My friends who are into astrology would explain that this is all happening due to Mercury being retrograde through Sept. 6th. I think I'd attribute it to lousy planning on Apple's part regarding back-to-school, end-of-summer purchases.
Due to damage to my dear old Pismo, I had to get an iBook-quick. Since I wanted a few enhancements, such as Superdrive and more memory, I thought (poor thinking on my part) I might get it quicker by going to the source, so I ordered online. First problem was that Apple is switching from a loan program to financing through a new Apple MBNA credit card, and they haven't made the appropriate changes to the web site, so the process was so confusing and convoluted I ended up speaking to a customer rep rather than doing everything online. Be that as it may, the site says i-Books will be shipped within 2-3 days of order -- I did that on Thursday the 19th, and the rep. didn't tell me there'd be any delay. When I got a confirmation, it now said 5-7 business days after order. Even worse, they waited 3 working days (5 total) after I ordered (again, I'd spoken to a live customer rep, and had gone through the whole financing thing with him) to call me and ask whether this was a real order. DUH! Now, I've just gotten an e-mail saying it won't be shipped until Sept. 2. I never would have gone through the online Apple Store if I'd known the delays were going to be that long. Hope others may benefit from my sad, exasperating experience. -- W. David Stephenson | Principal | Stephenson Strategies [EMAIL PROTECTED] 335 Main St. Medfield, MA 02052 | (508) 359-5112 Demolishing and replacing obsolete paradigms since 1988 (:o (|) "You could sift the Internet for bits of advice, or you could turn to the Stephenson Strategies/ Town Compass series of homeland security guides for hand-held computers to find advice on the hazards all in one place." Congressional Quarterly's CQ Homeland Security http://www.pocketdirectory.com/software/product.aspx?idProduct=32026 -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
