It is almost eight in the U.S.on the east coast.
I did buy from jrrshop. I didn't understand why I could pay less than the early adopters but there you are.
I agree that it is frustrating when well informed loyal customers are randomly charged differing rates.
I do think one of the enhancements on the cake store site was to correctly assess what you were upgrading from. Sounds like you've found your first new bug.