Seconding the madcatz se stick, I own a te and have another se on the way. If you ever feel like the se isn't good enough you can easily swap in better parts pretty cheaply from lizard lick.
And luckily for you, the deal I used to get the new se is still active. http://slickdeals.net/permadeal/41815/street-fighter-iv-with-mad-catz-official-fight-stick-controller-bundle-ps3-or-xbox-360
30 dollars plus a copy of street fighter 4 which is negligible since ssf4 is out, but still a great deal.
EDIT: Guess I should have read more than the first couple posts, bardic found the same deal haha. Also about the shipping the walmart one you get get with store pickup so there's no shipping involved.