I ordered 2 iPhone 4S' in two separate transactions this morning around 10amCST. At that time, the order status page was down and I never received any emails.
As of now (2:30CST), I have received a confirmation email on both of the purchases and the funds have been taken out of the correct accounts. However, I still cannot get in to the Order Status page to see anything. Since I got the emails, I'm feeling fine though. Not sure why there was such a huge delay in getting the emails, but it looks like they are eventually going out.