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Do you have a local hobby shop close by?
Yes I have a LHS that I use.
  67% (66)
No Shop close by.
  15% (15)
I use Tower to order my stuff.
  17% (17)


Total Votes : 98
(last vote on : 6/21/2008 7:32:04 PM)
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Do you have a local hobby shop close by? - 5/8/2008 4:36:12 AM   
richb1492



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From: Beaumont, TX, USA
Status: offline 		The local hobby shop has been closed for 2 weeks and I sure miss him. I was wondering how many people have a shop close by or do you just use tower to order your parts.
I guess its really true you dont miss the water untill the well is dry.
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RE: Do you have a local hobby shop close by? - 5/8/2008 5:07:53 AM   
ChuckW


 

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From: Clovis, CA, USA
Status: offline 		I have one about 40 minutes away that I try to use when I can but they are more of a toy store than a hobby shop these days. They have airplane stuff in stock but not as much as I would like and they are usually out of what they do carry. I try to support them but it isn't always easy. Tower and other online retailers usually have what I need and can get it to me faster than the local hobby shop can. There are a few other better shops within a couple hours drive that I try to visit whenever I am on the road.

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RE: Do you have a local hobby shop close by? - 5/8/2008 12:10:22 PM   
lrglnman


 

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From: Cookeville, TN, USA
Status: offline 		we are fortunate to have 2 shops here in Cookeville.

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RE: Do you have a local hobby shop close by? - 5/8/2008 12:55:27 PM   
DavidAgar



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Status: offline 		I have a number of hobby shops that are close by. The one that is closet to me I drive by as they treated my son like crap on an exchange of some wheels and axles. Just another case of I will take my money to a store that likes to see me and I do have another 3 stores that I use. I would be lost without my local Hobby Shop. Good Luck Dave


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RE: Do you have a local hobby shop close by? - 5/8/2008 1:14:08 PM   
carrellh



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Status: offline 		We have several shops within an hour's drive. The one I like best is the one that's an hour away. One of the close ones has been sold and the new owner changed directions and I'll probably never go there again. I also use multiple online vendors.

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RE: Do you have a local hobby shop close by? - 5/8/2008 1:33:05 PM   
Lomcevak Duck



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Status: offline 		Where I live now, I have a great shop about an hour away. Nothing closer, and I still order about half my stuff from Tower because I can't hardly afford to drive down to his shop, and I usually get free shipping from Tower.

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RE: Do you have a local hobby shop close by? - 5/8/2008 2:01:58 PM   
Acs_guitars



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From: Tulsa, OK, USA
Status: offline 		I am lucky, There are 4 hobby shops in my area and I live in the middle of them all. The farthest I have to drive is about 20 min. Going to the club field is where I have a bit of a drive Where I can spend the money is a lot closer than where I can go enjoy it....

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RE: Do you have a local hobby shop close by? - 5/8/2008 3:18:10 PM   
Steve Collins


 

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From: St.Charles, MO, USA
Status: offline 		Where I am there is one about 3 miles, 10 miles, and 25 miles away. I still purchase a lot of stuff online as these shops don't seem to be interested in carrying what I really need.

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RE: Do you have a local hobby shop close by? - 5/8/2008 4:16:57 PM   
daveopam



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From: ELK CITY, OK, USA
Status: offline 		I don't know about "close by". It's 100 miles each way. Someone in the club goes to the big city every week or so. So we all send a list.

David

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RE: Do you have a local hobby shop close by? - 5/10/2008 5:15:58 AM   
mikekosatka


 

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From: houston, TX, USA
Status: offline 		one is 1/4 mile from work that I pass every day ( and drop in about every 2-3 days, even if it's just to play with their Realflight sim. One a mile from my house that is primarily a car place, some airplane stuff. I go by 1-2 a year. A good shop about 15 minutes from my job that carrys a lot of "big bird stuff" maybe once a month, or if I need something that the closest doesn't have, and New Creations-RC ( one of the premier Electric stores in the country) is about 35-40 minutes away. The owner (Kirk) is agreat guy, and even though I don't mess with electrics much, the store is jammed floor to ceiling w/ cool stuff. I probably buy from Tower and Don's Hobby ( great service... very knowlegable about giant scale) if I am buying online. Tower can't really answer questions or give much advice, but Don is a "fountain of knowledge".
Big cities suck in some regards, but plenty of hobby shops and r/c fields here in Houston.
Mike

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RE: Do you have a local hobby shop close by? - 5/10/2008 1:31:20 PM   
pcm



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From: Ord, NE, USA
Status: offline 		The closest one to us here is 3 hours away. I order just abt everything we use over the net.

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RE: Do you have a local hobby shop close by? - 5/10/2008 1:57:36 PM   
mclina


 

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From: Westford, MA, USA
Status: offline 		I am very lucky. I have a fantastic LHS that I drive past once or twice a day. I work at different sites in Southern NH, and as I pass between sites, I go very near to RC Buyers Warehouse, in Nashua. When I am doing a build, I am in there 3-4 times a week, and during flying season, at least once.

We have two other shops within about 30 minutes who also donate prizes to our club, and there are at least two others, who mostly carry train stuff, but where you can get basic stuff in a pinch.

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RE: Do you have a local hobby shop close by? - 5/11/2008 2:05:58 AM   
Gray Beard


 

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From: Hemderson, NV, USA
Status: offline 		When I lived in Calif the answer was A big NO. Sense I moved here to the Vegas area it's A Giant YES!!! Just today I visited three of them over by the strip. There are two other ones just east of me. Of the three I went to today one of them is the best I have been in sense the 60s, one is really very good and one is A bit better then the two on the east side of town. I'm in LHS heaven here.
I still do quite A bit of mail order stuff but it's for things like paint, Klass Kote and bearings, Boca then I do A lot of shopping for servos and radio gear but let my LHS meet or beat the prices I find.
Can't tell you how nice it is to have these choices close at hand.

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RE: Do you have a local hobby shop close by? - 5/11/2008 2:26:44 AM   
ChuckW


 

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From: Clovis, CA, USA
Status: offline 		GrayBeard... I will be in Las Vegas toward the end of June, PM me the names of those shops if you don't mind. I will have a lot of free time on my hands while the other half is at some conference and I can't spend the whole time gambling or in the gentleman's club. Not that I would ever partake in such endeavors...

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RE: Do you have a local hobby shop close by? - 5/11/2008 8:15:44 AM   
TakingFlight96


 

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From: Milton, WI, USA
Status: offline 		Theres a small hobby shop 10 minutes away. The shop has cars, trains, planes, trucks, etc. They usually have everything you need, but, if they don't, its a 30 minute drive down to Hobby Town USA in Rockford. On occasion my dad will order something from Tower.



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RE: Do you have a local hobby shop close by? - 5/11/2008 5:58:47 PM   
JohnBuckner



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