Preordered the Pixel 6 on October 19. Amazon indicates it’s shipping on 10/28, expecting delivery on Monday 11/1. I’ve been looking at the product page every day, seeing if the ship date moves (indicating backorders, which would mean that earlier orders ship first.. I wasn’t sure whether this would be the case)

| Thursday, October 28
| Package arrived at an Amazon facility.
| Baltimore, MARYLAND US

Oh wow I didn’t expect it to ship the same day as it’s released. This is pretty early, maybe I can get it over the weekend!

| Package arrived at an Amazon facility.
| Ontario, CA US

Same day arrival in CA! Nice!

*refreshing the tracking page every 4 hours at this point*

| Friday, October 29
| 4:21 PM
| Package arrived at an Amazon facility.
| Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA US
(delivery estimate changes to Sunday)

omg it’s happening! Maybe it will deliver on Saturday! Saturday delivery?

| 9:56 PM
| Package left an Amazon facility.
| Buena Park, CALIFORNIA US

Huh.. it went to Buena Park? Some items sometimes do this – they arrive in LA, then go to Buena Park, then it says “lost in transit or delayed beyond original timeline, contact us for a refund if you don’t receive the item by X day” (and then the item does or does not deliver with a 50% chance)

| Saturday, October 30
| 5:35 AM
| Package arrived at a carrier facility.
| Los Angeles, US

Oooh… is it gonna cut it in time to be on a USPS vehicle for Saturday delivery?

| 10:00 AM and no updates

Ah I think it missed the USPS window by an hour or two, and is now definitely slated for Sunday delivery.

I’ve never refreshed the delivery tracker this much in my life. And at the end of the day the phone is not such a big deal.. I’m probably just bored, although the current phone is slightly laggy.

Update: 11:00 AM

o0o