Yep, dealing with sales staff at electronics retail centers here in north Texas is rather frustrating too! The new Kindles shipped in time to arrive on August 26, yet no stores have them in stock. The new iPod touch 4G was announced September 1, but Best Buy has yet to display them, although they have them in a locked cage next to a cashier where no one will see them or check them out.

I'm glad I ordered my 350 from Sony right after they were announced. However, I chose to wait until stores starting carrying the covers to pick one. It looks like I will have a naked 350 for many weeks to come before any of the stores in my area start carrying the Readers and accessories. And the Sony Store is in Dallas about 30 miles away through horrible traffic, so I will wait until Best Buy and Frys start carrying accessories. Yep, over 6.5 million idiots living in my metro area, but only one Sony Store and it is in the far east of the metro!