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@h2o
a spokey is about 3 quid.
If it's just a couple of spokes it shouldn't take you longer than 30 mins to work out how to tension it up properly. Which is a darn sight quicker than traipsing to the LBS and hanging around for them to do it.
http://sheldonbrown.com/tooltips/truing.html
You really don't need to buy a new wheel.