[Olpc-open] Getting anxious about G1G1 shipping

[Ricki-Ellen Brooke]

I'm also new to the list, and my laptop arrived today, too -- in San
Francisco, CA.

Wonderful holiday cheer!
Ricki

On Dec 20, 2007 6:31 PM, ETM <etm1935 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I am brand new to the list and the brand new owner
> of an OLPC.  It arrived today in Alexandria,
> Virginia.
>
> Merry Christmas.
>
> Elaine
>
>
> > Hi Carol (+list)
>
> > I am on the east coast, so if yours are due
> > tomorrow, then you won't
> > be the latest as mine will be at least as late. Ah well.
>
> > Sigh...
>
> > --Tom
>
> > Quoting Carol Lerche <cafl at msbit.com>:
>
> >> Hi Tom -- I was a first day donor too.  Many day1 folks have received
> their
> >> machines and more are in transit.  They are being delivered by Fedex
> ground,
> >> shipped from Libertyville IL from Brightstar.  Fedex will tell you if
> your
> >> packages are in transit if you call their 800 number and give them your
> >> shipping address.  I have discovered through this means that my four
> are in
> >> transit to be delivered tomorrow.    Are you on the West Coast?  I am.
>  It
> >> seems that those have come latest.  You can get more help on the forum
> >> http://olpc.osuosl.org/forum/ or on the irc channels
> >> irc.freenode.net##g1g1(chat) or irc channels
> >> irc.freenode.net#olpc-help.
> >>
> >> Merry Christmas!
> >>
> >> Carol Lerche
> >>
> >> On Dec 20, 2007 5:57 AM, Tom Stewart <laptop at tastewar.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> I ordered two G1G1 XO's on 12 November for my two daughters, as did a
> >>> friend, and aside from the Welcome email, which had this statement:
> >>>
> >>> Our "first day" donors are our highest priority and we are making
> >>> every effort to deliver your XO laptop(s) as soon as possible. We will
> >>> send you an update upon shipment.
> >>>
> >>> neither of us has heard anything. I can see on the "Shipping
> >>> information" page [1] that I should be able to expect them by 24
> >>> December, and that is what I am hoping, but time is running out. I see
> >>> others have received theirs. Are these being shipped out FIFO? Or
> >>> geographically? I know that laptop.org is not a commercial operation,
> >>> and I don't expect all the bells and whistles of order status pages,
> >>> and I don't expect someone to lookup my personal order. But what I
> >>> would like to know is, are you all still expecting to be able to fill
> >>> all those Nov. 12-15 orders (esp. us 1st day orderers!) and get them
> >>> delivered in time for Christmas? Some re-assurance at this point would
> >>> be nice, or an acknowledgment that it ain't gonna happen.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks, and please excuse my holiday anxiety!
> >>>
> >>> [1] http://laptopgiving.org/en/shipping-information.php
> >>>
> >
>
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