RE: Would I be offending....
One other thing, have you considered how much a good pro shop will save you by setting you up right in the first place and in terms of making things right, over the course of a relationship? Also what is the value that one places on knowing it was done right, having that kind of confidence in the relationship? What price is ascribed to that?
I understand money don't come easy, but man, we spill more than that.