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So, the ship dates keep rolling along... : )
Glad to see some 10/3, 10/4, even 10/5 dates in there. Making some good progress.
Some things I have gathered from the posts I've seen:
- The number of orders on the spreadsheet is very small compared to the actual number of orders out there. So, while the info can help, take it with a grain of salt.
- From the sheet, it seems like the bulk of the orders came in up till the 29th and 30th and slacked off a good bit in October. While this can be a selection bias (since those who ordered first were likely more excited than most and more likely to be on this forum and track their orders) it also could reflect when the initial rush was highest.
- DJI is likely increasing production speed.
- DJI may have had commitments to its retail partners. These will siphon off orders from the DJI direct sales, but reports from the little retails seems like they are getting just a few. Apple/BestBuy/Amazon likely got a bunch.
- It seems that DJI breaks its orders down by continent, or region, as the dates for these groupings seem to be separate. i.e. US orders seem to be a bit ahead.
- I think I saw in another thread where the orders in Europe just started coming direct from a site in Europe instead of China. Shipping by sea in cargo containers takes a long while - 4-6+ weeks, depending on a lot of factors. I'd bet that DJI filled some cargo containers and sent them along to these sites.
All in all, DJI is making more drones and getting more drones out there to fill these orders. My attempt to read the tea leaves to explain some of what we have seen may be completely wrong. I'm just hoping the orders for 10/6 come soon. And yours as well. |
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