^ NO!
That is straight up BS. People are waiting on Minis, and would surely go for a simple color switch. THIS is the stuff that makes this thread of major importance. Same situation with the green Mini that the walk-in bought in his video review. A simple email to the first Mini pre-orderer on their list:
Dear Sir, we know you've ordered a xxxxx color HM Mini, atm we have unclaimed yyyyyy color. Would you like the yyyyyy color, or would you like to remain on the list for original color?
If he doesn't want it, the next gets an email, etc. But no. Instead they sell it in their B&Ms, or offer it to callers.
You think they would of ordered with their pre order list. Like if ten people ordered blue then get ten blue! Not ten (insert colors that are way down the list)