Shopping for an iPod

I spent part of yesterday looking for a 30GB iPod. I decided that such would be a good investment for myself and allow me to carry my full music collection with me without toting a bunch of large accessories (headset, external HDD, etc).

I checked Circuit City, Best Buy, Target, Radio Shack, Tweeter, and even CostCo - none of them have anything other than the 60GB model, which is a little bit more than I wanted to spend for a music player. In talking with the Radio Shack reps, I was told that even Apple itself is out of stock, which means I am more of less stuck if I want such an iPod before Christmas.