12-23-2005, 10:14 AM
Tex Wrote:why not buy it from LH? Don't you guys support the local hobby shop? dirty rats!
Tex, I agree somewhat.....I support the LHS with fuel, parts, supplies, and will spend money at the LHS track.
Big ticket items have to be considered from all sources. Mike at HobbyTown told me to make him the best offer when I am ready to buy a big item and if he could match it he would, but he does have to pay for those lights over head, so he knows he has competition from mail order and Inet.
The flipside is, if you buy all your stuff from online and mail order, don't go picking the brains of the counter guys at the hobby shop and then go buy it elsewhere. Their service comes free to customers who spend the money in their shops. If we stop buying from them, they will shut down and them what will we do for emergency items? Remember Hobby Garage?
But saving $100 on a radio system is big.
my .02