Dick’s Sporting Goods

I am a fan of this place and recommend it for quite a few things, but not all.
My wife and I came here not too long ago to check on some pricing for some hunting equipment. Had to try and get some good deals on after hunting season sales. Well, unfortunately they were out of the hunting stand that I wanted yet still had it on display with a sale price on it. As it was a good deal I was of course interested. After inquiring about it and finding out they were out of stock, had no idea if they would get any more and I could not get a rain check for that price, I was left wondering why they didn’t bother to at least take off the sale tag and write on it that they were out of stock. Common sense in my opinion. Oh well, they were at least polite but could have done better on that account.
On the other hand, I was very impressed with the young man that was working in the bicycle area. As we continued to look around the store we noticed they were having a really good sale on mountain bikes and cruisers. As I was in the market for a cruiser for my wife and a mountain bike for myself, we started looking around. Well, we ended up leaving that night with two bikes, perfectly tuned by the man that gave us great customer service in that department. He was very helpful, answered all our questions and actually led me to a more inexpensive (due to being over 50% off) bike than what I was originally looking to buy. Great customer service equals return patronage.
I doubt I will go there for any hunting supplies as every time I am there I can’t get any help in that department, but bikes, clothing, shoes… yea, I’ll be back.

It was a quick in and out I called ahead first my Mom need a swimming cap for her senior swim class she asked me if I would help her and Dick’s was my first choice they told me over the phone they had them in so I did a one stop shop and got exactly what I needed.

This place is mostly high end top of the line sports equipment. They have everything from snowboard gear to golf clubs to reflective safety vest. However this place is expensive. 3 star for being so expensive.

My son needed a new backpack for school, and if you don’t know how kids are about their school gear, let me tell ya. They are picky! I figured he would be able to find something at Walmart or Target, but when I suggested those places I was given this «look» that clearly indicated he wouldn’t be caught dead with an uncool backpack from Walmart.
So alas, I took him to Dick’s Sporting Goods, home of the «cool» backpack. I will have to say, they did have a great selection of name brand packs like Nike, Adidas, The North Face, Jan Sport and my son’s pick: Under Armour.
The prices seemed reasonable. My son’s back was $ 60. But they ranged anywhere from about $ 30 to well over $ 100.
We were in a bit of a hurry, so I didn’t have time to really browse around. But I noticed a good selection of ladies sportswear, and I plan to go back and shop for some running clothes soon.

Back to school shoe shopping took me to Dick’s this weekend. I head here often for various things for my boys and almost always find exactly what I need.
I am a fan of Dick’s for many reasons. The layout of the store is great, you can easily find what you need. It’s clean (sounds like a simple thing but really this store is always so clean, even the bathrooms). The staff is friendly and they have a lot of inventory.
They sell sporting goods, athletic apparel, athletic shoes and hunting gear. They also have a lot of great seasonal items (outdoor camping and fishing gear in the summer). This is my go to place for my boys sports equipment and apparel.
I love the ladies department they offer great brands– North End, Life is Good, Under Armour, Nike etc. The shoe department is great and my reason for visiting this weekend. They have a shoe replacement program that you can buy. It’s like a guarantee policy– if you shoes tear or have any problems in the first year they replace them. It actually works, I tried it and it’s a great plan. You can also save money by joining their frequent shopping club and there are coupons in the Entertainment Book.
One bonus is the mini track around the shoe department. The idea is you try on your shoes and «test drive» them on the track. It kept my three boys entertained while their brothers tried on shoes, perfect!