I placed an order for a cassette and chain and picked it up from my local store a few minutes walk from the office yesterday. Perfect really. I wasn’t in a massive rush for it, or I’d have asked the LBS if they had it in stock. It was a bargain as items were already in the sale, so massive thanks to the OP.
Evans default price might not be competitive, but they do price match a very large range of stores – normally as simple as just showing them on your phone whilst at the till.
http://www.evanscycles.com/help/price-match – includes what I regard as the Usual Suspects.
I can’t say I use them all the time, but if I have a free lunch time I’ll often wander down and see if they have it in stock before I attempt to mail order. Always been very friendly in my local Evans, They were even happy to give out advice that meant I wouldn’t spend money with them once! No grumbles with them here, and I’ll continue to use them where it’s convenient to do so.