Xbox 360 premium bundle w/PGR3: $479.99 from Costco

Costco is offering its own bundle for the Xbox 360 including the premium edition of the hardware (that comes with a hard drive), Project Gotham Racing 3, another wireless controller, and a Play & Charge Kit for $479.99 in stores and online. The only catch? You probably need a Costco membership to order. There's also that pesky $23.98 shipping & handling fee, but it can be tricky to get around that for ordering game hardware online.

[UPDATE: We've been told that you can still order from Costco without a membership, but that you'll be docked a 5%
surcharge if you do so. You'll save money, regardless, but quite a bit less—around $26 $16 or so before taxes and shipping. Thanks, montee.... Sold out... again!]

At any rate, everybody
loves
bundles, but only if you can actually save some money on the things. With this 360 bundle from Costco, and you may actually get your money?s worth if you wanted those extras anyway, as the wireless controller, Play & Charge Kit, and game (that is, PGR3)
retail for $50, $20, and $60
$50, respectively, for a total of $130 $120 above the standard $400 price for the console alone, which is $26 $16 above Costco?s price even with S&H factored in. Not a bad deal, so long as
PGR3 gets here by November. (You can afford another launch game to play in its place, right??) [Thanks for the pricing correction, swoosh bnd!]

So, who?s got a membership? Or, more importantly, who can you get who?s already a member to buy a bundle on your behalf? We can?t wait for more and better deals to show up, so let us know if you find anything better (from a reputable web site/store, of course).

[thanks, laserboyjc]