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    upgrading shipping on a thinkpad after order

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by martinmach, Nov 19, 2008.

  1. martinmach

    martinmach Notebook Evangelist

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    i ordered a thinkpad last Friday from the depot. today,i got a confirmation email with an estimated shipping date of 26th nov. the shipping is UPS GROUND. i need it by 29th. is it possible to upgrade shipping?

    i live in virginia.the depot is in NC.
     
    martinmach, Nov 19, 2008
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    justin_c Notebook Geek

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    No. As far as I know you can't upgrade shipping service often an item has been shipped. However, phone Ups, see what options there are (like weekend delivery, etc). It should take 1 week in my experience.
     
    justin_c, Nov 20, 2008
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    jonlumpkin NBR Transmogrifier

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    It's unlikely that you can upgrade it.

    Ground from North Carolina to Virginia should only be one or two days.

    The problem you are going to have is that the 27th is Thanksgiving, the 28th is a floating holiday for most companies, and the 29th is a Saturday. So you might not get it until the 30th or 31st.

    I would recommend that you call UPS and see if you can work out some kind of holiday/weekend delivery, because that will be your hold up, rather than the ground transit.
     
    jonlumpkin, Nov 20, 2008
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    Ref Notebook Geek

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    Estimated shipping date is not guaranteed. However, with some luck it will ship before the estimated date. That's what happend when I bought mine.
     
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  5. martinmach

    martinmach Notebook Evangelist

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    i called lenovo yesterday. they will look into it and try to ship before the date. they informed me that it is going through some testing :)confused: ) and they dont have any other shipping options other than the standard shipping.

    guess i should get it picked up by someone and hold it for me. no thinkpad for a month :(
     
    martinmach, Nov 20, 2008
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    jaredy Notebook Virtuoso

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    Don't bother upgrading shipping. It should take 2-3 days without an upgrade.
     
    jaredy, Nov 21, 2008
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    I ordered my T400 on Sunday 11/16. The initial ship date provided me was 11/27. I just received an email notice now at 08:00 on 11/21 that my order has shipped. I selected the 2 business day delivery option (US$10). This order turnaround time is rather good, yes?
     
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  8. martinmach

    martinmach Notebook Evangelist

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    thats good news. is your machine ordered from the depot? is it a refurb or new? when did it get confirmed?

    i ordered mine on 11/15. got confirmation and billing on 19th.
     
    martinmach, Nov 21, 2008
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    I ordered from the Lenovo site on Sunday, 11/16/08 (sorry, what's the depot?) Do trains stop there? hahaha. Anyway, I went directly to Lenovo, utilized the coupons, got a good price I think ($1,350 pre-tax). See signature below - also with 3 yr Onsite Warranty. I elected 2 busns days delivery (a no brainer at $10), made no changes and voila!
     
    reg767, Nov 21, 2008
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  10. martinmach

    martinmach Notebook Evangelist

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    It seems trains do stop at the depot :D, i got my thinkpad 10 minutes back. resigned to fate when talked to the rep yesterday. so did not check the status today. it seemed they shipped it yesterday and it arrived today morning. That's less than a day :eek:. thanks lenovo for the fast response time :) . i should be opening it in the evening.

    here is my specs:

    T500(new)- T9400,WSXGA+, vista ultimate, 2GB DDR3, 250GB, mobility radeon 3650, 5300, bluetooth, 9 cell = 1017$

    ordered 11/15, shipped 11/20(4 business days), received 11/21
     
    martinmach, Nov 21, 2008
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