I'm of the same mind. I'm certainly not as bad off as many, with 49 red/yellow/blue LCPs on the shelf, spread over 19 unique part numbers. But, if given the opportunity, I'd consider spending full retail for replacements and share the financial pain, maybe in consideration for some benefit, like moving closer to the front of the line (think toll lanes on the freeway).
I already did exactly that. I made the decision I didn't want any blue LCP's, regardless of the analysis. I also reached the logical conclusion that 1) Vans was going to charge me most, if not all, of full list to replace those parts on my own, and 2) it was going to take forever for them to unravel the LCP mess and make progress on replacement shipping. So I called (three times actually) and placed an order for those parts, 2 weeks ago. The first call I made was Monday the 16th, and I was told I couldn't do that and it would be referred to management. I called again on the 17th, got the same story. I called again on the 18th and reached a different person - and based on my prior experience I said NOTHING about LCP's, and simply stated I wanted to place an order for parts - "Oh sure, I can help you with that..." I placed an order, at full list, for replacement parts to continue my wing build while waiting for them to unravel the rest of the mess. Now that is looking like a very good idea.
Interestingly, my parts shipped on Thursday - the day after their internal meeting at Vans, and the day before the business pause announcement.
I fully expect to pay list for the rest of my blue parts (I'll accept the green), and I would be very surprised if Vans does not replace the red/yellow as promised, even if that comes a year from now, which it very well might. Come to think of it, I think I'll go ahead and order all the rest of my blue parts now - so I can get them at the current list rate and not the +30% or thereabouts that I think we're going to see soon.
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