Ha Ha Ha miranda, I know totally how you feel, don't worry. I got my (new) bike at one LBS, and got fit 5 times before I gave up on them. My right foot is bigger than my left foot (like more than a half size), so on my old bike, my cleats were offset because of this (or that's what i thought). I tried to tell that to the first shop's LBS guys, but they didn't listen. They actually noticed something was off, i can't remember what it was, i think it was that my leg angle was different or maybe it was the knee over the foot plumb line thing, that it was different for each leg. They were like HMMM! WEIRD! so that's when I knew I had to outsource my fit. At the next LBS i've been referring to for this thread discussion, I told this guy about my feet and he didn't offset the cleats. so this second time he did, and now i'm not sure if my old, favorite fit guy noticed the femur discrepency and just didn't tell me? because those cleats were offset, like i said earlier. so it's probably been that way all along. I don't think anything has changed, except i am tighter in my right hip part than the left.

If you ever happened to set foot in the shop Kathi and I are speaking of, you'd understand. We aren't "bribing" them at all. We're buying our bestest riding buddies beer and treats because we love them and know they're awesome. Service hasn't changed a bit and I wouldn't expect it to (it really couldn't get better anyway). Honestly, I'd give Chris the shirt off my back if he needed it and certainly NOT because I thought it'd turn into a good deal for me later.

I've been screwed over too, wised up some/learned more, and it's been attempted numerous times since by other shops. Honestly, I thank my lucky stars for it now (I sure didn't then!). Since I'm a short female I tend to know exactly how a shop is going to treat me the second I walk in the door now and I've turned around and marched right back out of plenty of them. That just makes me appreciate the good and great shops I find more though in the end.
I know what you mean about this too...I love the guys at the first bike shop and they are excellent mechanics, just not the best at fitting. I do take them cookies and beer, and it's fun to hang out and toss one back with them. They have given me so much stuff too because they are nice, so I just feel like giving stuff back and this happens to be in the form of brownies, beer and cookies. And about the short female thing, well, I know about that too, sometimes I feel like you have to demonstrate your knowledge of cycling before you get any respect!!!! but from then on it's fine!