When I lived in the D/FW area I rarely ever went to Dallas for anything other than work. I could pretty much find whatever I needed in Plano or Richardson that I could get in Dallas. Going into Dallas wasn’t a huge pain in the ass, but there was no reason to go most of the time. Now that I live in the central Arkansas region, I go into Little Rock frequently. I do a lot of my shopping there, whether for clothes, groceries, or nerd stuff, and it’s not at all a pain to get to.