"AbbN" wrote in message ...
Hi,

After this power failure I'm seriously thinking about getting one of these
since they only cost $50 here in Canada.

In the US, Bed Bath & Beyond has recently started selling these, at
least in the one store in northern VA where I saw a stack of them two
weeks ago. The price is the same as it is at Radio Shack, $39.99. Bed
Bath & Beyond regularly puts 20% coupons in the newspaper advertising,
however, so, using the coupon, you can buy one from them for $32.