I ordered my 7 Plus Silver 256GB in the Netherlands with a shipping date of the 16th. I do believe it will be delivered on the 16th (so I assume the above comments refer to a black/jet black, I don't know what was ordered by the person who called Aftersales?). It shows "Preparing for Shipment" now, but I have a feeling these phones are already in Europe (wasn't there a mention of iPhones arriving in the Netherlands a day before the keynote? Think the Dutch site iCulture reported something like that). Anyway, it has been paid for, it's preparing for shipment, and I strongly believe it will be in my hands this Friday 🙂
Edit: it also shows up in my support profile, has been there since last weekend.