I'm in the North Bay Wine Country area, I called several AT&T stores and all had none in stock, to sell. I was told I could buy online. I said I wanted to demo, one place said they had one for in-store demos, another told me two managers had one and I could demo theirs. As far as excuses go I got they were only released on the East Coast, and that the release was delayed a few weeks. They all sounded convincing enough, until I gave them a few facts. The sales reps realized I knew what I was talking about and went quiet. I'm not sure what the issue is, for the Phones not being in stores, but I wouldn't believe what the Sales Reps are preaching.
My main concern is keeping my unlimited data, and that is why I wanted to handle my business in-store.