OK, I do have to clarify something, we ordered two iPhones, one 16 and one 32, and Best Buy did deliver the 16 on launch day. In fact, the girl called us the night before, and when I asked her about the 32, she said that all they got were black ATT 16's, and only 40 of them. My 32 has yet to be seen.
But I'm beginning to suspect that Apple may be at fault, especially with what's happened since launch day. If you can call Apple the night before and pick up one the next day at one of their stores, why can't they deliver phones to the stores? BB employees have been saying since launch day that they have never had any idea what's coming in, that they come from Apple and they don't use delivery services but their own transportation (at least at my location). I've called them every day since then, and also talked to customer service yesterday (about those emails that came in over the weekend), and they said they've had the phones on order waiting for Apple to deliver them. I'm beginning to think Apple's wiating until the rush at their stores dies down before they "rush" to fill BB's orders, to cover their own butts.
And obviously this means that Apple doesn't like BB. Radio Shack has no problems, and all the phone companies have been able to deliver them too.
BTW, also speaking to BB yesterday, they told me the "unavailable to ship" email was a mistake, that was meant for a few people and it got sent to "a few hundred" as it was told to me. I was told to disregard the mail. And, I got confirmation that the "21 days" was from the day I recieved the email.
Finally, for the record, I will not order pre-order from BB again, unless they bend over backwards to make up for this, which obviously isn't happening.
iPhone 4S ATT 32GB White
Ordered 10/7/2011, 14th in line
