Sometimes the cost difference is way too much.
Ran to Oreillys last night to get some brakes for the Beater-Balt and the drums rang up for $58 a pop. I paused at that and the guy told me that they should come down once he rang in the shoes and hardware kit. They did, to $56 each. I told him to wait a minute while I looked them up because $56 seemed really expensive. As I was googling he told me if I found them cheaper they would price match, and thirty seconds later I had them up on Rock Auto for $17, seventeen, $41 cheaper per drum. When I showed him this he said, “oooohhhh we can’t price match Rock Auto, sorry.” So I told him, “no worries, I’ll just order them, and since I’m ordering anyway go ahead and put the shoes and hardware back as well. Sorry. If I have to wait for one thing I can wait for them all.”
Granted these are the economy drums from Rock Auto, but they’re still Raybestos drums and even the daily driver category drums were under $30. There was shipping involved as well but I still got the whole kit and caboodle for $92 compared to the $165 it would have cost me locally.
I usually try to shop locally, but not for that kind of price difference.