I bought my recent & first DSLR from a shop similar to Lawrence. What was so great was the service and knowledge of the staff along with a huge variety of cameras, lenses, etc. and they took the time to listen to me when I explained the best I could what I thought I was looking for. The sales person than pulled out several levels of cameras and lenses, explained the pros and cons in detail, explained the features, gave me a few things to consider that I had not thought of and then let me make my choice. When I made a choice he then took the additional time to explain and demonstrate most of the features and answer any further additional questions.
When I checked later on the net for the cost of what I bought the price was very close to Amazon, etc. Not meaning to thread drift here just saying I am glad to see stores like these and the service they provide.
GliderJohn