When you go to the Apple online store, they will tell you the estimated shipping time. The iPod Touch's shipping time for example is '1-3 business days'.

However when I enquire about this to a sales person at Machines, he told me that between the time you confirm the order and the time you received it would be about 1 month, and not 1-3 days like many would perceive.

Is this true? I have never made an order to Apple for their products, but I certainly plan and look forward to doing so (the engraving looks very pretty!).

Also, can you set the time for the product to arrive, or you just have to sit and wait for the postman to ring your doorbell at any random time?

This post has been edited by SKisaGooner: Nov 20 2010, 11:31 PM

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According to that website, shipping time doesn't include delivery time.

So maybe shipping time is the time taken for the product to move from China to Malaysia, and delivery time is the time it takes from then to our doorstep?

I don't know, website looks quite confusing.

Actually he claimed that customers had called him complaining about the long delivery/shipping time of the online store.

But thanks, very helpful indeed.

Any reason why ordering on Sunday night would be perfect? I have engraving on my iPod and will be buying it with a Apple USB Power Adapter. Will be performing order tonight.

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Added on December 1, 2010, 11:52 amOrdered my iPod on Sunday night. Received on Wednesday noon. (Y)

This post has been edited by SKisaGooner: Dec 1 2010, 11:52 AM