I shared this in the ATT thread, but they said they are awaiting the shipment to arrive, likely tomorrow. They will ship and I'll get a tracking number when that happens, she said to expect a 14th arrival. My guess? Verizon is on the same plan...receiving phones soon, shipping out as well.
Perhaps all the phones are coming over at the same time, our ATT/Verizon phones are with the Apple.com orders? There is just an extra middle man with the AT&T/Verizon Warehouse, but still plenty of time to get it by Friday.
That is what I have sort of put together after a good conversation with AT&T.