[Rob @ Nov 21st 2007 10:06AM]

I agree with everyone saying that an iPod connected to your card stereo and stored in the glove compartment, or anywhere else in the car, is a convenient feature. I want to do that myself. But, I wouldn't get a 5.5 for that. Might as well go even lower and get a 4th generation or lower. It'd be a waste to pay for a video feature you won't be using.

My question is, why isn't Target selling these used/refurbished units at the stores? They'd fly off the shelves within seconds. It's not as if Target, or any other retailer, is making money off the iPods alone. They make money off the accessories. In any event, as our economy enters more and more uncertain times, the refurbished market will grow pretty fast real soon.

[Ryan Trevisol @ Nov 21st 2007 10:29AM]

Probably these are coming from the Amazon side of things . . .

[Binkles @ Nov 22nd 2007 1:26AM]

My guess is that their aim was to centralize the process. The most obvious reason for this is that i doubt individual stores (at least some of them) get returned ipods in "perfect working condition" in bulk. Online distribution allows there to be a common pool and therefore a greater supply. Also, by going with online distribution they don't have to guess what stores would have a better chance of selling them and sending them off just to sit on a shelf in a poor market.