We have played with the iPhones of many friends and acquaintances and we agree, they are a thing of beauty! The interface is unparalleled and it is packed with goodies. That being said, it's hard to get past the $600 price tag. (note that you can get a $500 version with half the hard drive space, but is it really worth it?) In an attempt to decide if this is a necessary purchase, we have compiled a list of the top 10 things to get instead of an iPhone:

(#10) Six Hundred Items from the Local Dollar Store! Certainly an iPhone is useful, but think about the treasures you can find at a dollar store. Food past it's sell by date? Check! Electronics by brands such as Soby, Shmapple and Panaphonic? Check! The latest New Kids on the Block tape? Check and Check!


(#9) Six Motorola Razrs
Why be on the top of the latest trends can you can stock up on the biggest trend of 4 years ago? And now you can get one in a different color for everyday of the week! Let's see the iPhone pull that one off.

(#8) One lb of White Truffles
Why have the best iPod on earth when you can have a very expensive mushroom. Plus, if you bury your iPhone in the sand, I'm sure a Pig would have a hard time finding it!

(#7) Video Game System
For this amount you can get a Playstation 3, Xbox 360, or even 2 Nintendo Wii's. And some day, there might actually be some good games for them as well!

(#6) Forty phone calls from celebrities!
At Hollywood Is Calling, you can choose calls from such celebrities as Lorenzo Lamas, Mr. Belding and Lou Ferrigno. (TV's Incredible Hulk)

(#5) 1985 El Camino.
Is it a car? Is it a truck? It's Both! Who cares if it's as ugly as the iPhone is pretty?

(#4) 565 Soft taco Supremes.
mmmmmmmmm... delicious!

(#3) A monkey.
What can the iPhone do that a monkey can't? Plus you can train it to fetch stuff, speak sign language and even fly a plane.

(#2) A laptop.
Nowadays you can actually buy a computer for as much as a phone.

(#1) A Blackberry, an iPod and some tape.
That's right, just make your own! Custom-made and half the price... what a bargain!