Completely true.

I went to Radio Shack yesterday with my wife on a quick stop to get two battery holders for a project I was working on (something to light up the entryway closet when the door opens so you can actually see what shoes are there and pick the right ones).

Total for two battery holders: $1.98. Hurray.

Then as he's ringing me up, the guy asks what cell phone plan we're on.

Sprint.

"Well, then, would you like to see what new phones we have?"

Ruh-roh.

Being a sucker, I said yes, and called my wife over to see too.

"Well, we are eligible for an upgrade now, and we said we were going to get new phones," she said, giving me the doe eyes.

Without going into great detail, we got new phones. And an extra one for the kids to share. And an upgrade to the plan. And a couple of new adapter tips. And another item for another project that I remembered I'd needed.

So... one hour later, we had a new total: $215.00

Yikes.

Next weekend, I'm just going to stay home.