At a local HW store here in Central NJ, they had a 2-day "Weber cookout" with factory reps, food samples cooked on a Weber grill, etc. They also had special pricing that knocked $50 off the Weber Silver and Gold lines. I went to the local Home Depot (about 1 mile away), PM'd to the local HW store's price (the local store had an advertisement in a local paper), and also got another 10% off. Walked out with a Silver C with cast iron grates for $405+$24 tax= $429. I didn't get the free assembly (only took 15 minutes - only 8 screws), free propane fill ($8) or the free delivery, but no matter.
I was told at the local HW store that Weber sponsors these "cookouts" at select dealers around the country during the spring (YMMV). So this may be an opportunity to spot a great deal on these grills in the upcoming days/weeks.
Would have posted sooner, but my cable modem at home is down and had to wait until I got to work this morning to post.
wumpus.....