Ha, ha, believe me - my LQS store knows me by name!!! I buy plenty there. I was looking for fox fabric - they had one, but it wasn't my style. But......since I was there.....I picked up two other fabrics.
Actually, I even drove to the neighboring suburb for their quilt store, too, because I remembered a darling fox print they once carried, but they didn't have it anymore. All they had was flannel (which I bought! So cute!). And then I came home and looked online. Admittedly, I do buy online when I can't find something or I'm short on money, but no worries about local support here!