Still waiting for a text code from OKPAY to finish signing up with them so that I can then deposit money with MtGox. It's been about a 1-1/2 hours now and still nothing. I wouldn't even be considering them except that MtGox has them as a source for me to get money to them. Seems MtGox should be able to take in money itself if they are the gorilla in the marketplace. It's like I have to jump through a bunch of hoops to do anything. If this thing is going to make it with the general public I think things are going to have to go a lot more trouble free or people are going to say they are going to go with what they know and what has been "working" for as long as they've been alive even with all the ups and downs unlike or like Bitcoin. JMHO
I know it's just your opinion, but to me an exchange is like a bank, you have to go to a bank, talk with a rep and sign up for your preferred account(s).
Since it's pretty automated, 1-2 hours seems like a short wait time. Even 24 hours to me would seem short, because I don't have to go out of my way, to have an appointment with some branch(exchange) to make me an account so I can do ultimately what I actually use a bank for to cashout(Checks, deposits, what not). I don't actually keep any money in my bank if I don't have to, I keep it in my wallet.
Same would go for an exchange I would guess, only useful when you want to cash out or exchange into another currency. I wouldn't actually mind having to wait, unless of course I have bills to pay with said money, or whatever the case may be. Just starting(I'm not sure what you've allotted so far in coins, and it's none of my business) but it probably isn't much if you're new, and the wait isn't that bad if you're new. A smart person would create an account(bank, exchange, whatever) prior to actually needing it, foreseeing that they'll need it.
But waiting still sucks, I can weigh in with you there. But I wouldn't be upset about it. (That's my opinion though, or how I see it.)