Price after rebate(s): $29.99
I saw that about 20 minutes ago. It's annoying, since I bought mine before the T-day discount. I'm somewhat comforted that you can't order it online for pick-up; you have to go in and fight for it. But it turns out that both my brother and my mother both need new DVD players. Apparently DVD players, like celebrities, die in threes. Or maybe my family is under some kind of curse. Hm. That's worrying.
My mom's player probably still plays, but the motor that opens the tray has suffered some kind of breakdown. After dinner my brother and I opened it up and fiddled with its guts a little, but couldn't find anything obvious to fix. I did manage to keep my brother from blinding us both with the laser, though, so I'll count that as a win. It was a super-cheap player I got her a few years back, so I'm kind of impressed it lasted as long as it did.
Anyway, I'm gonna brave the madness tomorrow and see if I can get him one, and he or my SIL can get one for my mom. And if they're gone by the time I get there, oh well. At least there's a Circuit City in the strip mall a block away, so I'll just have to deal with the crazy in the store, and not the crazy on the roads.
I should see when they open tomorrow, actually. Ugh.