Still processing since last Friday
fresh27
24-09-2004 09:37:50
I ordered on 9/17 (Friday) at 228PM, and I have been "Processing" ever since. This would make it one week (minus 1 hour 50 minutes) that I've been processing, and I'm wondering if this is a very long time, and if Gratis is planning to send a batch of orders to eCost by the end of today.
Cyrus328is
24-09-2004 09:42:00
What did you order? Just wondering, I know it shouldn't affect the processing stage.
dizzle
24-09-2004 09:42:12
I ordered an hour before you did last week and I am also still "processing." I guess we just have to be patient.
fresh27
24-09-2004 09:43:07
I ordered the HP.
maestro
24-09-2004 09:44:43
Yup. Same here. Patience is key.
hacktek
24-09-2004 09:46:27
Hopefully when u'r status gets updated to STV mine will say "Shipped"...hopefully.....
fresh27
24-09-2004 09:47:37
Some people on 9/15 are still processing too. If this goes over the weekend, it is possibly the longest anybody has been processing on freeipods.com.
astroboy
24-09-2004 10:03:39
i'm a 9/15 still processing. i went STV for a few hours, switched to hp, then went back to processing. that all heppened on wed i think.
fresh27
24-09-2004 10:05:21
You went STV on this Wednesday? The 22nd?
muzikicon
24-09-2004 10:11:58
I'm a 9/17 as well and I am still processing.. for a frame of referance my intial order was for the apple ipod and not the Hpod. So that doesn't make a difference here.
astroboy
24-09-2004 10:14:34
Yeah, I went STV on Wednesday afternoon, around 1pm, but then when I checked again that night (near midnight), it had gone back to Processing, and that's where I still am.
fresh27
24-09-2004 10:15:39
crap ( I never even went to STV for a minute (
DScala
24-09-2004 10:31:31
I'm still processing as well. I'm a 9/20 and I switched over to the Hpod on the 21st. I really don't mind though, I mean, they're free, and I know mine will get here eventually... But I still wake up at 10 in the morning just to check my status anyway... Hahaha
Order# - 45999x
Order Date - 9/20
HP Switch - 9/21
astroboy
24-09-2004 10:35:05
So how did you switch to the hpod while you were still in processing?
[quote579698e664="DScala"]But I still wake up at 10 in the morning just to check my status anyway... Hahaha
[/quote579698e664]
As I did three minutes ago, everytime our UPS truck pulls up at work, I run back and look for a cube shaped box. Not one today either...
DukeSt
24-09-2004 10:46:39
DScala, how did you switch to the HP while you were still processing??? i dont have a switch order button.....is it possible, anyone know??
fresh27
24-09-2004 11:45:55
7 days and 20 minutes... still processing
MusicMan
24-09-2004 11:51:46
Yeah, this delay worries me alittle...
Tholek
24-09-2004 12:06:28
Click "Complete Offer" to see the dropdown menu, and change the selection.
Pusha C
24-09-2004 13:48:53
9 days and counting for me cry
fresh27
24-09-2004 14:00:30
yeah gratis is really sucking right now.
Neversky
24-09-2004 14:03:35
Seems like lots of people have been getting on hold lately as well. I think they must have raised the standards...
fresh27
24-09-2004 14:42:31
i'm definitely never going on hold because i didn't even know any of my referrals, but gratis is just taking a long time
TaterSalad
24-09-2004 15:22:06
Processing on 9/17 as well.
Beejus
24-09-2004 18:05:57
I ordered on 9/17 as well... and I'm still processing.
I stayed with the Apple though... we'll see if that makes a difference.
hacktek
25-09-2004 01:28:26
They're probably waiting for the next shipment to update everything at the same time
Torquemada
25-09-2004 13:50:47
9/23 In processing, will we all update at the same time?
Agh so what you're saying is that I still have a horribly long time for the change to STV if I'm a 9/24?
AngryBrotha
25-09-2004 14:07:33
I am still at processing and I ordered mine on 9/15. It would be nice to get an update some time soon.
AngryBrotha
25-09-2004 14:08:26
I am still at processing and I ordered mine on 9/15. It would be nice to get an update some time soon.
fresh27
25-09-2004 15:31:30
indeed, an update would be great D
Tholek
25-09-2004 20:58:20
9/17, and still in processing. (
DScala
25-09-2004 21:00:51
9/20 and in processing... Not worrying about whether it will really come or not... but checking my status 10 times a day anyway ;)
Cyrus328is
25-09-2004 21:04:46
9/23 .. processing ofcourse
Cyrus
Tholek
25-09-2004 21:07:06
[quote1742649975="DScala"]Not worrying about whether it will really come or not...[/quote1742649975]
Um, I do. wink
jesterfx
26-09-2004 01:07:31
I'm a 9/15 and still processing too!! Not even a processing level (such as p3 or anything). that makes 7 business days for me. An update or at least an update to the "usually 3-5 days" thing would be nice.
I've read rumors that they are changing the vendor which could explain the delay...they may be holding off orders until they finalize the deals...but of course that is totally based on rumor.
I'm also wondering if it is not some "stragety" to make the wait seem a little less...I mean if you go to "sent to vendor" and still have to wait a month then that feels like a hell of a long time. But if you are in processing for a few weeks while they catch up and back orders are caught up then when it changed to "sent to vendor" it could be changed to "shipped" and sent to you in a few days from that point. Of course just a guess which is even worse than posting a rumor lol. Just getting anxious after being in processing for so long now (of course weekends don't count but that doesn't make it any easier on the wait lol).
fresh27
26-09-2004 10:55:42
processing is worse than shipped to vendor, especially now when a lot of the HP orders are being shipped in a few days.
yonatan
26-09-2004 11:13:17
My dad ordered the HP on 9/15 and he's still processing. The stupid thing is not that we have to wait for so long it's that they say 3-5 business days. If they said 3-7 or 3-10 then it would be understandable if it takes them that long but why not just state how long it should take in the first place?
Icarus
26-09-2004 11:23:50
I ordered 9/17 for the apple and i got it in the mail yesterday!
just kidding, i'm still processing as well.
xyclonez
26-09-2004 11:53:46
[quote7fa3f5fc08="Icarus"]I ordered 9/17 for the apple and i got it in the mail yesterday!
just kidding, i'm still processing as well.[/quote7fa3f5fc08]
lol....
ThisSunAlsoRises
26-09-2004 12:03:19
i think they're putting so many people on hold because they need to be making a profit so they put people on hold hoping that they'll just give up and freeipods.com will make $50 off of them.
hacktek
26-09-2004 12:05:48
The update will hopefully arrive tomorrow(monday) afternoon ;)
fresh27
26-09-2004 12:17:40
yeah, hopefully
i was hoping it would happen on monday
i was hoping it would happen on tuesday
i was hoping it would happen on wednesday
i was hoping it would happen on thursday
i was hoping it would happen on friday
now i'm hoping it will happen this monday
but hoping really doesnt do much (
jesterfx
26-09-2004 12:33:04
lol @ fresh, me too...
[quoteb5180fa587]i think they're putting so many people on hold because they need to be making a profit so they put people on hold hoping that they'll just give up and freeipods.com will make $50 off of them.[/quoteb5180fa587] I very much doubt that. Although they have and do put legit account on hold that may have looks suspicious, most of the holds either straight out cheated or didn't follow the rules. I've seen a ton of people say they canceled their trial offer the second after they ordered (for the instant credit ones)...now that is just stupid. You are just asking for your account to be put on hold especially if they told all their referrals to do the same thing.
Although they may be getting stricter with the rules and holds, I really do not think they would bother putting accounts on hold for no reason just to try to keep from sending out more ipods. That would cause way more trouble than it would be worth...I mean think of all the email they get anyway, now consider how much more they would get from people who were totoally legit and got put on hold just so they could save money lol.
Has anyone emailed them asking about the processing hold up and gotten a response? I would but don't want to if others already have.
yonatan
26-09-2004 12:52:07
Don't hope, just wait. Also, Icarus is an asshole.
I emailed Gratis for my dad regarding the processing time and told them he has been waiting more than five business days already. They haven't replied yet and since it is most likely that the status will change from processing tommorow they probably will not reply until after the status already changes.
PallarAndersVisa
26-09-2004 13:12:14
been STV since 9/14 and some people that went stv on 9/17 have got their iPods already.
fresh27
26-09-2004 13:49:50
yeah, people who ordered on 9/14 went STV on 9/15. people who ordered on 9/17 are still not STV.
yonatan
26-09-2004 13:51:29
people who ordered on 9/15 are still not STV either.
fresh27
26-09-2004 13:53:12
some people who ordered on 9/15 are STV, some arent, because gratis sent a batch to vendor that day.