iPhone 3g now selling at BestBuy

As expected Best Buy has begun to sell the iPhone 3G, along with, as I previously mentioned, those special accessory packs. I guess I should give some credit to Best Buy as they are the first retailer other than AT&T or Apple to carry the device, but that said, its really just another place to make the purchase and not to talk poorly about any Best Buy staff because I would say the same about AT&T, but if I was a non-geek and had questions I would feel much better making my purchase at Apple.
Anyway, along with the Sunday circular ad, Best Buy has added a shiny new page to their website touting the iPhone 3G along with its features, accessory packages and a “special edition” iPhone 3G buyers guide that is “packed with offers for your new iPhone on bundle packages, accessories and more. Sadly that Buyers Guide seems to be nothing more than an advertisement for the accessories mixed in with a little bit of information that looks to have been taken from the Apple website and some of the AT&T plan information.
We can also confirm that those accessory packages do contain some decent products, but as expected they are a little on the high dollar side, especially for an add on to a $199 or $299 phone. They start at $105.99 and run upwards of 233.99.
Starting out on the lower priced $105 package, you will get a set of Shure Stereo headphones with mic and a 5-pack of DLO Surface Shields. The next package up is $116 and includes a black leather Incase, an InvisibleSHIELD screen protector and a motorola H680 Bluetooth headset.
Moving up to the two higher packages, which is also about half the price of the 16GB phone at $152, this one comes with a black DLO Jam Jacket, Apple branded composite video cables and a Sony Clock Radio. Finally the highest price pack retails for $233 and includes an Incase protective cover, Belkin FM transmitter and a new Jawbone Bluetooth headset.
Again these are some somewhat decent packages, but I cannot help think that some people would have felt the need to purchase them just to get that “free” setup. Again, shame on you Best Buy.