Apple are already struggling to meet the demands of people waiting for the launch at the end of the month in the United Kingdom, and things don’t look much better in the US either. Apple looks to be out of stock of iPads in the US , after selling 1 million iPad’s in the first month Steve Jobs (Apple’s CEO) was quoted as saying “Demand continues to exceed supply”

For Uk customers still deciding to pre-order the iPad or not, and hoping to avoid having to queue in the stores, the wait has increased. According to Apple’s pre-order page in the UK and Europe, customers will now have to wait until 7 June before the manufacturer will ship them an iPad.

These  new shipping dates won’t affect those that got their pre-orders in, when it opened on Monday 10 May. Apple has confirmed the 28 May shipping date for the time being.

An apple spokesperson was quoted as saying “Demand for iPad has been off the charts. We are working hard to get iPads into customers’ hands as quickly as possible”, before confirming that it will have stock in stores on launch day in store. However, Apple wouldn’t go as far as to say how many each store would be getting, instead suggesting that queuing might be the only way to guarantee one before June if you haven’t pre-ordered already.

And if you are hoping a quick dash over the pond to the US will help to secure the iPad in your hands, think again. Apple’s US website is claims  a seven  to ten day waiting period for all models (both Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi plus 3G) suggesting stock levels are definitely taking strain as it diverts all it has to the other countries launching around the world.

There have been reports  that the iPads are out of stock in some Apple stores around the US, with the company’s flagship store on 5th Avenue in New York turning people away empty handed.

Looks like we will just have to wait .