Someday my phone will come…

In the continuing saga of my seeking a new Sony Ericsson S710a cell phone that doesn’t cost $900, I discovered that Amazon.com is, or maybe is, selling the phone for just $420 and offering a $150 rebate making the final price just $270. That is an amount that could be in the budget. But — big but — it’s not in stock even though Cingular lists it as “in stock” on their web site (where it’s $450 plus a 2-year contract). Hmm…