Another Bad Best Buy Experience

So on my lunch hour, Nemo and I left the Land That Appliances Forgot and went to the nearest Best Buy to make today's purchases.

In an effort to make a single stop, I figured I'd buy all items (Coldplay's X&Y, NIN's [WITH_TEETH], and GTA:SA for XBOX) from Best Buy, even if their price may not be the best. I grab the NIN on the way to the video game area. Walking through the XBOX section it becomes readily apparent they don't have the game out. But they have the game guide book, revised for PC and XBOX. Fine. I find a lackey. I foolishly ask, "Do you have GTA: San Andreas for XBOX?"

"No. It is not out until tomorrow," said The Lackey.

Even more foolishly I responded, "No, today's the release date. You have the book. Where's the game?"

"Yes we have the book. But the release date is tomorrow. Look on the internet, the release date is the 8th," sayeth The Lackey.

Trying not to smack The Lackey, I said, "Actually, no. The release date everywhere else is today. I'll just buy it elsewhere." At which point I walked away, grabbed the Coldplay album on the way to the register, and gave them a couple bucks for the two CDs.

Then Nemo and I walked two doors down in the strip mall, went into Game Stop, and I bought GTA:SA for XBOX, and the book, for cheaper than I would have had I gotten them at Best Buy...two doors away.

As we were walking to the car, I briefly entertained the idea of walking back into Best Buy, finding The Lackey, and saying, "Look! I'm a time traveler! I went 24 hours into the future and purchased this game! OOOOOH! I'm a TIIIIIIME TRAVELERRRRRRRR!" But then I thought that may be dickish of me, so I decided against it. Grrr. Lackeys. Grrr. Best Buy is beginning to piss me off.