As far as I know, his friend just went in as a customer and picked it up. They weren't holding it or anything. Apparently he tried for 2 days before succeeding and getting one for us. He told us last night at about 9 that he'd swing by the house and drop it off.
I had planned on waiting till tax season next year before looking for one. This is just a nice surprise, especially with how his friend did that for him. It was very nice and I'm happy he has good friends now.
Besides the price I'm waiting since the first generation consoles tend to have issues. ---