Sometimes I'm amazed at how hard it is to buy something. We went to Best Buy to look at an XM radio and I was ready to buy. Too bad they didn't have it in stock. Too bad the salesman waited until after I told him I wanted that item installed today to tell me he didn't have it in stock. After this announcement (and the salesman's silly smirk that accompanied it) I left.

Snr execs at Best Buy should take note. It's annoyances like this that drive consumers to take their money to a competitor. If your bottom line is hurting it is partly due to incidents like this one.

We drove up the road to Circuit City. I was able to buy it there for $10 more (including installation). The other one may have been a slightly better deal but without actually having the product it was no better than a mirage for my purposes.

I'm happy though, I have my radio, they did a nice job installing it and I've paid for a year of service. This will help make my drive tomorrow a lot nicer!