Do you buy from LHS's or Online?

[nachoman]

I would like to do 100% LHS. One of my LHS changed owners, the new guy is less friendly, plus they started keeping much less inventory (sometimes being out of stock of simple track components). And then they moved to the suburbs. I haven't been there since. I have another LHS that is mostly R/C, but I go there for paint supplies and basic hobby supplies. They actually have quite a few of the basic train supplies, but I rarely buy train stuff there. There is also a LHS that sells only narrow gauge stuff. If I had more money, I would buy quite a bit from there. But right now, i buy mostly detail parts rail, and ties. I only shop online when 1) I can't obtain it easily through the LHS 2) I can get significant savings online. I would much rather support the local economy than some far-away place or my arch enemies UPS or FedEx.