Quickest way to get iPhone 4S?

I'm leaning more and more toward the 4S. VZW is my carrier.
I keep seeing reference to standing in line for hours for a new iphone. Not up for that, lol. What's the fastest way in your experience to get one: pre-order and wait till the pushed back October ship date, which is now at 10/27 ~or~ get it from the VZW store when their stock is replenished. I say replenished because I'm going to presume the local stores will sell out (happens all the time with new Berries released, I've just lucked out each time and managed to get one on launch day morning.) Don't know how long it takes on average for them to replenish their stock once sold out, do you?

Thanks for any input!

Maybe try calling in? Never know. Otherwise, best advice would be to wait a week, or after the first few days anyway. Sometimes, after the big line, and the sell out, they receive more in, you just walk in and boom, they've got phones after everyone assumes they're still sold out.

Waiting on line is the fastest way. Otherwise you're going to have to wait a lot longer.

Actually if the stores near me have told everyone what they've told me (go Droid, avoid iPhone), there won't be a problem. :D

Thanks!

Some stores take reservations too