And what abou the partner store in New York? Do you really think they didn't "know" that the disc was damaged this week? They probably have it on their calender: "disc damaged...commercial airs next week" LOL!
"Eric has never lied to me when I asked him questions." You never know, if he is a good at it. But probably you are right. Most of these people just conveniently fail to tell the whole story when it matters.