When you bought your kid a big kid bike, ie bike with training wheels. Did you buy online or took them to a local store?

I'm fairly confident she will need a 16" but would like the reassurance of fitting at a store. My only fear is she will fall in love with a overpriced POS bike at a local store? LOL I'm a researcher at heart and would prefer to look online for a bike for best deals and reviews!

What did you end up doing?