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Personal rant: Clock radio technology has passed me by

Okay, that's it: I'm going to sound like a truly grumpy old curmudgeon here -- I should not have to spend most of a day of my life driving from store to store in a metro area of 200,000+ people just to find an affordable clock radio with a built-in CD player.

When you can go to any Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Circuit City, or Radio Shack and find selection of electronic parts and accessories ranging from iPods, home theaters, flat screen televisions, even a beautiful tv lift cabinet -- you should NOT have to run all around looking for that CD player/clock radio. It's just not right.

Nevertheless, that's what happened to me. I found multiple clock radios. I found 'em with multiple alarms, dimmer displays, and even with docking facilities for iPods and other MP3 players.

But it took me most of one day to FINALLY locate two CD player/clock radios at a Target store. Let's hear a round of applause for Target this time. Hooray, Target!

I've concluded that technology in clock radios simply has passed me by. I do not own an iPod, nor do I own any portable MP3 player. But I guess clock radio manufacturers think I do.

Ah, well, what do I know? I'm just a guy who reads the papers.
[tags]clock radios, MP3 players, CD players in clock radios, shopping news, just a guy who reads the papers[/tags]