I have no problem with buying online (in fact that's where I do most of my buying). But I also believe in buying where you shop (or at least being open to buy there), so the only way I'm going to try some clothes on (or ask an lbs for advice about something) is if I'm willing and ready to buy something from them. To do otherwise smacks of dishonesty (in my mind at least, using their services - trying something on or getting their advice - is entering into an unspoken agreement that you are willing to consider buying from them - not that you have to if it doesn't fit or their advice is bad, but you are considering it) and in another thread someone used a phrase I like "I won't steal their time". So no I wouldn't pay to try stuff on, but I don't put myself in a situation where I'm the "customer" (and I use that phrase lightly) that would cause the shop owner to feel he needed such a fee. When I buy stuff online, I accept that the cheaper price comes with the inability to try stuff on and the inconvenience of potentially having to ship it back if it doesn't fit.