yes so neither of these options work.
first off, I need to show the product to the public, just not the store options. I think that disqualifies both those solutions. It definitely disqualifies the article permissions idea. I tried the settings in pro2store, set them to registered and nothing changed. I think it doesnt work, but also my guess is it would shut off the access to the article as well. I think I just need an advanced tab on the product options element. this would be a good thing to have to also be able to style it, remove the label, etc...