It's a last minute X'mas gift and I don't know if they will have the time to get that before next week.You may have already tried, but did you ask your local stores if they would consider ordering the specific species you want? Some stores will and some won't.
I can't really say since the person I'm buying the present for is a member of this site and I'm just crossing my fingers that he doesn't log on while I look for his new bichir.What species are you looking for?