PCWorld had already reported that new orders for the $499 model of the device face a of up to three weeks. But now some people in Canada and the U.K. and Germany are saying theyve received emails that say their tablets will be shipping on Nov. 2, instead of the original promised date of Oct. 26 when they pre-ordered the device.

Got an email from @microsoftcanada saying my @surface tablet has been delayed to Nov 2nd. No reason given. That is SO not cool, tweeted from Ottawa.

@surface I will not be in the country on the 2 Nov. I needed my Surface RT before the 31 OCT! WHY!?!, tweeted from London.

If you want the Surface tablet sooner rather than later you can get one next week if youre lucky enough to be located near one of 65 physical stores in 27 states, Canada and Puerto Rico.

According to Microsoft, the shipping delay for online Surface orders won't affect retail availability. On Oct. 26, all Microsoft Stores -- including pop-up holiday locations--will have all three Surface with Windows RT models available for purchase.