I am not a big forum guy, but I have been using this forum since the day I ordered my G2. It has been very helpful to me with everything from tracking my order to selecting the best mods.
I feel the same way. This forum has helped me out alot, more than any other forum I have been on. From getting the best deal on a Raptor, tracking it even on the freight train and all the mods that are possible. I have been a paid member since the first few weeks that I joined in 2013 and want to support this forum. The supporting vendors here pay a fee to be here and help the forum stay on the Internet for all of us to use. Therefore, I always purchase anything that I can from a forum vendor first, even if their price could be slightly more but usually they can always provide a FRF discount and the majority of the time they are lower.
I have never added it up (I don’t want to know so I can tell my wife, I don’t know) but I know I have spent over $30k with vendors here over the last 4+ years.
This is a free country and anyone is free to purchase any where you want but I personally want to support these folks and local businesses in my community.