The worst hobby shops are the "Hobby Town" ones. They dont cater to kit builders for sure. heck they really dont even help the ARF guys either. they carry all the cheap trainer planes to get people started in the hobby. the ones where they get kids and young adults to buy a 150 dollar E plane and smile when they know they will be back tomorrow to buy a new wing, props, tail set and tail boom because they crashed on the first flight. These new guys to the hobby will spend way over 600 on parts just what these guys want. My LHS here in Vacaville is bad also. They have space set aside for all the little items needs for kits like some glue, pushrods, horns and all the dubro, sullivan stuff. the thing is it is never stocked. i have been here since 2006 and that store still has the same Zinger wood props since 2006. i suggested to them if they lower the price they would get rid of those props. Who buys zinger props anymore? I told him i would buy ZOAR props if he would carry them. He always asks what size you need i can order them for you. I told him so can I....... the sell a most of the OS size engines but stock only three size fuel tanks 6,14 and 24 ounce tank. Get this also the have two of the Eflight EF1 arfs but do not have the batteries, motor or even the spinner to go with it... [X(] I wish i had the money to open my own store and put them out of biz. So many of these types of shop hurt the hobby more than promote it. they just want a quick buck little do they know they can still sell the junk 2 channel planes and still sell to the real hobbists.