Where I live is my business.
I have several bikes in UK,
4 folders
1 racing bike
1 track bike
3 cross bikes
4 mountain bikes
plus several in another country.
I have dealt with many lbs since I was a boy and I have yet to find a lbs full of the sort of villains that are being disparaged above. I have found them in the chain stores, but not in great numbers.
Maybe we should change the tenor of this post to what are the external signs of a good lbs, and how to interact with them.