Hi Benson,
Chris has some sound advice. There are many ways to enjoy the wonders of the sky on a budget(binoculars, sky charts and the naked eye, etc), but a cheap poorly made scope is not one of them. More people are driven away from astronomy by cheap department store scopes than any other thing that I can think of. A whole market has developed over the last 20 years that is built on taking advantage of both peoples' interest in astronomy, and their lack of knowledge about telescopes. The end result is useless (and I do mean useless)"telescopes" wrapped in spectacular boxes showing pictures of celestial wonders, and marketed using false or misleading claims to unsuspecting consumers.
When a purchaser of these junk scopes become frustrated because they can't find anything, or just get tired of looking at the moon, they assume that they just don't have the intellegence(we do have rather nerdy reputations in the sciences), or the aptitude for astronomy. This is untrue, and is like giving a brain surgeon a rusty pocket knife and telling them to perform brain surgery. Consiquently, the scope is not returned for a refund, but hidden away in attics or tossed into the garbage.
The winners are the manufacturers who make obscene profits while stiffling the celestial quest for knowledge by the unsuspecting public. The consumer must take some responsibility here as many people want to buy cheaply made products that limit their expense if they find they don't like astronomy. I am sure marketing research shows that amount of money is in the $100-$200 range as most of these scope fall exactly into this range.
If you buy a well made scope(some can be found in the $400-$600 range) they will hold their value(~75% resale price) and can be sold if you decide you want a more advanced model. If Astoronomy doesnot become a major hobby for you, I promise, you will at least like to set up your scope once and a while to check out comets, lunar eclipses, planets, and other exciting celestial occurances. I have never met anyone who looked through a reasonably well made scope and said,"I don't think I like astronomy". I suspect I never will.
Follow Chris' advice, find an astronomy club, or attend a star party(even if you have to travel a long ways to get there). Star parties will give you a chance to look through lots of different scopes, get sound advice for beginners(we were all one once), and get information of reputable dealers in your area. Even if you decide not to buy a scope, the things you will see through the eyepieces of others will be well worth the journey. Ironically, you will not get to look through even one of the department store scopes at a star party, they were all sent to the attic or the garbage long ago.
Here is a link to my department store scope warning page:
http://www.absolutebeginnersastronomy.com/dept.html