So I think Lenovo hooked me up... or is this normal?

[truthiness]

I just ordered a z60m via the outlet on 8/30. Offer said free 'standard' shipping. Well, after changing my order to add a basic Office pkg, the shipping date was pushed out to 9/18 from my original 9/8 date. No big deal as I was not in a super hurry and I know Lenovo is notorious for playing with ship dates.

Well, I got an email saying that the unit was shipped on 9/6 via UPS Worldwide Express 2nd day shipping and I should be recieving it tomorrow. It's already departed from Alaska as I type this. Now, when I plug in the numbers, if I was to ship the same box/weight from Hong Kong to New York this would have cost me approx. $125.00. Now I'm sure they get a discount from UPS, but this still seems like a good deal. Even if this is SOP, I feel like they're taking care of me.

Anyways, I just noticed tonight that the z60m's are now sold out via the outlet. How long before we see some of the newer z61's there? What's the typical sales cycle?

[mfratt]

I ordered my X60s on 7/29, standard (free) ground shipping. The estimated ship date was 8/21 and never moved. It shipped on 8/21 exact, and also came 2 day mail. Not sure why they give this shipping bump, but kudos to them for doing so.

[lucas]

i've selected std. shipping and gotten worldwide express (overnight) all three times.

it's pretty standard, according to the sales reps i've talked to.

[dsigma6]

just going off of fedex invoicies at my workplace, it often says something about a 75% discount off of regular prices. i imagine it changes depending on volume.

[DIGITALgimpus]

It seems to always be the case.

It's likely cheaper to ship them all the same way, and get it discounted, rather than ship 10 different ways.