Are you saying that if our orders still show as "deliver 9/19" that this likely is BS? I think Apple would ruin their reputation if they didn't honor preorder dates within reason. New preorders - yes. But anyone who ordered at 12:30am PDT and got a 6 plus with a delivery date of 9/19 had best get them, or Apple will lose a customer. It's bad enough that we are forced to grovel in the middle of the night for preorders because Apple creates artificial shortages. But when they won't honor those pre orders, then that is a major insult.
I paid full list price on preorder night because I wanted a 6 plus and had a year to go on my 5s. It came to about $925. When I ordered it, the Apple site said this would reset my contract back to another 2 years. That's really pathetic since I paid full price and wasn't subsidized one dime. When I activate it with Verizon I am going to give them an earful if they try to hold me to that. I feel like I was made to eat dirt to spend close to a grand for a phone. Only Apple would do that. Then again Verizon isn't much better. I have had cell phones since 1990. Only since iPhones have these companies tried to control our lives and our wallets. I'll take it in the shorts this one time, but if these people do it any longer - I'll stick to burner phones and forget technology.
If you bought direct from Apple, I?d say the delivery dates that are showing are accurate. If you bought elsewhere, it may not be "BS", but they could slip. Remember, ONLY Apple has control on the pipeline. Based on supply constraints, etc, supplies may be limited. I would expect the carrier stores to get some devices, and then the other retailers. But if they are dependent on Apple getting them devices (and they are), there is the possibility that they outsold what will end up being their allotment.
As has been stated in multiple threads, phones allocated for pre-order sales are separate from the allocation for launch day in-store sales. Reports are that Apple has ordered more phones this year than last. But likewise, demand is also higher.
With regard to paying full price and having your contract date reset, that would not be something that Apple can control. Contracts and equipment upgrades are managed by the carriers, so your beef would be with them.
With regard to "companies [trying] to control our lives and wallets", all I can say is "welcome to the free market system". Supply/demand have almost always trumped common sense. It probably started long before, but the first product that I remember causing the "feeding frenzy" was the Cabbage Patch Kids dolls. It seems like it happens every year with one tech device or toy.
I have the same message as you for both my iPhone 6 Plus, orders went through on Verizon at 12:09AM PST 
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