Ok so I am excited to be the first reviewer for Dick's, I don't have too many of those in my repertoire so I will try to make it an efficient one!
First off, can we all laugh and take a moment at the "strategic location" of Dick's being in the same parking lot as BJ's?? Someone had some fun with this shopping center for sure!!
Alright so onto my shopping experience today. Heard on the Channel 2 news this AM that the grand opening of Dick's was today @ 9am, and apparently there is a grand opening weekend of sorts too from the sound of the newscast. I went after my lunch hour about 1:30pm and I was curious to see what kind of crowds this place drew...it was NOTHING like the Livermore Outlets grand opening, that's for sure. Pulled up and parked with ease, phew. Big NOW OPEN signs adorned both the Store & Pro Shop entrances. Exciting!
There was a greeter welcoming us on the Store Entrance side (no one at the Pro Shop side.) The pro shop I will say (as someone who is NOT a golfer,) looked like a golfer's dream. SO MUCH GOLFING STUFF. but for me? yaaawwwn. But if golf is your thing, I would think you might be able to do some damage in here, it was quite the extensive offering.
Onto the store. Men's on the left side of the store, women's on the right. I was instantly drawn to the Nike Women's Clothing area as I love their running gear. Lots and lots of cleanly, well-stocked shelves with vibrant clothing to choose from. Everything was at retail price though which was eh. They did have a ton of running accessories here though which was very cool.
My co-worker made a bee line for the gun section as his main mission was to get ammo for his handgun. Alas, this store is only selling shotguns, therefore only shotgun shells will be sold here. That was very annoying, frustrating, and lame to him. Personally, if there's a demand for handgun ammo, they should carry it; shotguns aren't the only guns on the market, so why not provide for the customer?
Anyway, walked around the WHOLE STORE and they sure do have a ton of stuff to buy. An aisle for ping pong, an aisle for badminton, and I could keep on about this. They are seriously stocked with aaallll sporting goods!! HUGE wall of flip flops (helloooooo summer!!) as well as lots of water, running, hiking, tennis, etc. shoes to choose from.
Overall, the customer service was very friendly and no lines when going to purchase your goods. I can see myself stopping in here if I ever have sporting good needs. I meant to check out the boxing section as I do need some gloves for my MMA class, but was already on my way out. I'm sure this place will do well and I am excited to see what kind of sales and clearance racks start making their appearance here. Welcome to the neighborhood Dick's! read more