(Note) I maybe stupid and pay a little more but I always try to buy my mods at my local vape store
Not stupid at all. I've only bought one mod online, and it was a nightmare. The vape shop I frequent is fantastic, and at times, their prices are very close, and on a few occasions even better than online, and their service exceptional.
The opportunity to try a mod before buying it, has saved me more $ than buying a product online, that would have disappointed me. I don't mind one bit paying 5 or ten dollars more for something that I know will do what I want.
The one I bought online, didn't ship to me for over a week, because they couldn't be bothered to tell me they undercharged me for shipping. I never did manage to reach their customer service, and only after I managed to contact the mfgr, Hohmtech, and Hohmtech called them did they email me an invoice for the additional shipping, and send me the mod. In the wrong color. A putrid red. I hated the fuck out of the mod, for all the hassle I went through getting it.
I am just finishing its transformation (a year later) into something much better, and much less putrid looking.
Still, from what I've heard, BearHunter's and my experience with B&Ms is not the case everywhere, and for that reason, it's good that the online sellers are there. There are some crap stores here, and if my store is unable to stock something I want, I'd buy online as opposed to rewarding a store with bad ethics, or rapey pricing, with my business. If facing a choice only between 2 evils, I'll chose the one I haven't tried before.