Y'all are making me feel better. I made that call this morning as well and switched out my XLT to a Lariat ER. They told me to skip the bedliner as that could cause a delay. FWIW.
I haven't seen anyone else post this yet, so here is another possible reason for why this happened.
Some states are doing a state tax credit now and it specifies that the base MSRP must be under a certain amount, $40k, $50K, Etc. It doesn't matter how many they sell at that price, or if the...