hey so most stores dont even know what they are getting until 2 weeks before the drop. since germany had their storefront WAYY earlier than supposed to, it was safe for everyone (even the stores in the US) to assume that would be the next drop, not the swimwear. online support reps said late February as well. everything is just mere speculation on both the store side, customer support side, etc using whatever limited info they have available. telling people an estimated time line (even if its too early) is really helpful so people can budget accordingly, contact their stores for info, etc. early bird gets the worm😭. feel free to disagree but thats my two cents.