Yeah the cost difference is a difficult thing to ignore. Can't help feeling sorry for your local guy though - he must get this happening to him all the time.
My brother and me have opposing views on local buying v. distance buying - he gets windows and doors about 20% cheaper, But I have a seller I can see personally, and if there's a problem with faulty or missing items I can usually nip round and get replacements. I don't have to communicate by e-mail, then wait for the next "delivery slot" in my area. Tried it his way once, drove me mad, cost me all the money saved in lost time on the job, and inconvenienced the customer a fair bit too. Never again
I just dropped in, to see what condition my condition was in
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