New lens

Well here I am at long last, after the difficult task of choosing a zoom lens.
I spent at least 3 WHOLE days researching and talking to people on the Canon forum after narrowing my preferred lens choices down to 2. At first I was sure I was going to go for the 70-200 F4 USM "L" lens, but then I changed my mind to the 70-300mm IS, then I changed it back, then someone threw in another possibility (the 55-250mm IS) and the evidence for that being a better lens than the 70-300, so I did more research and changed my mind between them a few more times and finally decided that I would go into Camera & Camera to have a look at all three.
So I went in there and had a look. The guy that served me in the shop was really helpful and his recommendation was that I get the 55-250mm as in his opinion it was just as good as the other two but less than half the price. So in the end I bought it.
Which is good because now I have more money to spend on other things like filters and a new camera bag.