i dont think of a hobby town, michaels, or hobby lobby as a local hobby shop. so i rarely shop there unless im desperate. i prefer online shopping, and ive never felt that i was being overpriced on the shipping. i am a ups driver, and i like the salary i make, so im all for you guys using both the local and online shops.
there is a small hobby shop i found in stockbridge, ga about an hour from were l live. and the model prices were about the same as ive seen online. so that shop will get some business from me once a month. they had about 1 million rc planes in the shop, so im thinking model cars arent there big money maker. lol