[quote name='io']There's more than 12 in Portland

. It is pretty much like Safeway - there will be one in every area possible (in fact, I'd say there are more Fred Meyers than Safeway around here). The Xbox version should be in stock at nearly all of them so don't worry about that. Just call the ones you might be closest to, ask for Electronics, and ask if it is in stock - that is really no problem. Don't bother asking them about the price (as they may or may not be aware of the price but it will ring up on sale regardless). Just ask if they have it.
Now, if you are looking for the PS3 version that is trickier. I did have to call around a bunch of stores to find one of those the last time they were on sale. I was also looking for other sale games and visited about 5-6 stores and nearly all still had the 360 bundle. I really just think most people didn't even notice they were on sale (not to mention that they were only correctly tagged at about half the stores).
(Edit - Well, OK, maybe there are just 12 in Portland proper, but there are several more in the metro area that I still consider to be Portland

. If you search on Portland with a 30 mile radius you get 35 stores!)[/QUOTE]
Awesome! Thanks much Odibee for the quick and helpful reply.

That is a relief to know that the odds are in my favor. I would be happy to get either version at that price, but would prefer the xbox as I have a stash of XBL points cards for the DLC if I wind up liking my first foray into the music games genre.
Yeah, I was very surprised when it came back with 35 stores when I plugged in Portland OR. I scrolled to the third page of stores (at 4 per page) that all said they were located in Portland and decided to ask for help since I have less than a day to physically search. Garmin don't fail me now!
(Also, as a fellow cat-lover with an eleven-year-old tomcat you have my sincere condolences on the passing of Io)