To update the situation, I am happy to announce that Dell finally fixed the start of my warranty period to the date I received my computer and they price matched my purchase as requested to make it an excellent deal. Kudos to Dell for that.
Like a lot of people here, I am somewhat frustrated at Dell's way of doing business in general, be it customer support that barely speak English and don't understand what you tell them, and matters related to delayed delivery.  I just noticed today that my warranty period start on the day the ''Shipping Label was created'' which does not mean much as far as when I will actually get my computer. Am I the only one whose warranty starts before I even get my computer shipped to me? Also, am I the only one that to customer care agent just hangs up on me when I try to explain to them something for the third time ?
Delayed delivery - start of waranty period and horendous customer service!