While I'm all for supporting your local LHS, it really comes down to whay you said in the first post. The economy is crap, which means it's crap for me as well. My nearest hobby shop is over an hour away, one way driving distance. And he's a small shop too, great guy though, we've been friends for years. So I have to factor in cost of driving there, plus my time into the purchase. If it's only a few dollars more, I'll go support him.....but sometimes it's a big difference in price and when added to the travel cost it's just easier to order online and have it dropped off at my front door........and cheaper to boot.