I just got an email from HD apologizing for canceling my backorder of the WorkSharp 3000 at the Internet sale price of $62.25. I was told to call their customer resolutions team and refer to my original order. I did and they reinstated my order and it will be shipped within 30 days. HD stated that they are purchasing sufficient quantity from Darex to meet the demand of those folks whose original orders were backlogged and canceled. I was told that HD was closing out this item and they accidentally oversold it.
I thanked Home Depot for honoring the sale price and explained that there were many of us from on line woodworking forums who were disappointed. I was told that they were fully aware of what happened and that they were trying to correct the problem.
Kudos to Home Depot. It is nice to know that there are real people behind the Orange sign.
Paul