I am sorry - didn't want to put down this vendor (and please, accept my apologies if it came across that way) - but again, just wanted to not have any of our existing vendors who've proven themselves to stand by us and their product to be pissed off at the board because of "take that" comments.
We've already had at least one vendor drop out because people were undercutting his prices via PMs. Was this not a loss for the board?
Business is business - and offering 10% vs. 20% discount is a decision a vendor makes. I applaud this vendor for making his pricing structure so clear on his site. But, for the fear of repeating myself, compare apples to apples.
I have gone to vendors who 'allow pick-up', but do most of their sales via internet - and it's not the same thing as a brick-and-mortar store (AE, etc), where you can walk around, ask questions, come back the next day, ask the same questions, and wait and see how your animal does before you buy it. Just my POV.
I love the vendors here, and want to keep as many around as possible - we truly have an embarassment of riches, and it would suck to go to the days of all-internet sales.