Yeah, I tried to talk the department manager down to $65 as there were some stores already at that point (just no longer in stock at that price in my area). I told him I would buy all 7 at that price. He did not bite. If I could have gotten them for $65, I could have sold a couple of them for $99 and basically got mine for "free". Oh, well.... I'm good at $99 as I've been wanting a gas griddle for a while. Just did not want to pay $300 for the 36".