I live on an island in the caribbean..i have to buy online... i don't even bother buying anything local..
Intel keeps dropping price,but here,the you still keep paying a premium price...
You still pay around $300 (we use guilders..1 US$ = 1.82 guilders) for a Q6600 here if you buy locally where I live..so go figure..
I got 2 E8400 E0s from MicroCenter a few days ago. Current price is $159.99. Definitely the best value for the money out there right now in terms of a CPU.