Originally Posted by
blamp28
You happen to like a particular pedal, 1 out of over 150 that Welgo makes and out of hundreds overall from all manufacturers and every shop in the US that decieds not to carry that 1 item FAIL? Don't you think you are being a little dramatic here? If you owned a business, would you stock something that sold for relatively few dollars of profit for that one in 1000 shot at selling it every few years? Don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with you liking that pedal just with your expectation that sellers FAIL if they don't have a channel to something they could not make a reasonable profit on,
I was only arguing against the implication that this issue is my fault for not buying "local or mail order in America".
There's a certain sentiment around the bike forum that one should shop at the LBS because "you'll be sorry when they go out of business". Why would I be sorry if there isn't a single LBS in the country who is capable of making a profit servicing me as a customer? America has always succeeded by working harder to outcompete other nations and exceed expectations. This notion that Americans should buy inferior products and services just to keep their countrymen in business will be our downfall.