My daughter's 8th birthday was in June. For her birthday, I wanted to get her a 10-speed bicycle. Rather than just buying the first one I found, I shopped around for the best prices. First, I went to Target and Walmart. Neigher store sold a 10-speed bicycle for her size. I could have taken the easy approach and just bought a 1-speed, but I didn't settle for what was in front of me.
Fearing that it would be difficult to find a child's 10-speed bike, I went to a professional bike shop. They had some there, but they wanted over $300 for each bike. My budget was $150 or less. So, I went to the internet. With her birthday fast approaching, I checked out websites belonging to sporting goods stores. To my delight, I found a 10-speed bike for her at Dick's Sporting Goods. The price was less than my budgeted amount. Plus, they did the inital service to the bike making sure all the gears worked properly and inflated the tires. The bonus was that the store was 1 mile from my home.
My point here is this: Don't settle with what's in front of you and look to different stores to find what you want at the price you want to pay.
