Where's the Amazon Echo?

I wanted to get an Amazon Echo around Christmas time - good luck.  Amazon itself was out of stock for the next three weeks!

One option was other retail locations.  My brother found one at Home Depot of all places. 

Amazon's list of retail locations for the Echo:

• ABT: 1-888-228-5800
• Bed Bath & Beyond: 1-800-GO-BEYOND (462-3966)
• BJ's Wholesale Club (Members Only): 1-866-425-7932
• Brookstone: 1-866-576-7337
• Fred Meyer: 1-800-576-4377
• Fry's: 1-408-350-1484
• HH Gregg: 1-800-284-7344
• Home Depot: 1-800-HOME-DEPOT (466-3337)
• P.C. Richard & Son: 1-877-727-1909
• Radio Shack: 1-800-843-7422
• RC Willey: 1-888-584-5156
• Sears: 1-800-697-3277
• Staples: 1-800-STAPLES (782-7537)       

This doesn't mean they are universally available at these stores.  When I called Bed, Bath & Beyond, they had never heard of the Echo.

Although the stores may be out, sometimes their online outlet may have an Echo.  I ended up getting mine at Staples' online store, three weeks ahead of when I could get it from Amazon.