Anyone else have Apple miss a guaranteed Christmas delivery date?

Anyone else order an iPad 2 for a Christmas present, with a guaranteed deliver date by Christmas and Apple delivers on the 27th?

I certainly understand your disappointment, but the fact remains that there is nothing that you can do about it. It is out of your hands and out of Apple's hands as well. I had young children at one point - many years ago - and in order to not run into this type of situation, I would purchase those "hot and hard to get your hands on" purchases in early Novemebr or as soon as they became available on the market.
I can't tell what Apple's guarantee means exactly but I would have to assume that this guaranteed delivery could only mean under any circumstances that they can control. FedEx has the guaranteed overnight delivery - if you are willing to pay for it - but if the plane crashes that your package is being transported on - what good is the guarantee in that case? I can telll you what the guarantee is in that case - you don't have to pay for the delivery - that is all that it means.
No company can guarantee anything that might is beyond their control. Once again, I do understand your disappointment and that the child will be disappointed as well, But consider it a lesson learned and move on. You can go back and forth until the cows come home discussing "what the guarantee means" but it will not help your situation at all.

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