ORIGINAL: darksoul242001
I'm definitely for supporting the LHS. I cannot complaint about mine. And hes located in a small hole in the wall spot! but I tell you this guy has parts for everything he sells. Sure there are always lots of parts for Traxxas cars and HPI cars but I can go to his place and find parts for all my ofna vehicles as well as other hard to find parts for kyosho, Mugen and the list goes on. Even the most popular shops in my area like Pegasus hobbies and Airland hobbies do not carry the parts he does. I've bought my pro kits from him because I can usually get them for at least 50 bux less then at any other place. The only thing I do not buy from there are engines because he is kind of expensive compared to anywhere else. Hes got a lot of clients yes mostly bashers but he also gets a lot of racers in there as well. If he does not have what you are looking for then he can tell you he can order it. Of course most of you have heard this line before but when he tells me he can get something not available in the store on a certain day he's got it. If you're ever near Hacienda Heights CA check out Tony's hobbies. He's been there for years. He must be doing something right.
That is a good exemple of a LHS that doesn't want to run out of business , i thing that the most right thing the guy does is to open his ears and listen to the desires of his customers instead of only wanting to stock one convienent brand for him .It sound's like the guy kows about RC Hobby and is interrested in it .
The owner of our local shop does not even know how to drive ,start ,build or repair a car ,he only cares about his profit (as he is the most expensive i have ever seen so it is certain that he makes profit)but on the other hand people buy a car there and most of the time give up as soon as a pbs comes .
We have asked him for some support for the local track and his answer was immediately "NO" but now he is pissed off against us as there is many banner's of other shops in the country that are supporting us all around the track , he is not even smart enough to understand that the only track in this area can only be a good partner to his business ...