We should be least likely fly purchasers - but is it true

[Byron haugh]

Presumably everyone here is a fly tier. My guess is, however, that most of us still purchase flies on occasion. Speaking for myself, I purchase for 4 reasons:
When I travel great distance (and great cost), I will pay the high prices at destination shops because:
1. I want a few of the local patterns in case nothing I have works;
2. I want some of their patterns to replicate;
3. I haven't brought a particular pattern which I find out is working there; or
4. I see some "neat looking fly" I want to try

Anyone else become a fly buyer like me????

As an example, this summer I was in Last Chance where Mike Lawson's shop is and where Rene Harrop sells his flies. Hard to pass up a few flies tied by Rene!! For me at least.....