and it’s effect on shipping products about.

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Sluddy — Sat, 03 Oct 2020 01:32:50 GMT

Again, completely wrong.

a) Eddy Cue recently noted that EE was the biggest vendor globally for Apple

as such, do you expect they’re getting stock from the same people as very? Of course not. Stock to EE is directly arranged via Apple. They aren’t clamouring to get supplies, apple is clamouring to give them stock to sell.

b) this is completely the exception to the rule. I can categorically tell you that at iPhone launches EE will know their launch day stock well before they open pre orders. This has been confirmed to be an EE colleague and also from past experience.

COVID doesn’t mean anything as when they create their expected supply it would have been in September after yields were assessed.

You say “rough idea” but in the world of electronic goods, particularly those from the biggest freaking company in the world, they don’t deal in “rough”, they deal in absolutes. X amount of stock equals x amount of revenue.

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Jnosteo — Sat, 03 Oct 2020 08:14:16 GMT

Well said this is my point exactly I said the same thing to customer service and they had no answer to me.

they said. I thing they can do as not received any stock as yet. If I wanted any of the other watches they have them in stock.

I can’t believe they didn’t know the consignment stock levels they would be receiving before the pre order etc. It’s A joke and god help us when the announcements re new iPhones comes in a couple of weeks. What **bleep** ups will occur then?

I paid an early upgrade fee also and I said that I would be refunded money also. But the joys of having to wait even though I was told I would have my watch dispatch the week after I placed order on 17th in the morning. Not at all good.

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MikeL21 — Sat, 03 Oct 2020 08:59:53 GMT

I have just come off the phone to EE and they have told me they now have stock of the SS and I will receive mine no later than Monday, fingers crossed. I will believe it when it turns up.

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r3id — Sat, 03 Oct 2020 09:01:27 GMT

haha what ever. You’re obviously an expert 🤣🤣🤣 and I have far better things to do than argue with some idiot on EE forums.

But in that internal call it was Marc Allera who was actually saying EE is the number one European provider (not global) due to their launch plans. Eddy Cue made an appearance to congratulate the EE team for being first to bundle multiple Apple services with a plan.

I’ll stick to my “rough dates” they have worked fine for me in the past when I’ve preordered apple products which went out of stock from EE or other retailers.

Keep trolling Sluddy 😂😂👏🏼👏🏼 One day you may actually be correct.

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r3id — Sat, 03 Oct 2020 09:02:08 GMT

I’ll try giving them a call shortly too Mike, see if they tell me the same thing.

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Jnosteo — Sat, 03 Oct 2020 09:14:02 GMT

That’s good news. Can I ask when did you place order for the watch?

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Jnosteo — Sat, 03 Oct 2020 09:21:55 GMT

Hi Mike I have just got off the phone with EE and they are telling me they still have note received any stock for the 44mm series 6 SS and they are not sure why anyone would be told that it’s in stock and would be delivered by Monday at the latest. So again looks like a total shambles and I’m wondering if you have been fobbed off with a fib.