I agree Karin -- I don't know what was hoped to be gained by making the call, but its still insulting to the store owner on many levels.. If it were a pure product inquiry, it wouldn't be QUITE as bad -- still a bit insulting, esp. if you then say "nah, I was just curious, I'm buying a used one".... but I see it as an attempt to shoehorn the Sponsor into the deal for leverage somehow. It just seems very wrong to me, on many levels -- our Sponsors all do a lot for the members of this site, and direct slaps at their livelihood (whether intentional or otherwise) should be frowned upon, in my opinion.

-Justin