Hobby Shops in Tough Times

[nachoman]

Now add gas for a 52 mile round trip..

The better deal for me is ordering from e-shops.

You see before I started ordering off line I checked every figure and savings..

I found ordering a single car or structure there is no real savings..Ordering multiple items is where the real savings at.

I am willing to pay a little more for something at a local store, but not tens of dollars more. For example, I would be willing to pay 25$ for sometging that would cost only 20$ to order online, including shipping. That is, if is on the shelf and I can get it when I need it. Reasons? 1) I dislike both UPS and FedEx and would rather not give them business. 2) I hope the LHS makes enough to stay around for when I need some rail joiners or paint at the last minute 3) convenience of seeing something before I buy it. 4) An excuse to be social and go out and do something 5) not having to wait.