Lesson learned. Until you receive the shipment notice, and expected delivery date from the shipper, Tower's delivery dates are almost always worst case. They appear to be very conservative estimates of how long it'll take them to pack the items combined with how long the shipper will take to get them to you. While the shipper may not be any busier leading up to Labor Day, it's very possible that Tower's shipping dept is, hence the long estimate. But anyway, I've never had one take anywhere near as long as the initial estimate, and it looks like you're getting your stuff tomorrow...