i went in and placed an order on the 20th and got a 4 day shipping time, so i thought i'd check the local store. they had 2 in stock, but it showed a <11ms, rather than a 9ms.. (thought i read that altho it seems to be gone now.. whatever then) used a $20 off $100 coupon (the ones w/ bar code on em, and also got 2 of the tdk CD-Rs. they were $19.99 but mine had a price tag mistake to $14.99. no inst rebate like the website. (it printed out a $10 rebate, so it worked out to $5 a piece if the rebate comes through.) the tdks were the only ones on staples shelf w/ a made in japan on it.
i also got a email confirmation, the other item i ordered with it showed up on my door today, so i'm keeping my fingers crossed, hoping it'll show up. the night before i got it, it did show a OOS status.. so who really knows..