The CD Shell Game

Not too long ago, I purchased a David Gray CD single from Borders after seeing that it would give me a $5 off coupon for his new album when it came out. I paid a dollar for the single, so I still figured that $4 off the CD was still not a bad deal. Sunday, I attempted to redeem the coupon, only to find out that Borders only carries the DualDisc version of the album, and they're selling it for $3 more than a regular CD. So, basically, I would only have saved a measly dollar at the store, thereby cancelling out my fancy coupon. What's more, I would have had to buy a crappy DualDisc that I would've had to coax and bribe to get to play on any of my freaking CD players, thereby raising my stress levels way higher than they need to be. Thanks a lot, Borders, but no thanks. I'm on to your little CD-coupon-mind-game scheme. I stormed right out of the store!

Oh wait, no I didn't. I bought Death Cab For Cutie's new album instead, which was gloriously presented in regular CD format. I'll save David Gray for my next Target trip.