MK4 Order and Delivery
Delivery: With nothing better to do while waiting on the kit to arrive, I can track the delivery process...
I ordered on July 6th, 2023. The shipping info on the Prusa web site slipped once or twice, but eventually on Sep. 18th, 2023 I checked the web site in the morning (Florida time) and the status changed from "New" to "In progress". Later that morning I got email from DHL saying they had received shipping info, so things appeared to be moving along. Then the morning of Sep. 19th, the Prusa order info changed from "In progress" to "Shipped" (Woo-Hoo!). DHL, however, doesn't yet have the box, so I assume the box is packed and sitting on a loading dock.
It is now later in the morning on Sep. 19th, and DHL says they have it, and estimate a delivery date of Sep. 22 (which seems pretty fast to me).
Evening of the 19th, and it has made it to Leipzig from Prague. Be interesting to see if it flies directly to the USA from Leipzig or stops in the UK first...
Morning of the 20th: Yep, it heads to the UK first. Initially arriving in Stansted then moving to Heathrow. This is obviously the most hazardous phase of the journey as it has to cross the M25 to get to Heathrow! Anyway, it has left Heathrow, so it will be interesting to see where it lands.
It arrived in Miami late on Sep. 20th, and bright and early the next morning it left Miami and later in the morning arrived at the DHL depot in Boca Raton, so I definitely expect it to be on a delivery van tomorrow morning as scheduled.
Amazing! Just got an update for DHL saying the package is out for delivery today (Sep. 21), so it is getting here one day early! Sometime between 5 and 7 this evening according to the latest update.
It has arrived! 18:11 Sep. 21, 2023. About 10 seconds after the doorbell rang, I got a text message from DHL saying it would arrive soon and inviting me to follow the delivery on a map :-). The box looks to be in good shape, no tire tread marks or bashed in sides, so DHL did a good job.
I should probably start a new web page for the build experience.