Imagine my delight when I found out this morning that my ICBM (Intel Chip Based iMac) is finally shipping. I was half asleep after having woken up at noon as usual and after grokking and parsing out the fedex tracking number out of the shipment notification email, I proceeded on in excitement to the... Oh! it's shipping from Connecticut. That's weird, Shanghai, Connecticut. Oh, wait a minute... Nooooooo!
So now I have a widget sitting in my Dashboard that I will actually use, like every freaking five minutes.
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I am waiting for my new mac book pro,,,,,and i got a notice it shipped today as well from shanghai, cn. i was so upset when i just checked the tracking number and it says, 'delay beyond our control.' did you get that??? my husband says its probably because the rain up there. anyway, i typed 'shanghai conneticut' in my search engine, and it took me to your blog. lol......small world huh? anyway, good luck on recieving yours on time. i am counting the mins until i get mine. it will be my very first mac.
my email is: janetsue.227@gmail.com
Wow, this is funny. I pretty much did the same thing as you guys. So I guess my silly hope of my computer being in the US is dashed, oh well.
And just to support the theory of the Small World. I too am waiting on my Mac Book Pro, saw Shanghai CN on the Fedex tracker and went straight to google. (I thought by CN they meant China!)
They do mean China.
An even smaller world. I thought what is CN? Then I looked harder and thought there's a Shanghai in Conn? LOL Guess I gotta about a week before my shipment arrives oh well just as long as I get it by 21 Dec.
Hi Janet,
At least you'll know that your new Mac is as fresh as technically possible. I'm sorry about the "delay beyond our control" part though. I didn't get that and from the time of my email shipment notification it took exactly 6 days to get mine delivered.
It's funny that you mention the search engine query because I did the exact same thing and went, "doh!, of course!".
Well, congratulations on your new MacBook Pro! It's good to hear stories of people like yourself switching. Now these days I have to resist my gag reflex whenever I'm back on Windows :)
Let me know if you have any questions about using the Mac. As a relatively new switcher, I know the experience first hand.
I realize this is an older blog, but it sure hit home when I read it. I of course just typed the Shanghai, CN into my google engine and here I am. Looks like I'm not the first. I've just decided to "make the switch" over to a Mac and am really startgin to wonder if it's worth it. I ordered it Aug. 19th and it FINALLY shipped out Sep 14th. I too thought it was from Conneticut (enter big sigh here). Ah well good to see I'm not the only one.
Al,
The first couple of days will be like hell because you'll still have the Windows habit ingrained in your muscles. Make sure to not give up on the Mac though because once you do get used to it, there is no going back. The Mac will provide you a stress free computing experience. If you're coming from Linux, I think you're in for a treat as well. In any case, welcome to the Mac platform.
haha... wow looks like we're all in the same boat. i was so excited when i found out my toshiba was being shipped todya. too bad its in arkansas right now.. it went from shanghai to there.. and im in frickkin maryland. i dont understand this policy. really. its odd.
[...] I am so excited Apple finally upgraded its MacBook Pro to the latest Intel processor. I ordered one Monday morning and I just received notification that it has been shipped. I immediately checked the FedEx tracker and it says that it had shipped from Shanghai, CN. My first thought was “There’s a city named Shanghai in Connecticut? How fascinating!” So I googled Shanghai, Connecticut and I came across this. Looks like I wasn’t the only one. So funny how I didn’t even consider CN to stand for China. [...]
hahaaha wow being a CT resident i'm amazed at how many people think the abbreviation is CN, i guess it's the desperation that make ppl want to believe its connecticut.. i too was hoping SHANGHAI CN meant something other than china, but w.e
I found this as you all did - going "Huh? CHINA???" I am waiting for my sons IPOD which was promised in a few days. We shall see.
HAHAHAHHA being the genius that I am, I knew this was coming from China. Then I saw this blog and quickly said phew Connecticut! LOL Then I kept reading, pulled a Homer and said DOH!!!
holy crap i was thinki this thing came from china and my friend was like no way and i was like yeah huh but i got onto this crazy site and now i know it really comes from connetcut you guys are tricky up there at apple
I ordered a laptop a couple weeks ago and is shipping from Shanghai, CN. I googled it like everyone else and found this place. The shipping seemed to be going smoothly til this morning. 2 days ago it was in Shanghai, and today it's in my home state of California... except it shipped to another city and gives me a "Delivery Exception" because the "Customer was not available or the business was closed". I'm hoping this is just a very temporary mixup and it'll still make it here by it's scheduled date of tomorrow. Based on some of your responses, I'm a more than just a little skeptical.
OK - same story - thought there really was (or was really hoping there was) a Shanghai in Connecticut!!! OH well, my iMac has a loooooooong way to go from China.
I ordered an IPOD and PROMAC and went through the same thing as above in the BLOG. Yesterday, I saw a special on TV about a lady who went for 1 year not using or buying anything from China. Her result was that it was a real eye opener in how dependant North America is on China trade. From my perspective, it's sad, that this is reality. Think of all the jobs that have been lost from Canada and the USA to China. My material will get here in due course, but the feeling would be better if my Apple products were assembled and made in North America.
Well isn't it a small world after all? after 4 days of waiting for the notebook to be built, HP finnaly shipped it out today. I could've sworn CN was conneticut, but something in the back of my head told me this didn't look right at all. Then I googled it and guess what I came up with? Well if you're thinking it was this blog, then your right. Seems like Apple and Toshiba aren't the only ones trying to save a few bucks :(
Yup, I ordered my HP notebook and they said it expected to ship on 9/7 and I was excited to see that it shipped from Shanghai Connecticut (lol) yesterday (9/5) morning, I figured hell i might get it by Friday... :^( yeah, anyway, I bought HP because i figured i was buying American and Gateway just got bought out by Korean Acer... All that leaves is Macs (snicker) and Dell's and HP as American companies. But i guess no one manufactures here anymore... Gotta love capitalism... We are swiftly losing the ability to employ non-professional Americans... Glad we can help out China though...
I guess I will just add my list to the people that were hoping beyond all resonable hope that the CN really stood for Connecticut. I am finally getting my first Mac. I work for Marshall University's IT department in their graduate school and everyone is switching over. I'm glad I made the switch, but the wait for the computer is killing me...
Haha funny, I did the same thing everyone else did (googled Shanghai CN) I'm patiently waiting for my new iMac...Its good to know I'm not the only one who hoped for a moment that CN meant Connecticut...
All I can say is that I recently ordered my macbook and they promised it'd be here in two days.
how the hell does something get from China to Wisconsin in two days?
so I googled like everyone else... this is a little ridiculous!
Maaaan. I just ordered a laptop from Gateway and thought/hoped CN was conneticut. This is wack. I went with gateway because on their website it says the customer service is 100% in US or Canada. I was hoping it would come from North America but that's not the case. So this just means more money going into other countries and less jobs for US and Canada. I'll just hope it arrives in 2 days like some of you lucky people.
It's Saturday and I was wondering if anyone had any idea how long it would take for my MacBook Pro would take to get to NJ from China.
LOL yes I too googled Shanghai CN (though to be honest i didnt know what the CN was spose to be) as for HP.I had to call thier customer service several times i think there was one time i didnt have to work thru a heavy accent. <.< Not rascist or anything was just surprised.
Hmmm.... as you all thought, CN really stands for china!! I had this little hope that it would be coming from Connecticut but... well you all know what happened in my head when I realized it came from China. Bad luck, I’ll have to wait then.
Haha, wierd.I got here the same way as everyone else. I'm waiting for my gateway and the tracking number says Shanghia, CN. So I then typed it in the search bar, and I'm here as well. It's wierd how we're all coming together in the same way. But seriously, we need not help out China.. so they can do what? buy MORE lead paint? How many recalls have we had? and all from China. I'm wondering if I should definately NOT lick my laptop now. (j/k)
Well, same story here... As a European I was ashamed of myself to ignore there was a Shanghai in the US too. Turns out I was all wrong, but pleased to hear I'm not the only one. Have an uncle in Memphis who'll bring me home a fresh new iPod for Xmas (well, I still paid for it myself), seen the fact that a 160G US iPod costs me less then a 80G european iPod. Lucky Bastards. The waiting has started... China-US-Belgium, my God, what a world!
I as well was disappointed to know that my Macbook Pro was shipping from Shanghai and not Connecticut. I could've saved myself the anxiety from the anticipation by going to the mall and buy it directly from them for instant gratification!!
Lesson learned.
I did the same thing as you all, however, I didn't think about Connecticut at all. I thought Canada. The reason is when I saw the packing route, it was already in Anchorage, Alaska. So I said to my wife, that's odd, I had no idea there was a Shanghai in Canada. She smacked me and informed me there wasn't. So to prove her wrong, I also Googled it, and tada, here I am. LOL I'm in Utah and ordered an HP Pavilion. Thankfully I ordered it during their $500 of coupon code promotion! It should be here by Friday! Fingers crossed!
I never realized there were so many chinese restaurants named shanghai in connecticut....I too have made the switch to mac and when I saw shanghai, cn I looked up shanghai connecticut on google maps.....when i had no luck i came here! lol! It's kinda like a limbo for people who want their new mac!
I ended up here just like all the others. Yeah, all the crap coming out of China, now I am not so happy - lets see how long from China TO Wisconsin. Today is the 30th.
I ordered a macbook pro too, and I searched shanghai connecticut. It truly is a small world, and by that I really mean this world is huge... but you know what I mean anyway. I am eagerly anticipating my macbook pro, because Macs are awesome. Not that I would know, because this is my first one, but everyone I talk to who has a mac recommends them highly.
It's crazy how small the world can be, huh? Like all of y'all, I instantly got excited when I saw that my new Toshiba laptop was in Shanghai, CN. Googled it and found that CN wasn't Conneticut and was China instead. It's Tuesday now.... *crosses fingers* Here's to hoping it'll be here in Arkansas by Friday (I'm a rather impatient person :P)! :D
I saw my shipping info on HP from fedex and I saw Shanghai CN and was like there aint no state with that abbreviation and I was like I kow its coming from overseas, but where? So i googled like everyone else and saw the answer in the little page summaries they give before you click the site. The I noticed this said Conn. So I was like conn has the same city as china so I had to read. So ya hear I am yammering on aimlessly. The one thing that gets me tho is that I ordered one Pc a week ago and had it sent to me and then 24 hours later I went and ordered one for a friend and mine is being shipped 2 and a half hours after hers? Thats what I dont understand and both pc are identical and going to the same address I just had to order seperate because of bank says no more than $1,500 can be spent on account in a day. So I'm a little upset she might get hers first. I never understand them in china. I have 2 pc made the same way and one has a day head start yet the other one is done first and sent first? To me thats messed up. Well enough yammering before I end up wth a novel here.
Hp might hear from me on that note.
~Megan
yup... i'm here just like everyone else.
all these stories seem identical
i just ordered my first macbook pro the other day and didn't spend the extra 15 bucks for expedited shipping because i thought the apple store was notorious for quick shipping.
then i see shanghai cn in the fedex trackin... well, i expected the worst as they estimated it would take 5 days to get here. so, i put in shanghai cn into my google search field and noticed the suggestion "shanghai cn fedex" and went with that one... now here i am, just like everyone else!
well, i'm really excited to get my first mac, so this is going to be a painful 5 days i tell ya!
check this out....my new macbook is going from shanghai cn to ANCHORAGE, AK then back to INDIANAPOLIS, IN and I am in Washington State.....does this make any sense??? wouldn't it just make more sense to put the macbook on a jet and fly west.........why the transfers and run around?????
Wow, this is crazy! I can't believe how many new mac buyers have happened onto this site.. just like me I guess. This however isn't my first rodeo. I am here because my Macbook Pro just shipped from China as well. I would think as liberal as Apple is, they wouldn't contract out of the country, interesting. I own an iMac and another Macbook. The iMac I bought online. It arrived Dead on Arrival unfortunately. I sent it back and just called the Apple Store and had them ship one to me, MUCH QUICKER! The Macbook I bought at the store in person, but I decided to try this way out one more time with the Macbook Pro. I love Mac's though! Duh! They just work! I am a graphic Design/Video/Photo Editor, so it is imperative I use Mac. All of you who are new to the world of Apple, Welcome!!! You won't be leaving!
Just another person to seriously think that there was a Shanghai in Connecticut. How insane. I ordered an HP Pavilion laptop. More waiting.... :o(
Ok. So. Like, meeting of the Mac minds here I guess (for the most part) i checked my order status with apple and then the FEDEX tracker...my macbook pro left SHANGHAI on the 28th. like everyone else, i was like "CHINA?" i almost felt betrayed!!!
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Such is life!
I received my ipod from shanghai in 36 hours. a flight takes longer than that
I too thought Shanghai, CT.... Wishful thinking I suppose! :) I ordered a personalized tx2000z from HP (I am so anxious to get it!) I saw that it shipped and I of course went to fedex.com to track it and saw the Shanghai, CN and thought there was a city in the US named Shanghai..as I said before, wishful thinking!
I saw that someone else said that they had thier product in 2 days from China. And just a few posts before this one, someone said they had it in 36 hours. That rocks!! I am not a patient person...lol, I have spent almost $1500 on this laptop and accesories for it, I want it so badly!
Hopefully all goes well for everyone!
CLG
Ditto, ditto, ditto and ditto!
Is nothing being made in America anymore?
Same here I just ordered my first mac book and i was pretty Pissed off when I heard It was in china. Wouldn't it be easier to ship from like NY, or California?
Oh my gosh! Hi guys got room for one more. Ordered my MacBook Pro on May 27th. Today the 30th I see Shanghai CN and on the email alert and wanting it so badly my mind wants to think Conneticut, but my gut knows it means China. Jeez $2300.00 total & taxes, plus $15.00 extra for 2 day shipping!? because I can hardly wait to fondle the thing.
I feel like I'm in an episode of Groundhog Day on The Night before Christmas. I gues we should look on the bright side, we'll just appreciate it more when it arrives. Good luck guys happy Mac-ing!
i am also recieving a mac...but at the same time im wondering why when i look up shanghai it comes up with this thread as the first selection...lol
This thread is hilarious. i ordered my MacBook Pro on the 16th. needed authorization on the credit card. and shipment date is June 23, 2008, delivers by June 26, 2008. I obviously googled shanghai thinking it was in CT. I cant believe how many people have done this though.
Here's a cool story. I LIVE in China. But, in case you didn't know, if you order a Mac through the US Apple Website, you must ship it to a US address. Yeah, so, I shipped my MacBook to my mom who lives in South Carolina. She's planning to visit me in China 2 weeks from now, and will bring my new computer as a carry-on item. As I was tracking the package, I noticed that it was in Shanghai. I couldn't believe it could really be in CHINA!! So close to home! I immediately checked for a Shanghai, Connecticut as many of you did. But it really is in China! Why wait another 2 weeks for my computer, when it's in a nearby Chinese city. I called FedEx to ask them if I could change the destination address. They said they couldn't do that; only the sender (aka, Apple), could do that. Another phone call to Apple got me no where. They said that for security reasons, they wouldn't change the address once the computer had been shipped. Now, the computer will leave China, to go to America, only to come back to China again! I will wait impatiently for the next two weeks and my mom will have an extra 5 lbs to lug along with her across the world. It's kinda funny, actually. Don't misunderstand my tone.
This is too funny!!!! I googled Shanghai, CN and came up with this page too. I ordered a HP tablet PC and was excited that it was shipping out earlier than the estimated date (July 7th). When I saw Shanghai, CN, I thought.....wait I know there isn't a Shanghai in the United States!!! So now I'm like, 'How long will it take to get here?!?!' I want my new laptop!!!! (smile)
Same as all above.. Just ordered a Macbook, my first Mac since I was a little kid. It will take some getting used to but I'm so excited. My Dell has been nothing but problems. Yay. I'm also getting a 160gig ipod since I filled mine up.. =X Hope it gets here soon as I got expedited shipping!
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