I'm a GM worker. (/Crodley ducks. For some reason we're devils lately) And when I showed it around at the factory, I felt like an Amazon employee.
I think I personally have sold two so far. When I show it to people they will wave other people over to see it. I think seeing the thing in person is MUCH more a selling point than reading about them in the paper.
As far as being in public with it, hey, I'm a member of the UAW I don't go in public anymore

(Just kidding)
Just FYI, I LOVE this thing, it's by far my favorite piece of technology.