now that's a deal

Ryan and I have been throwing around the idea of buying one of those fancy HDTV flat screens for quite some time. We've researched online and checked store ads weekly, but for some reason could never justifying buying a new tv when our current tv's were working out just fine.

One of the main reasons we've been wanting a new tv is so that we can hook up mutiple accessories at once. The last time I actually got a new tv was on Christmas back in 1998. Yes, that's right, NINETEEN NINETY-EIGHT! Eleven years ago. I'm not sure when Ryan acquired his 2 tv's, but I can tell you they probably weren't much younger than my tv. The tv from 1998 has a fairly large screen so it's been our main, living room tv in about every apartment I've ever lived in. The large screen however comes with a large body behind it, meaning it's a pain in the neck (mostly my dad's or Ryan's neck...) to get upstairs or moved around as much as we've moved. It's other major downfall is the fact that it only has one RCA hook-up. We could only have either our game console or the dvd player hooked up at one time. It would be fine if the Wii played DVD's, however that is not the case with the Wii.

Lately, Target has been sticking me back in Electronics where I have picked up a fact or two about tv's and other assorted electronics. Working in electronics also gives me first dibs on tv's that go on sale or on clearance, provided I can snatch it up on my break before a guest buys it first. We decided last night that the best deal on the 32" tv we wanted was indeed at Target, my 10% discount tipped the scale. So, I made my way back there to see if we had any in stock. And then! I found (read: Jacob a.k.a "Mr. Electronics Guy" showed me) a clearance 37" tv. I received 30% off for buying the display plus 10% off for my Team Member discount. This means that Ryan and I got a 37" tv that normally runs for $579.99+tax for the low, low price of $337 and that's with the tax included! Less than we were planning to spend on the 32"! Woohoo! It looks like it's worth it to work in retail every now and then.

After 11 years, it doesn't feel like too much of a splurge to spend $337 to upgrade a bit.

Movie night anyone?