I am all for supporting my LQS but mine does have extremely high prices. Their fabrics start at $10.00 and go up from there. They are knowledgeable but I most often go there when I can't find what I need for a specific project at Joann's, Hancock's or Hobby Lobby. My LQS is not close by either and they close by 5:30 every day. I do often order fabric online now. A lot more than I used to.
But I decided to make Eleanor Burns Quilt Barns Across America quilt and needed fabric that looked like grass, stone, bricks, wood planks, sky with clouds, and needed cows, chickens, sheep and pigs. I would never find those at my local chain store fabric shops so that's when I mostly use my LQS. They will have unique things you won't find at Joann's, but you're gonna pay for them. I go there 3 to 4 times a year and definitely need my credit card when I go!!