And they want me to shop locally....
I have need of an older style A/C cover. On-line I find new at $130.00 from Amazon and used for $40 thru an E Bay seller. Here at home..I am just off the phone to the local RV dealer/robber...$240.00...
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I'll pay a small premium to buy locally, but I'm not a big fan of shopping in the first place.
The exception is when a local business provides service & expertise along with their products. I place a lot of value on trusted advice and will pay a large premium at these places. For example, the local trailer place here sells accessories that are sometimes double what they can be had for online. They've given me solid advice in the past and I've purchased some small parts from them over the past few months. While they were inspecting my trailer last month I had them install a Prodigy P2 brake controller at the same time. I gladly paid an extra $50 for the part and $45 for the install. I guess that's my way of saying thanks and the install was very clean.
The exception is when a local business provides service & expertise along with their products. I place a lot of value on trusted advice and will pay a large premium at these places. For example, the local trailer place here sells accessories that are sometimes double what they can be had for online. They've given me solid advice in the past and I've purchased some small parts from them over the past few months. While they were inspecting my trailer last month I had them install a Prodigy P2 brake controller at the same time. I gladly paid an extra $50 for the part and $45 for the install. I guess that's my way of saying thanks and the install was very clean.
