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Whenever possible, I try to use brick and mortar shops rather than the internet to buy stuff. I'm a bit old fashioned, and think we will regret not supporting our shops, once they have all gone.
I'm with you, up to a point, but bike shops are just shops like any other: if they're shit or don't satisfy a need, then they'll go under.
And like it or not, tubs are a declining market: modern clinchers are at least their equal and as cycling has become more popular, it's a decreasing share of the market that C(an)BA.
LBS thrive on labour and how many people who C(an)BA to do tubs, don't glue them themselves? Considering the usual online/in-store price pressures, I'm not surprised you're struggling to find a local source.
Scilly.Suffolk
Whenever possible, I try to use brick and mortar shops rather than the internet to buy stuff. I'm a bit old fashioned, and think we will regret not supporting our shops, once they have all gone.
I need some tub tape, so have been trawling round some local shops without success:
Decathalon Surrey Docks - Not really a bike shop (but they used to stock it) - no joy
Cycle UK Greenwich - Worst bike shop on earth - no joy
Pedal-it Lee Green - Once the great Young's Cycles - no joy (although genuinely apologetic)
Evans Canary Wharf - Clueless. Didn't know the difference between rim tape and tub tape.
Bespoke Cycling Canary Wharf - Also seemed a bit clueless, which is a disgrace given the price of the bikes they are trying to flog.
Anyway, I've spent the best part of a rainy day trawling the area without success.
I blame Margaret Thatcher.