If any of you get discouraged when one OD manager says he can't do it-just don't give up ok. just scored one,but I had to use some strategy.Last nights strategy was to get them to hold the monitor and go in there right before they closed.I showed them the SKU tag I printed out and cut to size and they balked,went and got their SKU tag which showed 299.99 -$50MIR=249.99.I said look this monitor is supposed to be on clearance at this price,I came all the way down here blah blah blah and they still wouldn't budge.Manager said that must have been that price last week and he had to go by their SKU card. walked out determined to find one at another OD in town.I called immediately from my cell phone and found a store that had two and got him to hold me one for tomorrow morning.Well this morning I went pumped up and with a better game plan.I get there and the guy goes to look for it in the back cause dude didn't leave it at customer service.While he's doing that I notice the monitor shelf didn't even have a sku card for the A90.Meanwhile out he comes with the A90F.Told him it's supposed to be the A90 that's on clearance and he says they only have the A90F for 299.99.I told him sorry I want the A90 cause it's clearance and way cheaper.He begrudgenly hauls that BIG A$$ monitor bact to the stock room.I then ask to use their phone to try another store and he says sure and some guy at another store checks all the local stores inventory and says yes the store I was at was showing two A90s.He then told the guy some tip to search their inventory better and gave him the sku and some procedure and he says ok-I am showing two(they didn't even know they had them and there were no A90s on display).So this time he gets somebody else to go look for the Big A$$ monitor and he comes back with one.Before he even rings me up,I pull out the SKU card I printed and the Viewsonic rebate form and gave it to him.He reads my SKU card and starts punching the register keys.He looks puzzled as only one rebate prints out with the receipt and I said it's supposed to be 1 from OD and 1 from Viewsonic.He goes to talk to the manager and comes back.Punches something in the register and hands me $54.YES! Ka-Ching!! I guess at that point they just wanted to get me out of there and all of us happy.I believe the key to my success is(1) it was early after they opened and they were still waking up,didn't get enough coffee,etc.They looked like they were still half asleep -ha ha- and It worked to my advantage.(2) there was no SKU card on their shelf for the A90.(3) I shaved this morning,put on a Killer sweater with kaki pants.Nice shoes and matching coat.Last night I looked rather grungy and it must have hurt my chances.Today I looked like I own the town and scored.Every little bit helps I guess.So bottom line- find out which stores are showing inventory and be determined.Besides as was mentioned,on the 15th,in 13 days these babys are going to be $179 with the Viewsonic rebate anyways.I am now going to plug up the A90,install the latest XP drivers and let you guys know what I think about it shortly.