Originally Posted by
Stucky
WOW!! $70 more, not only for nothing extra....but for LESS (MUCH longer delivery time, plus a trip to the store to order, and another to pick it up).
Stop feeding the dinosaur!
LBS is about the only business I can think of where people will willingly pay significantly more for the same products and inferior service. Gotta keep that 1970's retail business-model alive, I guess!
I kind of have to agree - while I am also "guilty" of supporting my LBS, when the markups are as high as they are and it takes weeks to get something, you kind of have to realize that maybe they deserve to go the way of the dinosaur? My LBS will typically charge $50 for something that goes for $40 ($40 MSRP) literally everywhere else. A couple bucks is one thing, but like 25% is really reaching.
I get it, local bike shops are dying and need to charge substantial markup to pay the bills, but I can't help but wonder why they don't try to be at least a little more accommodating as a result. If you expect me to pay a whopping like 25% more than what I can get an item for pretty much anywhere else just because, then you should at least be able to offer shipping times on par with anywhere else. I don't care what the excuse is between suppliers/distribution/logistics/warehouses, modernize and make it happen.