Quick update since my last post on Mar 27:
On Apr 4, I called the Best Buy store I pre-ordered my phone through to see if they could give me a status update. The person I spoke with said she couldn't tell me anything but would get her manager to call me back. Twenty minutes later, I get a call from the Best Buy manager who informs me that she doesn't see any orders coming in for Samsung phones for the next two weeks (which is as far out as she can check on incoming shipments).
Seeing as this is now practically a month since the phone's release, I came to the decision to cancel the pre-order that same day (Apr 4) for a couple different reasons, but the biggest one being that this whole experience of pre-ordering through Best Buy and the poor communication/customer service has really tainted the desire for the phone. I can just spend my $1k+ elsewhere and for me, it's not worth it for those earbuds.
The irony of all this is, on Friday evening, I got an email saying my phone was ready to be picked up (go figure) 
For now, My S8+ works great and who knows, when the new iPhone is released later this year, Samsung/Best Buy might run some other promos that are just as appealing as the pre-order but maybe without the hassle of having to wait for the phone.
PS - Has anyone seen the posts about Samsung not honoring trade-ins for the S10? I'm thankful for not having to deal with that.
