At his point, I would not be surprised if this is the case. Just would be annoying for all of us who have to order through VZW because of the device payment plan which isn't available through Apple and now may have to wait an extra week.According to her, Verizon will not be shipping any jet black 7 plus's on 9/16, they simply just don't have any * She says *. I asked her if I would have done it any quicker would I have gotten mine on 9/16 and that was her response. She also said that most stores will not be getting any in stock either since supply is extremely limited.