Well I just passed the A+ Essentials and IT. Got an 800 and 880. It was really easy... if anyone has any questions let me know.
I think the "soft skills" questions were ridiculous (pure logic and common sense), and quite hilarious in their wording.
I'm also selling one my review books that I used--Sybex (it was really good actually), second only to Mike Meyers

Went through both books in a week, and got those scores first time.
Sybex CompTIA A+ | Complete Study Guide - GREAT DEAL! - eBay (item 270375758006 end time Apr-26-09 20:55:14 PDT)
I paid $65 for it so you're getting half off.