I recall now that mine did show 9/24 as I was frantically reentering my apple card, and I think also when I finished the order, but then refreshed with that October date!
Last year I appreciated the more sane time for ordering from EDT, but actually I'm usually still up these days at the old time of 3am EDT, and it'd have been easier than getting up for that 8am ordering time. I was too groggy to properly track my ordering process. Really strange that I was taking screen shots on my iPhone as I went through the ordering of two phones, but none of them were there when I went back several hours later to see what had happened.
I do have a plan to check out my local store's inventory on Friday morning, but don't tell anyone else. Also, assuming my wife's phone does actually arrive on Friday, she said I could use it till mine delivers if that's how i end up getting one.
