Experience on Apple iPhone Delivery?????

I ordered my iPhone 6 16GB in Silver on Monday 15th around 11:30am, it's now currently sitting on 'Preparing For Dispatch' with estimated delivery between 30th Sept - 3rd Oct but I have seen on other forums that orders placed on the same day and same estimated deliveries have already been dispatched. I was just wondering if anyone had any experience on Apple deliveries? Thank you in advance.

youngman78 wrote:
or inform people at the point of order - think you missed that bit. my point being they are big enough and joined up enough not to just blindly take orders, they can inform and educate during the process, which in turn eases the backlog. i.e. we have seen high demand for x model, why don't you consider y. or please expect delays in selecting this model...etc...
I understand the strategy and business model thanks. I just like vendors to be straight with me.
I wanted a rant and had one - All I really wanted a sympathetic ear to calm me down, so telling me to get out of bed earlier didn't help......thanks for siding with the big guy over the little guy.
I understand the disappointment, I honestly do.  Personally, I've never seen an online ordering system that suggested you order something else because quantities of what you want are low.  If you ordered from Apple or a carrier directly online, all any of them give you is a confirmation after you place your order, with an anticipated delivery date.  You must have received a confirmation pretty soon after ordering and if you weren't happy, you could have cancelled the order and ordered another option. 
Again, I'm not "siding with the big guy over the little guy."  I do think however, your expectations are a bit unrealistic.  But this too shall pass and you'll have your phone soon enough and hopefully, it will exceed your expectations and make you a happy camper.  What is it they say?  "Good Things Come To Those Who Wait!"
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