uh dude aren't you a student, or know someone who is a student? apple gives a 10% discount. also i've heard that if you put an ipod in your cart and leave it there, 3 days later you get a 10% discount. not sure if that's true or not.

barring that, amazon runs better specials than the ipod store, b/c you don't gotta pay taxes. not trying to short the govt, i'm just letting you know what's up