I didnt realize that "special" place sold them until after I already bought (and sold) one for $400
Meh, not hating on peoples choice by any means, but for me it just wasnt worth the hype.
Well in fairness, I just noticed they started carrying the Shield about 2 months ago.
I bought my Shield 40 from Honey Creek in Bargersville for $409 and thought it was a great price then when they first came out (everybody else was $450).
And I didn't buy it for the hype. I bought it for the compact-ness, yet still providing the same size caliber that I carry both on and off duty.
I love my M&P's, but if Glock had made a similarly designed pistol, both in size AND caliber, I might have just gone that route.