Hi, new here. Anyway, a couple of thoughts...
I first investigated ordering the blue 512gig through my local Best Buy on Thursday, 16 Aug, but was told they couldn’t get them because they were backordered. That I could get the purple 512, but not the blue.
I then called Verizon’s customer service to inquire about ordering the blue 512gig and was told they were available; however, I decided to go another route and instead pre-ordered mine through a phone kiosk at my local military exchange. They too indicated there would be no issue in getting the blue 512gig by the 24 (Sept), so that’s where I placed my order. The order as of today is showing "processing" but that's understandable seeing today is Sunday.
Anyway, with all this delayed talk going on, I’m beginning to wonder if Best Buy knew something we’re all trying to ignore…. That the hot popularity of the blue 512 gig has exhausted pre-existing stock. At this point in time I wouldn’t be surprised if there is a delay, but….
Regardless, I'm kind of committed (at least to some type of Note 9) because I also "pre-ordered" the Galaxy Note 9 LED Wallet Cover through Samsung, so cancelling one order means cancelling the other.
Oh well, we’ll see what the order status says Monday or later.
Oh, forgot to mention the only reason I did the pre-order was to get the free AKG headphones