My local dive shop (LDS) is the biggest in our state. Numerous stores. Each that I have been to does not have much on display AND only deals with certain mfg`s. Naturally, they will push those items. Every time I`ve asked their opinion about a competitor`s line, they naturally say "Our product is better because we only carry the best". I`m sick of those lines, sick of the b.s., and the "Tech" divers that work there becuse they believe they know it all and you`re just a couple of clicks below them. I got so sick of the crap, I buy 99 percent of my gear online. Less money, less crap, less wasted time. If dive shops only make a few cents on the dollar, sounds like it`s time to close up shop. People will start opening up rental shops for students and instructors, as well as provide air/nitrox/etc.