I ordered a computer 12/30, with an estimated delivery date of 1/11.  Not bad I thought.  Since Fed Ex runs late where I live and I work second shift I would have to make arrangements to be home to sign for the package.  I  have ordered Alienware before and its always been delayed at least once.  I watched the Order status the last few days and had text messaging alerts sent to my phone.  I even called the night it should have been shipped and they told me it would be shipped within 2 hours because my delivery date hadn't changed.  So I made arrangements to be home to accept it.  When I got home I received a text message, and I thought that it would be the update for shipping.  When I opened it, it said Dell Order Delayed,  New delivery date of 1/18.

So I get in touch with with a chat rep on Sunday and they said they were Home sales and recommended I get in touch with Customer Support to see what the order was waiting on.  So today I get in touch with Order Status on chat,  they just said they saw a shortage on parts, and recommended I get in touch with Order Modification.  If there was a shortage on parts then why was it on schedule until right before it should have been shipped, I thought. 

Just wondering if anyone else has this kind of problems, because for me it seems par for the course when buying a new computer.