Originally Posted by
Grimlock
+1
You might be a little more likely to get deals from an LBS once you make it YOUR bike shop. The more they see you, the more you buy, the more likely you are to get deals on things. Someone buying one tube a year doesn't make me want to give the same "loyalty discount" that someone who has their service work done and buys multiple accessories does.
+2
I've been going to the same LBS for a couple of decades now, and I get all kinds of discounts and "freebies" whenever I go in and get something.