Originally Posted by
HerrKaLeun
Are you guys all saying before Internet one was required to buy in the first LBS and was not allowed to go to different LBS and then buy from the cheapest?
If they sell them for 25% more and assuming the online place also makes a living, their markup must be huge.
Nope, but all the LBS I'm bound to go to are on a level playing field. I'm not using one as a showroom, and going to another next door that is really a warehouse with a much larger selection and cheaper prices with no staff and buying without trying. And, at least around me, most shops don't carry the same shoes anyhow, except maybe one or two popular Giro or Shimano models.
Originally Posted by
Cuyuna
Now....20% more, that's significant. I don't mind paying more for anything at the LBS, but I do require that they at least make an attempt to be competitive
Eh, this may be a more extreme example just from the cost of the shoes, but 20% could easily be shipping costs add-on for a more modestly priced set of shoes.