Chewy, it's great that you can try on the different BCs before you decide, and congrats on finding one that fits you like a glove.
If you like the price at your LDS, go for it, otherwise Creggur has good advice about double checking with ScubaToys to make sure you are getting a good deal.
Example in my case would be my Zena, which was listed at over $700 at my LDS (and they would throw in a "free" $25 knife), or buy from ScubaToys for just over $300.