So after lurking for a bit, thought I'd chirp in...
Aluminum 64 Gb
Ordered Oct 9 in the early AM hours PST, Delivery between Nov 10-12 (free shipping)
Card was initially charged for full amount (I have text notification setup for large purchases after my card went shopping without me... Got the text message within 10 minutes of placing the original order)
Charge dropped off sometime that week.
Didn't watch the order status initially since it was not due to ship till next week, until I saw they were back ordered. I've been in pending purgatory for at least the last 10 days. Saw products being shipped so flickers of excitement were ignited. Lurked on the forums as those with 32Gb were getting theirs, and watching / learning those who didn't have a nano sim activated with verizon struggle to get their long-waited 6p operational. Got around to ordering a nano sim from vzw online chat (I have Galaxy S5, which I've already cut my sim from mini to micro... and don't think it would survive another trimming to nano size.) So the sim card was sent by 2 day delivery (I couldn't convince the chat person I didn't need the card asap since my 6p seems to be waiting in the shadows.)
I work graveyard shift, so I sleep till about 3pm... each and every day last week waking up, hoping to see the credit card charged text... or email from google. Patiently waiting... as I now approach my "needs to ship by if its coming by ground from Carol Stream IL" date (about 5 days for ground to CA, not counting weekends as others here have found out). Queue song "Final Countdown"
Patiently waiting... after all I did wait out the Crowdfunded Lockitron that was over a year behind their delivery dates... only to be disappointed by that product. So *fingers crossed*, waiting to be WOWed.
PS for anyone needing to order a Verizon Sim, they sent me a GEMALTO 4FF NFC SIM CD ,... but as you can guess, I'm unable to verify it works with my still pending purgatory 6p.
PPS... first time I've been happy to see a Monday in a while, holding on to the hope the orders start processing again!