Finding Zen Vision M:60GB = CREATIVE IS NO HELP!

I have had a horrible experience trying to get some answers about where to buy a product with NO solutions. I find it very confusing that Creative is in the business to sell items to consumers yet when a consumer wants to purchase something there is NO ACTION. I have contacted Creative in the recent past because I would like to purchase a Creative Zen M 60GB from a store NOT ONLINE.... I inquired multiple times about where I could purchase this particular product. The responses I received kept telling me that I could purchase it at the following retailers: Circuit City, Best Buy, CompUSA, Office Max, Staples, etc. I checked all of those stores and no one sells it (they sell the 30GB version but NOT the 60GB) SEE BELOW When I tried to explain this to Creative's customer service representati'ves all they say is "well, they should have it." You would think that this situation would set off an some sort of concern in their minds that a consumer is not able to purchase a product, but NO, not at Creative, Your only solution is to purchase the 30GB, I don't want the 30GB and I don't want to purchase it online (I have had horrible experiences with purchasing online). I honestly would think that you would want a consumer to be able to purchase your products at such major retailers like Circuit City and Best Buy.... Unfortunately, no one cares and nor do they want to help or at the very least offer a solution. The mp3 player market is very competiti've especially when competitors have at least 70% of the market share. The least Creative could do is have an ability to purchase a product or the ability to contact a retailer to encourage them to carry a particular product. In the end maybe I will just buy an iPod at least with an iPod I know I will be able to buy it wherever I want.
NONE OF THESE STORES ARE CURRENTLY CARRYING THE 60GB CREATIVE ZEN M:
CompUSA
http://www.compusa.com/products/products.asp?N=200365+400974&Ne=400000&Cn=Electron ics_iPods_Portable_Audio_iPod_MP3_Players
Circuit City
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/MP3-Players-iPods/sem/rpsm/catOid/-2952/N/2002898+2002952+40000884/link/ref/rpem/ccd/categorylist.do
Best Buy
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=pcmcat0550005002&type=category
Radio Shack
http://www.radioshack.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=20323&cp=2032054&allCount=8&f bc=&f=Brand%2F00042%2F&fbn=Brand%2FCreative+Labs ++
Staples
http://www.staples.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/StaplesSearch?keyword=creative+zen+m&storeId=000&c atalogId=005&langId=-&errorUrl=searchnoresults&searchSumUrl=searchresul tssummary&searchUnsumUrl=searchresults&fromUrl=hom e
Office Depot
http://www.officedepot.com/storeFront.do?Ne=5&Nr=00000&N=30335+00000+42949422 22

hey man, i suggest you take some more time to look into it and not just look to creative to do all your research. i just did a google search
and in under a minute i found a few stores that may carry what you are looking for. walmart.com wow. im guessing there is a walmart near you. just give them
a call and see if they have it in stock. if there is a cambridge soundworks around your area check there(http://www.cambridgesoundworks.com/store/category.cgi?item=lzvm6bk&akhg999=WBZRTECSG5)
Dont put down creative for them not doing all your research. spend some more time to look up something if your going to buy it. also dont look at all the "big" retailers for all your needs..

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