What?!... Find me a store on the locator that does not have it on the shelf or being shipped to them?... You mentioned that you've called some stores, but have yet to show us ONE location that does have it?
MANY people have checked their local stores and it was there or being shipped within a week later... Do you not understand how DISTRIBUTION works? EVERY company that has a store locator deals with the SAME thing.
WNBD depends on respectable companies/people to relay this info to them (Lancaster, etc). It would be stupid of them to doubt their word and NOT support their efforts by getting it on the locator ASAP... Not supporting your sales pipeline would be lazy and much more of a negative IMO...
If a Lancaster sales rep contacts you with locations to place on the locator, YOU PUT IT ON THERE... They want to see their commissions GROW and will not PUSH HARD for you if you dont support them.
Reachin far on this one dude.