Macbook Air 15 Inch Shipping Delays
I placed an order for the new Macbook Air 15-Inch 24 GB & 512 GB on Sunday, March 16 for in-store pick up in Los Angeles. During purchase, I got the usual shipping estimates for in-store v shipped to my zipcode estimates, which was 2-5 days. I opted for in-store pick up to get it sooner and was told that the latest it would arrive would be today, but now the ETA on my Apple Wallet ticket is updating to the end of the month. Apple has historically been the fastest of any purchase i’ve made for shipping and I’m surprised it’s taking this long. This was an emergency purchase because my current Macbook broke down and I need a replacement ASAP for school. My parents purchased this item for me and they’re out of the country, and when i’ve reached out to the store and the chat line, I was told was that I could cancel it and purchase it in-store, but that’s not a possibility for me. I’m worried that the purchase will continue to delay — anyone else experiencing this? Is the volume of purchases/demand for this release higher than Apple’s bandwidth/supply? Not sure if it’s the popularity of the location of the store - but I’d say given that I live in Los Angeles, they all receive a high volume of customers?
