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Originally Posted by Chrislong
There isn't enough Margin to have more employee's which are needed, as the LHS's are competing best they can with you guys buying from China!!!  |
I get this, and as I said previously, I am happy to pay more to supprt my LHS. The most recent example is when I needed a new ESC.
I could have ordered online and had it in a week or so, for about 45% less. But instead I purchased straight away from my LHS a Speed Passion at £160. My reason being that they support me, give me advice and generally help me out. I have never soldered anything in my life and I dont own a soldering iron. I would like to be able to do it myself, but have never been shown and wouldnt want to risk a couple of hundred pounds worth of gear 'experimenting' and blowing something up.
So I bought it at the retail price from my LHS, who then proceeded to solder it all up for me. That level of service is worth paying the extra buck for.
Even when I do buy online, it is always from the big 3 or 4 names that are all over this forum. I never buy from ebay or from China etc. How are we ever going to survive as a country, and how are businesses going to survive in this country, if we dont support the local guys?