So my delivery date was pushed back from today to Feb 14th; even yesterday that's what the Samsung site said. I just now got a text that my order has shipped and will be here Friday! (And Samsung has updated their site). Yay! :)
I preordered from Verizon, applied for the headphones through the Samsung shop app yesterday (yes, had to take a picture of my receipt) and received approval about 5 hours later. It was quicker than I expected.
I think that may be a tough decision. I carry 2 phones (iPhone for work and Note 8 for personal). Maybe get both? I really am still partial to the Note though.