apla... If you have a local hobby shop you should try to support them... some hobby shops will match the price of online shops. plus (around here) all the hobby shops have tracks and that is a nice thing. I do relize some people dont live by hobby shops.. there are two hobby shops near me one 30 mins away(FST) and one 5 mins away (riders) I will drive that extra 30 mins just becasue they are kinder, if FST wasn't there every thing would be from towerhobbies.com .
I guess what I am trying to say is support your LHS and see if they can match online prices.