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[Eee Pad Transformer General] cy888:
Just got in, getting ready for the game...cross fingers...

Seems the 32gb and docks are in scarce supply. I'm not even sure if they shipped the 32gb versions out to retailers yet.

I live in Vancouver so have the luck being close to the NCIX retail stores.

I stopped by Monday to see if I could pre-order one. At the time there were 15 16gb and 0 32gb and 0 docks in warehouse ready for distribution on Tuesday. Only a few pre-orders in for the 16gb. I ordered the 32gb and dock, think I was the second order in.

My wife then decides she wants one, So Today I had to call/drive round this morning to track one down....

Seems Staples had no clue about it in stores, but was able to look up the sku in their systems. They could find 0 in local area stores nor in the other provinces too. No clue when they will get shipment in.

Memory Express said they only got 4 in store, all pre-spoken for. They said I could come in and place a pre-order, should be shipment next week.

On to NCIX, by this time it was on backorder on their websites... But I called and the local Vancouver and Aberdeen stores got 2 in for first-come walk-in customers only. So I rushed down and picked one up. Still no eta on dock. Next shipment is sometime next week, but no clue if 32gb or docks in it. But they did tell me they had 66+ orders in line for the 16gb at the time and don't expect to get that many in shipment.

So then to Visions to check on a dock. They didn't get any eee's or docks in today but were on order for delivery, maybe this week. He said they are to get a few 16gb's and 3 32gb's and just 2 docks. I ordered a dock for $128.

So Good luck everyone getting one. If your in the local Vancouver area, try calling the stores on fri or mon next week, maybe they'll have a shipment in or you could go place an order with a sales rep. I always think a good rapport with a rep helps in tracking things down, Hope that helps in anyway.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] hbk19:
They processed my payment AND my order. I was basically ready for my item to be shipped, but they still told me that I wouldn't get it until the second or the third batch.

I cancelled and went with Visions (though they took down the option to order it online).
[Eee Pad Transformer General] JROCxvl:
@cy88

Go Canucks Go! It sucks being a Canucks fan in Calgary. People didn't like me wearing my nucks Jersey today :)
[Eee Pad Transformer General] nameloc:
NCIX can kiss my ass. I ordered online for pickup from their Markham warehouse. They successfully charged my card and my order finished the processing stage well before their stores opened.

Then I get an email from them this afternoon informing me they're back-ordered and can't fill my order. Really? You sure seemed to have enough stock to sell to walk-ins after my order was processed successfully early in the morning.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] x1crazy:
guys just did an order through staples :) its up !!!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] dictionary:
Nope .. not here .. still showing out of stock. If you're close to Durham, you could order for me and I'd send payment. :D
[Eee Pad Transformer General] x1crazy:
my transaction went through @ 9:36pm , and my credit card got charged so im pretty sure it was up and i got delivery date for the 28th.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] dgege:
Same here. We're watching the Habs game (WOOHOO!) and being the freak that I am, I kept refreshing the staples on my phone. Like 8 mins before the end, I see the "Add to cart" button appear. I don't think I ever got my laptop out of my bag fast enough lol

And was able to apply my coupon that expires today! It says shipping in 2 days.

Will keep you posted.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] bluezz:
SHIPPPED!

:D :D :D :D :D
[Eee Pad Transformer General] dictionary:
Good, now sell it to me. :D
[Eee Pad Transformer General] shabs52:
^^ Even better...

Good, now gift it to me : )
[Eee Pad Transformer General] dictionary:
^^ Then let me permanently borrow it back from you. :)
[Eee Pad Transformer General] MicroBerry:
I called a couple of CC stores after work, they told me that they're DEFINITELY Getting stock in store this week. One guy told me either tomorrow or Thursday they will have some, and to call between 1-4pm tomorrow to see if they got them. I'll let you guys know what store that is after I get mine lol
[Eee Pad Transformer General] X7og:
CC=canadian computers?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] shabs52:
Canada Computers
[Eee Pad Transformer General] X7og:
any bc buyer still looking?

and those of you that get yours be sure to comment on how you like it so we can get really annoyed that we dont have one.

thanks in advance
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Lanpirate:
The one sales rep I spoke to at Canada Computers tonight told me that Asus was only sending out 2- 16GB units per store in this first wave. No docks either. And they cant hold them for anyone who phones in, you have to be lucky enough to show up at the right time.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] dictionary:
So I just had one from Staples in cart .. but had to "sign up" for stupid checkout. Then BAM .. gone. Grrrrr

And again I can't use my American credit card @ Staples, though they have stock. SO ANNOYING. I am getting frustrated here
[Eee Pad Transformer General] hbk19:
If anybody gets word of Visions getting stock or having stock, please post it. They've already taken my money, so I damn well better be getting a Transformer from their first batch. I'm already planning on complaining tomorrow. Companies don't just take payment if they don't have your product in stock. Well, they shouldn't.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] android01:
+1 for this. Let us pray that they haven't become Canada's latest sellout.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] fiction300:
My order at NCIX is still at "order processed"

No shipping confirmation email nor back order notification.

I really dont know where my order is standing now!

What is NCIX definition of "order processed" ?????

If its true that NCIX just got ahead and charge everyone credit card without verifying that they have the item in stock first, then it is crappy business.

Reputable online store FIRST make sure they have the item before charging a credit card.

They let us think that everything is going ok and we refrain from ordering elsewhere .....(at the time I ordered on NCIX, the transformer was showing up on Staples)

If it is the case, rest assure I wont order from NCIX ever again.

Where is my transformer ?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] GreenTeaAddiction:
Even though I'm a long time NCIX customer, this is unfortunately true. "Order Processed" means nothing in terms of stock availability. They process your order first and then check for stock. If there's no stock or it needs to be transferred around from other places, then they send you an e-mail.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Izvid:
Dam launch

I hate this stupid wait staples personals know nothing of the tablet and memory express only got a few 16 gigs no dock and I had to preorder a 32 gig one that hasn't been shipped yet this is the worst launch ever :mad:
[Eee Pad Transformer General] eviltuna:
I did try to tell everyone that "Order Processed" doesn't mean you'll get one cause I was watching stock numbers since 7:30 on the 25th. Anyways woke up checked e-mail and mine was shipped from NCIX in BC. So woot! Woot!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Earwhyg:
Well, I sent off an email last night to Staples since I hadn't heard anything regarding my order and they confirmed that I could expect delivery today. This morning I received a phone call from them letting me know that my order had been canceled as they do not have any inventory of the TF101.... I suppose it doesn't matter that everywhere else is sold out now as well since Staples charged me and I wouldn't have the available funds on my credit card to order from elsewhere anyway.... Back to the hunt I suppose. Hopefully Bestbuy B&M stores will have this before too long but I'm not holding my breath.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] eviltuna:
Almost got mine. This wait is even worse then the wait to order it.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] EP2008:
What city are you in? Mine landed at the Mount Hope depot at the same time as your's (4:25am), but it's not on the truck for delivery yet... crossing my fingers :D
[Eee Pad Transformer General] eviltuna:
I'm in Brampton/Woodbridge. Hope the purolator guy isn't late today, he usually comes around 10:45.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] EP2008:
I'm way on the east side - Durham Region. Yesterday, I saw a puro truck pass by before noon, so I hope this one will show up around the same time. Did you order the regular "express" shipping or 10:30am?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Pantoufle:
Got it!! :D

Hi, this is actually my first post within the forum but it's just to let you guys know that I've received my order from Staples.ca today! I've ordered it yesterday morning, around 9h15am and received it this morning at 8h50am! That was quick! I'm in Moncton, New-Brunswick.

Cheers!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] EP2008:
Damn! Your couriers work FAAAAST! :p Congrats!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] eviltuna:
I did the Express shipping, your package probably has to reach the delivery hub in your area before it goes on a truck for delivery. Try tracking again cause I know Purolator updates their tracking status around 9-9:30.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] bluezz:
lol

my UPS truck also says out for delivery here in Montreal, Quebec

any minute now! :D
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Prof-KOS:
God, I hate you people........ :P
[Eee Pad Transformer General] ru1dev:
seriously.. especially since my 25th evening order from ncix only got me #3 on their list which i still am, and staples order at 7am EST of the 26th was phantom stock! ....aaaaahhhhhhh:mad:
[Eee Pad Transformer General] eviltuna:
Did you order it for instore pickup?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] ru1dev:
I did and I think that may be a reason why i didnt get one.. same with NCIX
[Eee Pad Transformer General] wildbohr:
When I was speaking to NCIX last night they said that in store pick ups were on a 1st come 1st serve. I took it to mean that if someone had in store pick up and the store didn't have dedicated stock they are immediately on the back order list, that is of course my assumption.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] eviltuna:
Thats exactly why, someone who ordered around 6:30 on the 25th got a call saying he wont get his either cause he ordered for pickup at NCIX. Ohhh yah. Purolator guy came got my tablet, charging her up.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] HideYoKids:
ugh, got the run around from a few Canada Computers locations (mississauga and toronto x2) They're sold out and they did so about 10 minutes after they got it. 2 each store.

Next shipment is said to be the first week of May. I HATE WAITING.

I also cancelled my NCIX order. I want to be able to buy it in-store. I'm "that guy".. lol
[Eee Pad Transformer General] GreenTeaAddiction:
It's odd because they also reserve stock for walk-in customers. It makes it seem completely pointless to order in-store pickups at all with limited stock item like the Transformer. I also made my order on the 25th and I should've just ordered it with shipping even though I live 15 minutes away from NCIX.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] sackofnoise:
Any word from asus?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] EP2008:
They are totally proud that they've sold out - and many people have congratulated them by purchasing an Acer A500 tablet instead.

Dear ASUS, this launch has NOTHING to be proud of. Tech-launch fail of the year for sure. :D
[Eee Pad Transformer General] PuerkitoBio:
Yes, they're happy, it's "sold-out"... I guess it's true, but then, that wasn't too hard, was it...

https://www.facebook.com/notes/asus...mer-sold-out-in-north-america/194700557240017
[Eee Pad Transformer General] ru1dev:
I completely agree.. i ordered so early and have to wait when those who chose shipping got theirs.. besides i heard people lined up at 4 am at NCIX

not so angry now since i am 1 of 2 that just picked theirs up from CanadaComputers downtown
[Eee Pad Transformer General] HideYoKids:
Damn you! I wanted one of those two :P
[Eee Pad Transformer General] dictionary:
I called and they said it was sold!! Gaaaaah
[Eee Pad Transformer General] cy888:
Nah they had no lines. I called at 930 to the vancouver ncix and they had 2 16gb for in-store walk ins only. I picked up the first one at around 10ish. When i left they still had 1 left and also, Aberdeen was the only other store to have 2 in store for walk-ins. One of them was one i ordered on monday to be transfered in for tuesday, then decided to order the 32gb instead.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] hbk19:
Indeed.

And to anyone that ordered from Visions, their customer support is useless. They couldn't tell me where I was on their order list (because I'm pretty sure that I was one of the first people to get an order through when their website went back up), they apparently either didn't receive any stock or don't know whether the warehouse has any stock. And they're saying 3-4 weeks for stock as a worst case scenario.

At least the guy told me that if I really was ahead on the list, then I'd be getting one from their earliest batch of stock.

Does anyone have any other information regarding them?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] machiavelli9988:
still at order processed :( ordered on the 26th around 3am but that only got me 40-50 in line at ncix. they claim without claiming next batch to arrive in a week...
[Eee Pad Transformer General] slajeune:
Who told you next batch is next week? Just contacted them today:

"Please note that we do not have any solid ETA to provide for the next batch. This is due to the popularity of this item"
[Eee Pad Transformer General] HideYoKids:
Just talked to North York CC and they got 2 in about 40 minutes ago, both gone immediately, although their site still says 1 is available. I guess it's not live :(
[Eee Pad Transformer General] machiavelli9988:
New to the site, 5 min ban on editing my post. Statement began "can't give exact eta but..." Take from it what you will. Myself, I'm not going to cancel my other order from amazon just yet.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Prof-KOS:
I saw that. It's at 0 now though.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] marinierb:
--- Never mind ---
[Eee Pad Transformer General] X7og:
so noone here has been successful at visions?

if they are on the list to sell you would think someone would have a story of success
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Prof-KOS:
Not sure if it's real or not, but CC in Hamilton is showing one in stock. Call and if they have it, you can order online for store pickup and basically reserve it.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] hbk19:
I've called them several times regarding my order, but each time, someone has told me that they don't know about the stock, and when they're going to get stock if they don't have any.

I've been told 3-4 weeks in a worst case scenario.

EDIT: And I'm pretty sure that I was one of the first person to order one online from them. Their website was down because it was being updated, and I was just hitting the refresh button until it finally came up.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] X7og:
do you live in bc?

ive talked with someone who seemed to know his stuff
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Arcticsilverfox:
Don't believe the onilne stock number on CC. I just walked into the Waterloo branch on a whim and they had one left. Cancelled my back-order wait list from NCIX.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Prof-KOS:
Please don't let this upset you, but people with your kind of luck piss me right off. :D
[Eee Pad Transformer General] BongoBong:
I would be very surprised if the pries are different for Canada. Their release page states the price and lists canadians resellers. It would be a pretty low move to advertise the release date, price, and where you can buy it and then change the price for us.

You never know and they do mention all prices are in USD. but as people have mentioned if its in USD the price should be the same here!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] eviltuna:
The price is MSRP, but its up to the retailer to set their selling price.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] fiction300:
Waiting, waiting, waiting,

I am like a kid in december waiting for Santa !

Got the Viewsonic g-tab a few weeks ago and returned it to Tiger because of the bad screen.

I am now padless :o

The only retailer around here is Staples. Better sell for MSRP !

Oh well... 4 more sleeps ..... :(
[Eee Pad Transformer General] dictionary:
Sold my Gtab today. Looking at the specs for this, I wonder if my "Clip" case from the Gtab will work with it. Height and length, they are only 1mm apart. This is definitely thinner though, but so long as I can get it decently secure, I'm good. If not, looks like I'll have case to sell in the Gtab section.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] T3rry1:
called a couple staples stores today, first off, it's impossible to get a real person, but of the 3 real people i actually got to talk to, they were all clueless, this does not give me much confidence that i will be able to get one before work tuesday.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] EP2008:
My experience with Staples was the same - they didn't even know what an EEE Pad Transformer was! I think Asus dropped the ball with this launch. I've seen no advertisements, no websites have it listed, the only people who know about this device are hardcore geeks :( They should have hired an Apple marketing person to help them out.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] hbk19:
So far, I've called and checked with Staples, Best Buy, Futureshop, NCIX, The Source, and Canada Computers. None of them had any info whatsoever. April 26th seems improbable at this point. None of them even had it in their systems. On Monday, I'll check with them again.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Taknarosh:
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NCIX has it. Just not up on the site yet.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] EP2008:
I just noticed that the weather location is showing Vancouver - PUT THIS DEVICE ON YOUR SITE NCIX, SO US CANADIANS CAN BUY IT! :D
[Eee Pad Transformer General] bluezz:
I've never tired NCIX's fast shipping. You guys think if I place my order on 26th (assuming that's the day ncix has a page) with purolator express or fedex air then I can get in on 28th?

Or should I go the safer route of staples?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] eviltuna:
I've used their fast shipping before, ordered around 10am in the morning at got it the next day (i'm in toronto) so you should also get it next business day or the day after.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] neotekz:
haha that ncix review reminds me of a shamwow commercial.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] igot6strings:
I hope they list it soon! I was considering gtab until I heard about this. Like most have said, the extra $100 or so for a quality tab is worth it. If it doesn't come out this week or the price is too high it'll be a xoom for me.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] hbk19:
I hope they'll at least have online stock for Tuesday, because in store stock seems really unlikely.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] PuerkitoBio:
I'm thinking the exact opposite! I think since there's close to no pre-order, all stock will be in-store, competing with online. I'm going straight to staples on tuesday.

Sent from my Atrix
[Eee Pad Transformer General] JROCxvl:
Same with me! I pass a memory express and two staples on my way home so I will stop until I find one.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] hbk19:
I would prefer in-store stock as well because you can have it the same day (only a 10 minute walk to Staples for me), but nobody seems to be getting anything, which they should have by now.

As much as I hate to think that it won't arrive, stores don't seem to be getting stock and neither are the websites being updated. Unless something happens on Monday, things are looking quite bleak.

Still, online availability is easier to put up instead of waiting for a shipment in order for there to be in-store stock. Something is better than nothing, right?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] neotekz:
lets hope the stores are getting them tomorrow.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] slajeune:
When I talked to the person in the computer section of the Staples in downtown Montreal, he did see both skus. He said he saw in the system that the warehouse in Laval was getting the 16gig sku in stock the 25th (that is today). He didn't see any allocations to his store. Hence why they asked us to come back today to the store to see what will happen tomorrow. I am 5 minutes from the staples from work. I'll enquire during lunch time as to the status of the stock.

Cheers,

Stephane.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] slajeune:
For anybody interested:

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=332348

Don't like the price of the buddle but you can order it right now.

Cheers,

Stephane.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Arcticsilverfox:
No worries, I was in your exact boat right up until I got one :D
[Eee Pad Transformer General] X7og:
And how do you like your new toy?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] HideYoKids:
I just got back from Canada Computers in Hamilton. I left work early and drove from mississauga. They had one unit, refused to put it on hold. A 40 minute drive took me an hour and fifteen minutes because of traffic. But, I got it :)

They only had 1 16gb unit, no docks. They had no idea when their next shipment will be. Now, if you'll excuse me...
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Arcticsilverfox:
Lovin' it so far, I love how all the apps I use on my phone scale on the tablet (unlike iPad).
[Eee Pad Transformer General] hbk19:
No, I'm in Ontario. And each time I've called, all anyone has said to me is that they don't know about the stock.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] dictionary:
SORRY!!! Whoever was just driving out from Brampton .. I just bought the one from the Canada Computers in Ajax!! Proud new owner!

They said they should be getting more in tomorrow, hopefully
[Eee Pad Transformer General] iceninjas:
I just back from MemoryExpress in richmond, BC, the first shipment is only three 16gb EeePad.

the sales show me the email from Asus. Second shipment will be on next Tuesday. 45 16gb Eeepads. and the mail not mention 32gb
[Eee Pad Transformer General] smaskell:
Did they have any on display at Memory Express?

I don't plan on getting one(at least not until after Google I/O - I wouldn't be surprised if they give out tablets) but I'd love to try one out.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] iceninjas:
not yet in BC
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Chilkoot:
I had a Xoom for a couple of weeks (Apr 6-19), and was very impressed with the number of non-'tablet specific' apps that looked and worked great at 1280x720 (plus status bar = x768). Considering the onslaught of Honeycomb tablets darkening the horizon and the amount of dosh behind the Android tablet push, I don't think there is any risk of a dearth of awesome apps for these tablets.

Sorry for minor derail, but it really is a great tablet environment and a few bugs aside, you will never look back at your iP*d days. Well, you might, but you'll giggle to yourself ;)

Preemptive Answer:

I returned the Xoom only because the Xformer was coming down the pipes at $200 cheaper with similar specs and an IPS display (+ ability to dock). There was nothing wrong with the Xoom and/or honeycomb severe enough to make me return it, and the TF101 will only raise that bar.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Lanpirate:
Just spoke to someone at NCIX. I am #138 in line. They said there are hundreds of people in line after me. He could not give me a shipping date, but said they were getting shipments in soon. He could not tell me how many as they had no idea. People here had comfirmed what a salesman at Canada Computers told me Tuesday that each store was going to get two 16GB units each. What we don't know is if that is all they are going to get in this first wave, or are they putting 2 units in each store per day to generate increased traffic. 21 stores, 2 units each: 42 units. Could Asus really have advertised "on shelves" when they only sent 42 units to one of their "tier one" advertised retailers? On a per week basis, 2 per store/day would be 294/week to Canada Computers alone. They should be able to handle that kind of a load.