Revek's Incidental Bargain

Went ot Best Buy today to kill some time and get out of the office. Was not looking for anything in particular, but something cought my eye. A 16GB Cruzer Micro USB 2.0 Flash Drive with U3 smart software for $59.99. Now I have been looking for a reasonably priced 16 GB flash drive with U3 for a while now, and they were not sold in any store. I could get regular 16 GB flash drives, but not with the software I wanted. And always, these drives sold for over $100.

Cool. Impulse buy. (Who me? Impulse buy? Never!!)

Find my buddy, and make my way to the cash. Give the item to the clerk.

[beep beep beep]

That will be $112 dollars sir.

What? That's a lot of taxes for a $59 drive. I looka t her screen and the item is listed at $99. Huston, we have a problem. I explain to her that the tag indicated that the drive was $69. (I had forgoten it was $59 already). She calls for a price check.

Did you say five nine? Damn. Can you rip off the tag please and make the correction.

She punches $49 in the system.

Cool! Not only do I not pay $99 for the drive, but I get an extra $10 off because they made a mistake!

Unfortunatly, nobody else will be able to take advantage of the deal, except maybe if they go with my receipt.

There. That was my original content contribution for the month.