This afternoon, I took a drive out to Boyertown, PA to visit Ye Old Train and Christmas Shoppe. About a 40 minute ride. I had called them earlier this week in search of an MTH item that had shown up on the MTH Product Locator, and they were nice enough to hold the item for me until Saturday.
While I was there, I did some additional browsing... And yes, a bit more damage as well. 
I've been on a Bethlehem Steel buying kick of late, so I was pleased to find a nice Atlas-O Trainman Beth Steel (actually Philadelphia, Bethlehem &. New England) caboose. As well as a few Lionel flatcars with the "Bethlehem" girder load. All brand new, of course.
I was really amazed at the terrific inventory in such a small store. Great selection, and lots of items with different road-numbers too. I've been there many times, but there was definitely some new inventory that caught my eye this time. Might even drive back for a few more goodies after York. 
We are really lucky in this part of southeastern PA to have a wealth of train shops in the area. Browsing/shopping online might be efficient nowadays, but nothing really beats walking into a store and finding things on shelves I had no intention of buying at the beginning of the day -- especially stuff that's been on my semi-official wishlist. Not must-have stuff, but purely nice-to-have items. And they were right on the shelves staring back at me.
All in all, a productive and relaxing day... thanks to the small train shops still doing a brisk business in our hobby. 
Sometimes, not every piece of inventory needs to be loaded onto a website store. Makes finding them spontaneously part of the fun. 
David
