He was literally 2 streets away but 3 hours away, and I explained I have stuff to do today so he let me sign a form and take it there and then. Had my passport with me just in case too!
I just chased down my DPD driver through the streets of London using the live tracking tool to see where he was and get my card 3 hours early.. A wild FTW appeared!
Well I'm 23rd in the queue for the FTW, so I should be in that first batch thankfully.
Had my order in 1 hour after they went on sale on the 27th May, this wait is getting a bit silly now..
It feels like in 2016 the tactic is:
Pre-sell a £600 tech product, and set a launch date
Build hype
Wait a few weeks after launch until you actually make/ship them..
Hype intensifies
Profit
Oculus, HTC Vive, EVGA... I'm looking at you
Nice, that's me 1 step closer to the front of the queue!
I waited through Vive delays, so I'm used to this. Patience is key. Been wanting a GPU upgrade from my 770 since last October, but I waited for 1080's. Couple more weeks won't kill me.
Keep cancelling your FTW's guys!
Re: warranty, I was wondering this too - ordered the FTW on 27th May, but probably won't get it until 27th July at this rate.
But I'm pretty sure you need a serial number to register the warranty, so it would make sense that the warranty starts when you receive the product - otherwise, how...
Just called to check on my FTW order - I was 171st 8 days ago, and today I am 25th (but not including Amazon orders, so maybe around 35th he reckons). Apparently a LOT of people cancelled...
Also ETA to receive FTWs is still Friday. IF they get them on Friday, will be delivered Monday as I got...
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