Jon

Have you dealt w/BB much?

They have all kinds of policies. You can order on-line & then pick it up @ your nearest store...you pay the on-line price. I don't believe they charge shipping. Who paid that? I realize the motivation of that policy....maybe when I come to the store to pick up my 2gb flashdrive I'll also buy a new 60" super-vista-flat screen HD blu-ray dvd recorder, or something like it to go along with my $4.95 flashstick.

I believe you're trying to use conventional consumer reasoning (very practical indeed) as to why things cost what they do. Just go to BB & ask questions & read their ads. Then come back & explain it to me again. Maybe I don't understand it. I've also been told employees get no store discounts.