It never hurts to ask. Tell them what you know already and someone will probably be able to tell you whether it came from SC or Cali. The "distributed by FF:CA" thing is positive though.
Also, you may like the new ocean forest and find it isn't that different. I may have just gotten a bad bag or an old batch or something, but it sure as hell wasn't ocean forest. So even if your store gets the new stuff, and being in TN I can guarantee they will get it from the SC plant, you may want to try it for yourself. If you don't like it, do what I did and call the company. They were happy to have my feedback, negative as it was, and refunded me in full for returning the unused 3/4 of a bag.