David Rothman heard something similar from someone else, too. So I called Cherrypal via their support number, and Max answered the phone. He explained it was the result of a carrier snafu aggravated by it being the holiday season, but the units were still on track for delivery within two weeks of the date of order.
Full details at
http://www.teleread.org/2009/12/29/c...date-of-order/