How long has Apple been shipping straight from factory?

[Staples]

I ordered a red ipod Nano a few days ago and paid for 2-3 day shipping. They said ground would be here by Christmas but I don't trust UPS. I finally dug up the tracking number and to my surprise, it shipped FedEX from China. Landed in HK and now it is in AK.

I thought maybe this was just because they have so many orders and so little time but I asked a friend where his shipped from about a month ago and apparently his shipped from the same Chinese city. I guess this is not just a Christmas deal for Apple.

 

[maximus maximus]

Since forever... 😕

 

[GeneValgene]

Originally posted by: maximus maximus
Since forever... 😕

QFT

 

[Aharami]

i've ordered two ipods so far. a mini last year and a video this year. both came from shanghai, china. last years order arrived via UPS and took about a week (still pretty fast). This years order came via FedEx. Left Shanghai at 7:18 AM on Nov 22. Arrived at my house at 9:23 AM on Nov 24. VERY fast shipping

 

[lobbyone]

Weird, I ordered one last year, and it shipped from Florida?

 

[dawks]

I ordered a Macbook Pro back in October, and the receipt email from Apple said it shipped from Elk Grove, CA, but when I check with FedEx, it actually shipped from Shanghai, CN.

Only took about 3.5 business days to get it from there, through Anchorage, and Memphis, to Calgary, AB.

 

[Staples]

Mine shipped from SHENZHEN CN and so did my friend who ordered a month ago.

I myself bought a Nano refurb a few months ago and it shipped from CA I believe. But that isn't surprising because someone probably returned it in the US.

I guess they have worked out a deal with FedEX and UPS because shipping just one item from there would cost a lot more than the $10 I paid.

 

[tfinch2]

This thread makes me 😕