Online sales have changed everything. With cameras I was happy to buy online but with a Sup I don't think I could ever buy one without touching, holding and demoing it. Cheap price is always an attraction and I'm sure many have done it , what is your experience with that ?

I think we are all guilty of going into a shop and checking out a product , then finding it cheaper online and ordering from them. Problem is you have when it fails you have to ship it back and wait weeks . Even with the cameras I now buy local and pay the premium so when it has to go back you just hand it back to the store and most replace it straight away.

Same goes for Sups , you get a dud just take it back to the shop but that has to come at a premium. Plus when you buy from your local you know you will get a good trade for an upgrade or downsize in the board. I like nothing more than walking into my local shop and just drifting through the boards in the racks having a bit of a chin wag and maybe leaving with a demo. This will all end if we don't support that shop.

As tempting as it might be to buy something cheaper and similar online , support your local shop and pay that bit extra , the service and the stoke is worth way more than the cheap price especially when it goes all wrong.