I am still catching up.. Read all the posts since I went to bed last night and still have 6 pages to go..
But I keep reading about people not being able to get what they wanted.
Here is a tip from me... That worked during the last two Riri releases.
First -- call Nordstrom, Dillards and Macy's customer service.. See if they can locate it in a store for you, then see if you can get it shipped to you.
Last time around, a sweet CSR agent from Macy's (or maybe Dillards, but I think Macy's).. did ALL the work for me - he looked it up on the computer until he finally found what I was looking for, then he called the store himself (while I was on hold) and explained the entire situation for me.. and got it all worked out so all i had to do is give the girl at the counter my CC info.. easy peasy.. it is worth a shot if you really want something!!
Good luck!