Me: So, the moral of the story is: If you want free next-day shipping from Dell, call them and ask them to do something impossible.

Better Half: *rolls eyes*

My financial advisor just authorized me to purchase a brand spanking new desktop to replace my six-year-old Sony COTS POS, and due to some significant technical difficulties with MasterCard's SecureCode system (in that it was completely and utterly down), we had to make the purchase on our debit card. I called, hoping to shift the charge to our credit card (we get points - about as useful as Who's Line's points - from it), and they told me it was impossible... but then gave me free next-day shipping. Works for me.

Also, Tennessee's tax-free days definitely work for me too. Shame they only cover school-related items, but I was able to snag as good a machine as I possibly could and still fit under the tax-free limit... which, when you look at Dell's XPS 630 line, is pretty damned good. Yes, yes, yes, I know it is a Dell... however, after speccing out an equivalent build through NewEgg, and factoring in the significant (about 25%) discount I was able to leverage with Dell, it would cost about as much to build it myself, not counting build time, additional (four-year, in my case) warrantees, and other minor details. Oh, yeah, and not counting my soul, but whatever...