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Subject: Re: [Olpc-open] Getting anxious about G1G1 shipping
From: "Ricki-Ellen Brooke" <rickiellen () gmail ! com>
Date: 2007-12-21 4:53:28
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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@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@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@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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I'm also new to the list, and my laptop arrived today, too -- in San Francisco, \
CA.<br><br>Wonderful holiday cheer!<br>Ricki<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Dec \
20, 2007 6:31 PM, ETM <<a href="mailto:etm1935@yahoo.com"> \
etm1935@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" \
style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; \
padding-left: 1ex;">I am brand new to the list and the brand new owner<br>of an OLPC. \
It arrived today in Alexandria, <br>Virginia.<br><br>Merry \
Christmas.<br><br>Elaine<br><div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c"><br><br>> Hi Carol \
(+list)<br><br>> I am on the east coast, so if yours are due<br>> tomorrow, \
then you won't<br>> be the latest as mine will be at least as late. Ah well. \
<br><br>> Sigh...<br><br>> --Tom<br><br>> Quoting Carol Lerche <<a \
href="mailto:cafl@msbit.com">cafl@msbit.com</a>>:<br><br>>> Hi Tom -- I was \
a first day donor too. Many day1 folks have received their <br>>> \
machines and more are in transit. They are being delivered by Fedex \
ground,<br>>> shipped from Libertyville IL from Brightstar. Fedex will \
tell you if your<br>>> packages are in transit if you call their 800 number and \
give them your <br>>> shipping address. I have discovered through this \
means that my four are in<br>>> transit to be delivered tomorrow. \
Are you on the West Coast? I am. It<br>>> seems that those \
have come latest. You can get more help on the forum <br>>> <a \
href="http://olpc.osuosl.org/forum/" \
target="_blank">http://olpc.osuosl.org/forum/</a> or on the irc channels<br>>> \
irc.freenode.net##g1g1(chat) or irc channels<br>>> \
irc.freenode.net#olpc-help
.<br>>><br>>> Merry Christmas!<br>>><br>>> Carol \
Lerche<br>>><br>>> On Dec 20, 2007 5:57 AM, Tom Stewart <<a \
href="mailto:laptop@tastewar.com">laptop@tastewar.com</a>> wrote:<br>>> \
<br>>>> I ordered two G1G1 XO's on 12 November for my two daughters, as \
did a<br>>>> friend, and aside from the Welcome email, which had this \
statement:<br>>>><br>>>> Our "first day" donors are our \
highest priority and we are making <br>>>> every effort to deliver your XO \
laptop(s) as soon as possible. We will<br>>>> send you an update upon \
shipment.<br>>>><br>>>> neither of us has heard anything. I can see \
on the "Shipping <br>>>> information" page [1] that I should be \
able to expect them by 24<br>>>> December, and that is what I am hoping, but \
time is running out. I see<br>>>> others have received theirs. Are these \
being shipped out FIFO? Or <br>>>> geographically? I know that <a \
href="http://laptop.org" target="_blank">laptop.org</a> is not a commercial \
operation,<br>>>> and I don't expect all the bells and whistles of order \
status pages, <br>>>> and I don't expect someone to lookup my personal \
order. But what I<br>>>> would like to know is, are you all still expecting \
to be able to fill<br>>>> all those Nov. 12-15 orders (esp. us 1st day \
orderers!) and get them <br>>>> delivered in time for Christmas? Some \
re-assurance at this point would<br>>>> be nice, or an acknowledgment that \
it ain't gonna happen.<br>>>><br>>>> Thanks, and please excuse \
my holiday anxiety! <br>>>><br>>>> [1] <a \
href="http://laptopgiving.org/en/shipping-information.php" \
target="_blank">http://laptopgiving.org/en/shipping-information.php</a><br>>>><br>><br><br>_______________________________________________
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href="mailto:Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org">Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org</a><br><a \
href="http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open" \
target="_blank">http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open</a> \
<br></div></div></blockquote></div><br>
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