Update: We’ve heard this from an Apple Store employee and have an updated post:

We’ve gotten numerous tips over the past few hours that Verizon iPads being shipped from China are being being returned to Apple mid-shipment.  It isn’t certain why they are being returned but they appear to all be Verizon iPads, engraved and shipped via FedEX.

This isn’t the first issue Apple has had with Verizon iPads.  Earlier this year, Discussion forums went ablaze with complaints that were later fixed.

One reader writes:

Apple’s Discussion forums are also starting to fill up with similar complaints:

Update: We’ve just received this report from a reader:

Another:

Another:

And many more.  Anyone else having this issue?

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