I would actually *prefer* to do all my buying in the store, but they've deteriorated so much over the past few years that that is no longer even conceivable. So I end up doing most of the purchasing over the net... somewhat more than I might have to do, mainly to fill out orders while I'm bothering to make them. I still buy things regularly at the local Tower, when I can find them, even though they keep jacking up the price. I definitely agree with Chris' implication that if I am going to go in there, presumably because I value something about being there, I am going to spend some money there too. I do that sort of thing in every context, religiously. I'm frankly a little amazed at what lengths people will go to in order to save $3. I don't think it was that way 20 years ago. Todd McComb [log in to unmask]