Gary Edelstein asks:

"Comments? Is this standard practice in high end shops? Should it be?

Any other suggestions on what I should have done and can do now? "

It is SOP for high end shops to charge you for things you don't need.
The components already come with patch cords, leaving only the TV and
the speakers. Home Depot sells perfect speaker cable at .23 cents per
foot. Tell the high end shop you can supply your own wire and teh
patch cords that came with the equipment will do just fine. If they
want to blow the sale over some wire, the hell with them.