no OD in the boston area, but wanted to share my friend's experience:
I called him around 1pm to let him know about the deal, so he checked his local Athens, GA store with no luck. he called his father in Smyrna, GA area--he went to the store and had them do an inventory check in the area. unbenknownst to him at the time, the OD clerk looked up the wrong SKU (instead looking up the VIIx), telling him there were "13 or 14 at the downtown store." so he told them to put 4 on hold and then drove through atlanta traffic (which y'all probably know is disgusting). he got there and they told him they only had the VIIx in stock, so he became a little upset and turned around to leave...
then the best part...
the OD clerk at the downtown store (14th street, if anyone is keeping tabs) offered to sell him 4 VIIx units at $150/ea! naturally, he took him up on the deal, making his family quite possibly the most "connected" family to date.
all i can say is "wow."