Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/08/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I amazed at all of the shipping speed going on lately. I got a ProBox from Amazon to hold 4 hard drives. I notified them late Friday afternoon that it did not work. Saturday morning before 10 there was another one on my front porch (at the farm!) with labels to send the non-functioning one back. Amazing! Tina On Sun, Aug 21, 2011 at 4:13 PM, Ric Carter <ricc at embarqmail.com> wrote: > it's scary how fast things get from asia here for delivery when apple ships > > i got engraved iPods one year in less than 3 days from order > > ric > > > On Aug 21, 2011, at 12:36 PM, Jim Nichols wrote: > > > Hi Howard, > > > > I recently bought a MacBook Pro for my granddaughter who is entering > college, and followed it with interest from Shanghai to Fort Worth. It > even > arrived earlier than predicted. > > > > Jim Nichols > > Tullahoma, TN USA > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Howard Ritter" <hlritter at bex.net> > > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > > Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 11:25 AM > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica and Apple > > > > > >> Yeah, it's neat the way that works. I ordered a MacBook Pro just the way > I wanted it because it wasn't in stock at the local dealer, and it was made > to order at the factory. I could trace its shipping progress by FedEx from > Shanghai or wherever it was made once it had been shipped. > >> > >> The thing that isn't so neat is that the huge American economy can't do > this sort of thing domestically. > >> > >> ?howard > >> > >> > >> On Aug 21, 2011, at 1:24 AM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > >> > >>> The Mac SE's which came right after the 128 were made of all places in > >>> Ireland. The one I have now a MacBook Pro was drop shipped here > straight > >>> from China. > >>> -- > >>> Mark R. > >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Tina Manley, ASMP www.tinamanley.com