Mine came with a bluetooth remote. But we bought it in a bundle, so.
The lack of IR /is/ kind of annoying, in that I /have/ to use their remote and can't teach the new stereo remote how to control it, so I might end up getting an IR doohickey as well.

What I'm trying to say is that I'd like to know the address of the parallel universe from which yours was ordered, where they make things that Just Work.