Well, despite the assurances of some knuckleheads at the campus computer store, my PowerBook has NOT arrived and it was NOT at the warehouse to be picked up AND it isn’t even due in until July the 11th!  Thanks guys for the lesson in screwed-up customer service!

But, I would like to give a shout out to the staff at the warehouse.  They were helpful, nice, had far more information, and were far more inclined to share it with the customer.  Thank you very much, even if I had to leave empty-handed and disappointed.

Sure, I could’ve got one with a Superdrive and paid extra for the AppleCare policy, but that would’ve cost several hundered more and NOT qualified for the $100 rebate from Apple.  A large portion of the point is the savings on the special bundle, and "I can live without it," says the evil twin conscience, but I would have appreciated a realistic delivery date from the start.

<sigh>