[VFB] Never buy this at the shop....

[Byron Newton]

I know everyone loves their local fly shops and if you're like me you should leave your wallet in the car when you go inside or it will be empty when you come out. SO... With the Chenille Swap in full swing it occurs to me that we need a thread not on alternative materials (which we sometimes have) but rather on things/materials you should never buy at a fly shop because there is a much better and cheaper alternative source.   I'll start off with these...   Chenille is $2-3 at the fly shop for a few yards or a life time supply for the same price at the fabric store.   Why pay $2-3 for a 18" of bead eyes when you can get them at the fabric store for 40 cent a yard? or the lighting store if you want metal ones.   Shrink tubing from an electronics store     Now lets see the list expand.... Copper wire?, Wing cases?...Other things...etc.