I almost never pay $15 for a CD. I don't understand why people dissing the RIAA throw in the complaint about the $18 crappy CD when BB sells any major release (usually the crappy ones in question) for ten or eleven bucks when they come out. Plus, it's your fault for buying CDs from lousy artists. Wait and buy those NOW compilations if you only want singles.
Unfortunately, I don't listen to much mainstream music, so I don't usually get to take advantage of Best Buy, but I do try to buy directly from the artist so I know they're getting more of the money. Personally, just because I hate the RIAA doesn't mean I want to steal and screw the artists.
And by the way, thanks for the post!