(I can't believe I just said that!) But I really am. I walked into the the store during a "quick" ten minute break from work and was greeted by a rather large display for WP8 highlighting the 822 and 8X in an area of the store that has been reserved for iphone in the past which is on the main wall of the store. I was also greeted by reps that actually seemed interested in the devices. They had the black and white 822 on display but the store did not have the 8X on display. After talking to the reps they said the store had not received them yet but hoped they would by the end of the day. The store also had a black JBL Powerup charging speaker on display. Because of the anti-theft devices hooked to the 822's I couldn't try out the wireless charging or NFC features. But one of the reps pulled out his iphone and and paired it up via Bluetooth and played some music on it. It sounded awesome with plenty of bass and no distortion even at higher volume levels (he actually turned it up quite loud). Looks like a nice Christmas present for me!
The store also had the MS Surface on display but the bezel was covered by the display (only the screen could be seen). I asked the rep about it and he said it was definitely the Surface and told me that there is a good chance that they would be stocking them in their stores. I told him "no way, are you sure"? He said he was surprised as well since he knew that it was supposed to be available only at MS stores. I will still take that with a grain of salt though. I will believe that when I see it.
Overall 2 thumbs up for Big Red!
The store also had the MS Surface on display but the bezel was covered by the display (only the screen could be seen). I asked the rep about it and he said it was definitely the Surface and told me that there is a good chance that they would be stocking them in their stores. I told him "no way, are you sure"? He said he was surprised as well since he knew that it was supposed to be available only at MS stores. I will still take that with a grain of salt though. I will believe that when I see it.
Overall 2 thumbs up for Big Red!