I love the shop where I hang out constantly (and work at least once a month). I spend about 85-90% of my money there. I do one or two big buys of several boxes every year online, but usually stuff that my shop doesn't carry.

I value the community that the shop and the owner, Jerry, has built. So much so I don't mind paying a little more for my sticks. On average, he has very reasonable prices, definitely not 50-100% above the internet prices. Any retailer who is selling that far over MSRP, good luck to them, that's quite a mark-up.