I think that trying on shoes in a shop, only to subsequently buy a pair online is not behaviour of the highest order. How about printing off an internet page to show what you'd have to pay if you bought them online, then going to the shop and trying them on? If they are good, then discuss the best price they can do them for, showing them the internet price. Explain that you want their business to survive, and let them try to meet you in the middle. They will still make a fair profit, and you'll still have a LBS to visit and try on your next pair of shoes at some time in the future. It's a win-win situation if it pans out correctly. Surely the fact that you can walk out of the shop with your new shoes, rather than wait for ages is worth something? Eventually the shop owner will get onto his wholesaler/importer and demand lower prices if you do haggle.