Read on and laugh(or cry). http://gizmodo.com/5563909/apple-iphone-4-pre+ordering-is-a-total-disaster
I was finally able to get my order in through the apple online store (an upgrade, with shipping instead of store pickup), around 6 or 7 PM, and it says it will be delivered by the 24th. I got a confirmation email a while later. So, yeah, a disaster pretty much, but eventually everyone will forget. I'm already starting to forget. A form of psychological self-protection.