Why is the Price of Ipod going up when there is a recession

I thought it was a new and improved Ipod (I am not talking about the nanos, but the original one that holds 120 gig and enough for all my audio books - and I get them free and then some.) I wonder if that what a recession is that they lay off people so that people do not spend money and to give them an excuse to raise prices. Maybe it is the old belief that unless you belong to a certain upper class you cannot own a house, or only those who are professionals are allowed to own Macs, etc. so they raise the prices so the ordinary working and middle class person cannot afford them. I wonder if that will happen to the internet, they will make the price go so high that the only way is to get it is if you are a doctor or such or if you go to University.

I suspect that much. Here in Canada it does not matter what class we were born in, we can still make enough to buy houses, but I heard that in other countries, it is not the same. If you are a working class, you are not allowed to buy a house. So I do think this recession was engineered. or maybe they thought Americans were not saving enough and made the prices too high or it could be it was engineered by the global warmers so that we would find it too costly to not just heat our homes but buy anything that was shipped.

That certainly isn't inconceivable. There has been class warfare going on for decades, despite everyone saying we are all equal. I personally think this recession may have been engineered to put everyone in their place--whether they like that place or not. Then again, maybe I'm paranoid.

My husband got his because his hands are so bad and it was easy to use and he likes to listen to audio books. But I was wondering whether they were going up or not. I do not want to buy one in a panic for fear it might go up I do not mind getting one if that is new improvement model, but if it is the same one from last year, I would not like to pay more then I should.

I think it is great to have an ipod because it can contain lots of songs and it is too easy to carry. I hope the cost of ipod comes down in the future.

I was thinking because America is going through a recession and when that happens the things go up and the wages go down. Apple is imported from the States and the only thing they do here is to make the manual in English and French, and I think it has something to do with our dollar. My husband's Ipod is almost full up, but I do not want to get mine until I got the Imac or the Macbook pro because in that case, I can use the Itunes no matter what computer I have, but else I would just be able to use the Windows Itunes.

don't you worry, know that you will have it.you just focus on the item and believe that you can find a better deal than that. you will have it.it works for me!

That is why I wondered why it went up. I know I can get it at The Source here for the old price, but that is only until the 15th of this month and besides I already did my charging for that month and did not want to put anything on it. I know that I could easily transfer some money from my savings into my checking and be able to pay for it, but with the economy being as it is and the interest rates being so low, did not wnat to do that. That is the one I want, the classic Ipod and I had no idea if it went up because of the American dollar going down or no. I was planning of waiting until next year to get one, but if it does go up any more I might have to get it sooner. I know I can use my Air miles as I have enough points to buy it but what if we decide to go on a trip some place?

So why did the price go up $20 if that was the same Ipod?

I am willing to pay for improvements, for instance if I find out that they started the new model in Feb. 2009 and now they are in stock and they are getting rid of the 2008 model, that I will understand as they might have added things to it that were not available last year. But if it is the same model that was around last year, I want to pay less not more for it.

I meant to say "The less GB it has, the less money it cost"