Glad It's Over!

Ended up buying a 40" samsung tv this evening (after my bro-in-law gave it his blessing). I was tired of dithering around & the sale on the tv was ending. So off I went to the store but James, the salesman from yesterday, was nowhere to be found. Instead, the Sales Manager (his name tag said so) came up to me and asked if he could help me with something. So I told him that I came to buy the tv that James had convinced me to buy (had to give him props). To cut a really long story short, here's what I got in addition to the tv:

-free shipping & free home theater installation by Firedog ($199.99 value!)
-$100 voucher
-a Sony surround sound system (yup, I got roped into it). The price on it was $299.99 because it was an open box item. So the Manager asked me what I thought about it & I told him it was great but I wasn't interested. Then he said, "C'mon through out a number." So I said, "$100," thinking there was no way he'd go for it. Then he said, "Done! I'll have the installation guy set it up for you when he installs your tv." Crap. Now why didn't I say "$50?!"

On balance, I think I got a good deal altho' my bank account would really beg to differ. Enjoyed dealing with someone who could make things happen. As for warranty, I didn't get suckered into buying theirs. It's terribly rated. Will probably get one from Square Trade though since LCD technology is fairly new so something's bound to go wrong.