I've just returned from some last-minute shopping at the Best Buy here in Mississauga. I was pleasantly surprised to see that they finally were stocking Wii nunchakus and Wii classic controllers. My sister picked one of each up and I scoured the DVD section looking for the items that I needed.

As I paid for my goods, I looked over my shoulder and saw a cage filled with empty display boxes. I turned back to sign the bill, when it hit me. They wouldn't put empty display boxes inside a cage. I turned back to the cashier and asked the obvious question.

"Are those real PS3's inside that cage?"

She raised an eyebrow and offhandedly responded, "yup, you want one?"

I looked back and eyed the 16 PS3's taunting me, begging me. I looked around violently, expecting a sudden mad rush of people to charge the cage and topple it over. But no one. I scanned for the line of hundreds of people come just to get a glimpse of a real PS3 in person. And didn't see one. A kid walked up and gave them a passing glance before heading over to the Guitar Hero II display.

I turned back to see the cashier eying me expectantly. For one of those long seconds that seem to last for an eternity, I sat and considered. Maybe it might be fun. Yeah, no rumble feature, but the graphics are pretty sweet. I should really check out their marketplace to see how it competes with the video marketplace I spent all year building. I should get one for competitive analysis. Bring it into work. Let people play. I'm going to end up buying one when Final Fantasy XIII comes out anyway right? And I could always flip one on eBay.

"They're going for only seven-hundred bucks each," she offered helpfully.

I snapped out of it. And went home.