If you give a man a digital camera, he'll probably want to take it on vacation. And if you let him take it on vacation, he's sure to ask for a carrying case. And if you give a man a carrying case for his digital camera, he's going to take lots of pictures. And if a man takes lots of pictures, he's bound to want an extra battery for when he uses up the main battery. And if you give a man an extra battery, he'll more than likely want a travel/car charger to go with it. And if you give a man a car charger, he'll ask for a tripod, because he'll want to get the total bill for all the camera accessories above $60 so that SterlingTek will ship it all to him second-day FedEx for free.

I'm not terribly comfortable with Internet stores that I've never heard of before, and I generally figure that if it's too good to be true, it probably is, but SterlingTek has great reviews, so I went out on a limb. The big draw was the generic camera battery, which cost only $18.50, in comparison to the Sony camera battery, which retails for $60! The carrying case was also cheaper than I could find anywhere else, the car charger seemed like a smart idea, especially consider we'll have two batteries now, and a tripod is the best way to get high-quality portraits. It all added up to $81.96, no tax, free shipping -- a pretty good deal, considering all of the stuff we got, and the fact that it arrived in two days, and the fact that it all works. Call me another satisfied customer. Now I just have to wait for our next vacation...