So this post isn’t about spirituality. But it is about common sense.

I’m a creative professional, and I eat through hard drive space like Skittles. I also don’t have an effective back up solution. My livelihood is on the line, and I need more space. If a hard drive failed, I’d be *insert bad words here*.

I found a 1Terabyte External Hardrive on TigerDirect.com for $250 + S&H + Tax. I printed the page, took it to “Best Buy” (the crowd boos…). I found the same product, on sale for $320. I went to the front and asked the manager if they would price match,

and he said

no (the crowd gasps…).

I looked him in the eyes, waited for him to smile and admit that he was joking. He didn’t. I asked him, “So you’re going to lose local in store business over a $70 over priced margin?”

He said, “Yes.”

I nodded and walked away, letting him know that I wouldn’t stand for that and put the hard drive back on it’s dusty shelf.

I thought to myself, “Does this guy realize he is living in the year 2008. And that there is this thing called the Internet?” Good luck with that business model. I have to ask, what will Best Buy give me if I spend $70 more? A high school student that doesn’t even want to be there?

The happy ending is this: I went home and pulled up Amazon.com. There the exact drive was, for $10 cheaper than Tigerdirect. I paid no sales tax, and I got overnight shipping for $3.99. 

$243.98.

Best Buy would have been $346.38 – a difference of $102.40!

That was a best buy.