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A random musing perhaps but you know, if you're still buying your electronics from any of these walk-in big box outfits you're making a big mistake. If you weren't aware that Best Buy uses a bogus in-store website to trick customers, this guy explains it pretty cleanly:

"Basically what happens is this: You see that a product is on sale at BestBuy.com, and is available for instore pickup. You head on over to your local store, grab the item, and it rings up at a higher (or non-sale) price. You say to the cashier, "Hey, it was cheaper on your website. Don't you guys price-match?" He says, "Sure, let me see the website." He brings up the website on their in-store kiosk, checks out the item, and says, "It says here on our website that it's actually the higher price. Maybe you were looking at a different product." You don't feel like fighting, so you just say, "Whatever," and pay, and leave. You get home, look up your product again, and sure enough, it's on sale at a cheaper price. What just happened?

Best Buy uses a fake in-store website on their kiosks which lists a higher price, so they don't have to price-match like they promise. Best Buy lies to you."