My IPhone 5 Preorder Shipped today directly from Apple's China Assembly

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Here is one Advantage to Ordering an Apple IPhone 5 from Store Dot Apple Dot Com: Today Apple Shipped me my Verizon Wireless Apple IPhone 5 directly from their China Aassembly Plant using UPS Expidited International Shipping! Just FYI! It is supposed to Arrive no later than September 28th, 2012 Chicago Time Zone. Keep in mind that i did choose the Free Standard Shipping Option which is the reason why it is NOT being sent Overnight Shipping.

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Most of our Apple Stores had people Camping Outside Overnight Thursday Night Into Friday Morning and we also had very Cold Temperatures Friday Morning here in the Windy City Suburbs, and I have seen what previous Hot Ticket Releases are like around here where the Local Target Store Called the Police on Sony Playstation 2 Launch Day in order to keep people from Starting a Riot while they were waiting for the Store to Open @ 8:00 A.M.!

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By the way: Apple was originally predicting that they would NOT be able to ship me my IPhone 5 until September 28th and that they would NOT deliver it until October 5th, so a 1 day late Shipping Date beats standing outside the Local Apple Store Overnight Hand Down expecially since it was very Cold Yesterday Morning (it's still Saturday here in the Chicago Suburbs) and possibly getting Sick, I have a hard enough time staying Healthy in Cold Weather, on the Local News they said even if you got into line @ 22:00 (10 P.M. I like using 24 Hour Time as that is what I used when I used to work for the U.S.P.S.) you were all ready too late due to the long lines! Just FYI!

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I waited in line at my local Sprint store, was first in line of about 40-50 by the time 8AM hit. By the time mine was activated, they we're sold out of 16GB models. I didn't mind the wait, met a few interesting people, and had an overall fun experience. It helped that I used to work in that store and knew a lot of locals, and employees.

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Good for you, for me however I just prefer Buying Online for everything as I live in Algonquin, IL, and the 2 Closest Apple Stores are Deer Park, IL, in Lake County, IL (I live in McHenry County, IL) and Wood Field Mall in Schaumburg, IL, (in Cook County, IL where the County Sales Tax is at least 9% due to the fact that the County includes the City of Chicago in it's Borders)! The only Store that I possibly could have gotten an IPhone 5 from locally is The Local Verizon Wireless Store in Lake in the Hills, IL, McHenry County, and I would have had to add a Line to my Service, as Verizon no longer allows you to buy a Phone Out of Contract (Month to Month, or at least it blocked me from doing so on Verizon's Website). The only way I was able to buy my IPhone 5 even though I am not yet Eligible for a new 2 Year Contract was on Apple Dot Com.

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Update: My IPhone 5 Arrived at Hong Kong and then Departed Hong Kong today according to the last Update on UPS's Website. Just FYI.

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How was the Weather where you live SMELTON? Just interested to know how warm or cold it was as it got down to the Lower 40's Friday Morning here in Algonquin, IL, U.S.A.! :-)

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How was the Weather where you live SMELTON? Just interested to know how warm or cold it was as it got down to the Lower 40's Friday Morning here in Algonquin, IL, U.S.A.! :-)

Got down to around 50 at night.. Then staying in the low 80's during the day.. Fantastic Football weather for the South :)

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Looks like my IPhone 5 arrived in the U.S.A. just in time as my dad told me that Fox News Channel is reporting that IPhone 5 Exports to Country's to any other Country except a Chinesse Controled Teritory have been Shut Down!

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