Here in The Democratic People's Republic of New Jersey gun prices run higher due to the high cost of being in the gun business.
I paid $495.00 for my promo package deal. (Black XD-9 Service with 3- 15 round mags, holster, lock & lunch box)
I took me a week to get the handgun purchaser's permit, 5 minutes for the NICS check, and out the door.
The liberal politicians have tried to include a 10 day waiting period here, but since it taks people in most locations of this state up to 3 months to get a Handgun Purchaser's Permit, the waiting period has been withheld. I'm one of the few lucky one's that personally knows the Capt of detectives that handles these permits for my municipality, and I usually get mine cleared in a week or less.
BTW....I don't know about the promo ending in January, my gun dealer just got a pile of these in the day before I got mine, and that was last Saturday 3/12/05......
They are also running a package deal on the XD-45 that includes a box of .45G.A.P. ammo.....