[lindsay ormerod]

Use it or lose it is the short answer.When I worked in a "specialist" music store we could order anything in for customers and carried classical/world folk/blues/jazz and a decent selection of everything else.As a result of having lots of "deadstock" in the store and varying levels of mismanagement at a higher level we went bust! I am amazed that Reidy's is still going;it's all down to the prices of the musical instruments and probably a decent rent deal after all this time.
Seriously folks,your local music shop will not be around forever if the downloading and ordering from Amazon takes hold;at least you know who you are dealing with when you shop personally and can have a good look at the product!