Nobody wanted to take my thousand dollars today

This post is definitely a first world problem post.  Yes, I understand it showcases me in a terrible, materialistic light... but what does it mean about the salespeople in this story?  Let's begin, shall we?
To set the backdrop: two pairs of pants that I wear routinely to work I have had for over eight years.  One pair of pants is actually over eleven years old.  I don't like shopping.  I don't care about fashion.  Sometimes, when I do shop? If I find a top that I like a lot, I will buy two more in different colors.  I am that girl.
I am pretty cheap, too. My main extravagances are traveling and eating out with friends, but other than that I don't get my nails done, I get a haircut every three or four months, and the sport that I am embroiled in is running which really only costs me a couple of pairs of runners a year. I walk to work, pack a lunch, and my cell bill is $18 a month.
Occasionally, though,there is an item that I want.  For example, I would like a Cartier Tank Anglaise, which run between $6,000 and $8,000USD.  I would also like a Lexus is350, and they cost around $50,000.  And, though I am a Luddite, I would like a BlackBerry Priv, which retails for around $900CAN.
Today, against my better judgement, I did go out in search of this phone as my current carrier will not be offering this device, and my contract is up in five months.  I went both to Rogers and to Telus, thinking that someone would jump at the chance to either sell me the phone for retail, or to persuade me to switch carriers.  It was not so.  I know I shouldn't be spending this much on a phone.  I know the price will drop in a few months.  And I know it's better to pay for the phone outright, than getting roped into a prohibitively expensive plan that I don't need for two years.  And yet I was willing to be talked into it, if maybe the other carriers were willing to offer me some incentives.
And lo,they did not.  They were dismissive, unhelpful and uninspired.  The best Rogers could do was offer me a $100 credit off of my bill.  I know there is mad telecom competition in the US, but we Canucks are getting screwed up here. The plans they were trotting out for me to look at were $40 at the cheap end.  It's abundantly clear that Canadian cell carriers are colluding on their prices, which is why they could care less when you come into their store.  They aren't offering anything that anyone else isn't offering, so who cares?
Anyways, I'm ultimately glad I didn't buy the phone, but what an interesting state of affairs it is that I can wander around on a Friday night, wanting to spend a shit ton of money on a phone, and no one seems that compelled to talk me into it.
Happy weekend, all!