IMac 21.5" shipping from Middletown, PA - refurb?

Hi all. After a long, hard discussion with the wife, I finally took a full fledged plunge into the Mac world. Taking advantage of the Black Friday deals, I ordered an iMac and a Mac Mini this morning. I got the shipping info a while back from Apple, and according what I have read on these forums and forums in general, all iMacs are shipped from China - mine, however, is being shipped from Middletown, PA.
I am worried I am being sent a refurb'd unit, as I read on another forum that a user there got a refurb'd unit sent from Middletown, PA.
How can I tell if the iMac and Mac Mini I receive next week are refurbs or NIB? I know it is a silly question perhaps, but having spent 2200 dollars on both machines, I wouldn't want refurb'd units really.

...+all iMacs are shipped from China+...
It may seem like the case, but I don't believe it is.
+I am worried I am being sent a refurb'd unit....+
First, that would not be legal - even in Pennsylvania:D Second, why do you deal with someone (Apple) you do not trust? Third, the airport is located in Middletown, PA - as is sizable warehouse space on, and around, that airport (I once lived nearby). Therefore, Fedex has a presence there.
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