Even though i purchase nearly everything online these days, record stores are a nice experience. hunting in amoeba bins just cant be replaced even if it isnt the cheapest way by far.
I'm with you on the record shop experience. You can't beat digging about shelves and boxes of vinyl. I don't mean the big high street chains like HMV or Virgin (bleh), but the small to medium size store (unfortunately killed off by the likes of HMV/Virgin) where the owner and staff had truly amazing knowledge about what they were stocking.