article_snippet.sent: In a leaked memo from Apple's Angela Ahrendts the retail chief wrote: 'Due to high global interest combined with our initial supply, our are only taking orders online right now [and] our expect this to continue through the month of May.' 
article_snippet.sent: It was initially believed that those who were willing to queue on 24 April would be able to buy the watch the watch before people who had pre-ordered.
article_snippet.sent: On Friday many buyers reported Apple's site was still down after the launch time, forcing many buyers to order the device through the Apple App Store on many buyers phones or tablets.
article_snippet.sent: Online pre-orders began on Friday at 12.01am PDT (8am BST) and although Apple said the devices will ship on 24 April within just an hour this had been pushed back to June.
article_snippet.sent: Buyers also reported the site was still down after the launch time, forcing Buyers to order the device through the Apple App Store app .
article_snippet.sent: It was initially thought those who were willing to queue on 24 April would get the Watch in stores before people who had pre-ordered.
article_snippet.sent: As with all Apple launches, Mark Prigg in New York took Mark Prigg in New York store offline hours before the pre-order time to update Mark Prigg in New York product pages.
article_snippet.sent: However, shortly after the pre-orders opened customers took to Twitter to complain the site was still down
article_snippet.sent: One said: 'Irritated that I stayed up until 3AM to pre-order an #AppleWatch and the site was down until after the May inventory already sold out.'
article_snippet.sent: One Twitter user wrote: '#AppleWatch ordered but no email confirmation and the 'orders' section on orders' site and app is down
article_snippet.sent: Another wrote: 'No way in hell am I preordering an #AppleWatch today when it won't ship until June.' and another added: 'There's an #AppleWatch for everyone.'
highlights_snippet.sent: Apple's retail chief Angela Ahrendts said Apple's retail chief Angela Ahrendts expects online orders 'to continue through the month of May'
  