iPod Nano -Made in China

As a graduation present for my son Michael, I ordered an iPod Nano from the Apple Store. When I placed the order, the tag-line under the graphic for the item said it would be shipped in 1 to 2 days after I placed the order. It was, directly from Shenzen, China.

The second entry on the FedEx website said that the iPod was suffering from a “regulatory agency delay”. It did but only for a day or so before the iPod was speeding across the Pacific to reach Texas. The FedEx website said the package would be delivered on Oct 5, but it actually made it here by Oct 3, only a couple of days after I had placed the order. The delivery person missed me at home, so I went up to the nearest FedEx shipping center and picked it up.

I was surprised by two things. The first was that it shipped directly from China. The second was that FedEx got a “free shipping” item to me so quickly all the way from China.

As for the iPod Nano itself, you’ll have to ask my son. Even though I’m greatly curious, I’m maintaining the discipline not to open the damn thing to take a look at it.