When does the ASUS Transformer Prime come back in stock?

Question

I returned my Asus Eee Pad Transformer last night. I went to the tablet section at the store, the assclown who helped me was not only worthless, but rude. He more or less just told me, "No, we don't have it." He had no information regarding when they'd get more in stock, I asked to talk to his manager, and he said he didn't have one. I am happy that my girlfriend got this for me for Christmas, but am annoyed that she bought it at Bestbuy, as you can expect the worst customer service when walking into one of these stores. I tried to get 'cash back' when I returned it, but I had to get a giftcard which means I have to deal with this awful company until I get the product I want. So, when will this be back in stock?
Thanks,

Answer 1

I agree that the associates in the store are just as in the dark as we are on these sorts of issues.  One went so far as to just simply show me the screen that they have access to and the paucity of information was a little disturbing.
Anyway, I guess I'm a little weary of waiting and a little frustrated too.  I cannot begin to imagine the infrastructure of a company as large as BB and how they handle their supply lines.  All I ask for is transparency.  Somewhere, at some level of the chain, there's this information:
1) How many pre-orders are left to fill
2) How many do we need to ship to each store
3) How many we expect to get from the manufacturer 
A simple statement of "We have X number of orders to fill and Asus has promised us X units by this date" would go a long way to help me gauge and understand where I am in this mess.  The alternative just seems chaotic by comparison: "We don't know how many orders have been placed, we don't know when we're going to get them, and those that we do have are out on trucks headed to stores/customers but we can't track them."
I'm over simplifying this, but I would feel a lot better if I could just have a little bit more information.  The demand has outstripped the supply and this certainly isn't something that will get fixed overnight; I just want to know if I should hold my breath for a couple of weeks or a couple of months.