There is a Verizon corporate store within walking distance of my office. I went over there today at lunch and they told me they would have all the available Pixels and sizes in stock to sell Thursday. So, what I'm not getting is if you are on Verizon, why would you pre-order, worry about shipping, possibly receive a damaged unit, or get it later than the 20th when you can just walk in a store and get one Thursday?.......UNLESS you don't live near a corporate store, I get that. I think it has been verified that they will all get the updates at the same time and even if you buy from Google the 3 Verizon apps (that they say you can remove) well load as soon as you sign in to your Google account. For me, I want to see the device I'm getting before I pay nearly $1000.