Hey Brett,
The new Alfred 2, with results feedback allows for great workflows. Here's a link (http://cl.ly/2J2K3R412847) to one I made that searches the app store (Mac and iOS). Hitting enter copies a markdown formatted link with your affiliate code. Another user has made one for iTunes (Music and movies).
Just a little teaser to see if we can't get you on the Alfred bandwagon! ;)
I use this GreaseMonkey script to stop iTunes and MAS from auto-opening on load. http://userscripts.org/scri...