Originally Posted by
ghettocruiser
Where did we establish they were an official dealer of anything? If I am thinking of the right shop, pretty much everything they had on the floor was from Specialized the one time I was in there.
My LBS can order all sorts of different product lines through his distributor, but he likes to stick to a few brands so they can be experts at what they sell and not have to spread the inventory across too many brands. If the shop in the OP's grievance had advertised an assortment of Easton wheels in stock, maybe this argument gains traction.
The OP says they are a dealer.
In any event, if people are forsaking the LBS for the internet actions like the ones in the OP will just reinforce peoples belief that there is no need for an LBS, which does no one any good in the long run. The LBS is largely about service, which they didn't provide.