Originally Posted by
FixedDriveJess
I'm not saying I want to go over board, just get NICE bearings. My LBS is giving me mediocre bearings. I'd rather have sweet ones. Maybe I am being silly here, but I remember when I used to skate, I have ABec 3's and ABec 7's and I could tell a huge difference.
You are being silly and are not listening to the people who have experience with such things.
Nice bearings do not cost that much... I can tell you, from experience, that people cannot tell the difference between grade 100 and grade 25 bearings and that most heavy industrial applications often only require a grade 40.
Get a set of NTN bearings from a bearing supply house and use the money you save to buy something nice for yourself or donate the excess to charity.