First of all, you as consumer need to be aware that Best Buy’s regular listed price for the Palm Pre is $300 higher than Palm’s suggested retail price (SRP) of $549.99. Here’s how the math adds up: the SRP of the Pre is $549.99 - $150 (for signing 2-years of your life away to Sprint) - $100 (instant rebate) - $100 (mail in rebate) = $199.99. So why is Best Buy listing the Pre’s regular price as $849.99?
