So I called 4 or 5 stores in my area, and some said "we don't have a date, but sometime in the next week", while a few others said "Our system says Friday Oct 4th". One store in particular told me that their computer says the 4th, but to call back and see if they actually received a shipment, and if they have any, they will be for sale". I'm in the SF Bay Area in California, if this helps anyone.
I'm considering cancelling my pre-order that I have with Verizon, and just buying it at Best Buy. Will they price match to Verizon's full MSRP (buying from VZW straight is $100 less than BB), considering that VZW will probably not have any for sale in brick-and-mortar stores yet?