The other day I went into my LBS of choice and bought a freewheel removal tool, because I'd lost mine.

I was throwing them a bone by buying it there. Trying to be a good guy and patronize the local business. Yeah they charged me $21 when I could have gotten it for $8 on Amazon, but whatever. That is not a lot of money for me right now.

I wonder if they appreciated the gesture, or if they thought "Look at that dumbass, paying $21 for an FR-8"?

Probably the latter.