Jerry Seinfeld "I'll tell you one of the great activities is…read moreskateboarding. To learn to do a skateboard trick, how many times do you gotta get something wrong til you get it right? ...And you hurt yourself, and you learn to do that trick, now you got a life lesson. Every time I see those skateboard kids, I think 'those kids'll be alright.' " Against the advice of pretty much every one I know, I've taken up longboarding recently. Longboarding is skateboarding but with a longer board. Why would a middle aged man do such a thing? Well, how many overweight skateboarders have you seen? Exactly, and that's why I figured I needed to be doing it too. It works different muscles and to me it's more fun than just walking away the pounds. I think I'm hooked! I stopped in at Alta Vista Skateshop today after church to buy a multi tool and to perhaps grab a little skateboarding subculture. I had a nice chat with co-owner Paul and he educated me on the quality of my recent craigslist longboard purchase in addition to ringing me up on a skateboard multi tool. I appreciated the education as he was very patient with me. He really knows his stuff and I plan to return to buy more and better stuff. I really liked all his inventory and you can buy a complete skateboard or have one built from scratch. They have clothing to buy, helmets, stickers for representing your love of skateboarding and much more. I wish I'd taken up skateboarding much sooner but I was listening to others more than listening to myself. Lesson learned for me and it's never too late to begin something new. This place is great! Who did I see? A shop co-owner, a patron on their couch and me, a small business owner. Skateboarding is super fun and this place can get you set up proper. Support small business whenever you are able. #smallbusiness #smallbiz

Awesome dudes working, helped me pick out the trucks i needed and even installed them for me right…read morethere. Switched out some old hardware I was using for free! Will definitely be coming back.

First Time Visiting with my son today workers were very friendly and helpful. Gave me lots of info…read moreand were happy to answer our questions. Would definitely be back to purchase his first build.

These guys are awesome! I have a teenage son that took up skateboarding. We are frequent shoppers…read moreof this awesome local shop. All the guys there are helpful and welcoming. They offer lots of suggestions and always let me know about their sale items. Support local and check them out

I can only assume this location is about to switch business and become something else or is going…read moreout of business. I popped in and there was probably about 15 decks in the entire store and only two of the multiple display cases had product in them. There was a single rack of clothes on the wall and two free standing with sale items. It looked as thought they were doing a final close out push. On the bright side the guy working behind the counter was friendly and out going. We talked about Thrashers KOTR and watched some clips from this current KOTR tour and the vibe was good. I hope they kick it back into gear as locally owned is always better than chain shops pushing their agenda and sales figures...

No longer a skate shop. More of a smoke shop. People were nice and helpful but as an out of towner…read moreI needed something for my board and they really didn't have what I needed.

Nice selection. Nice enough staff. Pretty middle of the road. Some items were a bit expensive…read morealthough there were sale items. Not a fan of the changing room situation there, and didn't really seem like the lock on it worked very well. I did get some cute things there though, so was successful overall!

Awesome experience our first time skiing and it was the best thing we had ever done in our liferead more

Been to the North Star location 2x. Both times I was pleasantly surprised by their level of…read morecustomer service. Every employee that helped my sons were kind and patient. Special thanks to Geo. Super friendly and professional. Diamond in the rough! Mom of 4 boys!

I would give this place 0 stars if I could. I took my step son to get a skateboard made. I asked…read morethe lady behind the counter around how much the entire set up would cost them to build. She looked at me and said "around $50.00). After we picked everything out, we went to the counter to check out. My total was $200.00. I'm not upset with the price so much as I'm upset that the young lady behind the counter just blatantly lied to me. Like, why wouldn't she just say "around $200.00" or "it ranges" or even "it depends on what yOu choose". Seriously blows my mind.

The store was well stocked and had plenty of employees to help. Daniel help my son find the pants…read morethat he had been looking for. We were welcomed as we walked in the store. It was a pleasant shopping experience have well mannered and helpful employees. They understood that customer service is the key to success in sales. I definitely would recommend the store.

Excellent customer service. Was able to return item quickly and when I forgot my phone at the…read morecounter, the employee went to look for me near the store to return the phone.

Jasmine was an AMAZING employee!! My daughter was looking for something specific and she got up…read morehigh on a ladder and found EXACTLY what she was looking for! Great customer service is RARE these days and Jasmine didnt hesitate to help us with a smile!!! She was also the one to greet us at the door... I am so used to attitude and eye rolling when I ask for help at other stores. I would ABSOLUTELY recommend this location! I often hesitate to ask clerks for help because they usually just automatically say "uhhhh... we're out of that" or "whatever is on the shelf is all we have". I received nothing but EXCELLENCE during my experience there today

Came in to buy back to school backpacks for my kiddos. The store was clean, organized and stocked…read more The one star is all about our checkout experience / customer service. I checked out with two backpacks in which "Mia," "My passion is CHEER," is a bunch of bullshit. Let me tell you....Mia was just not having it tonight. She had her iPhone next to the scanner where you scan the clothes and she kept checking her TIK TOC, INSTA, FACEBOOK, OF...whatever it was she was waaaaaay into that than doing her dammm J O B. I asked if there was a military discount and she legit looked at me with deer in the headlight look..she asked in the most condescending way...."MMMMM UHHHHHHH DO Y O U HAVE A MILITARY ID?" Yes, I answered. She gave me the stupidest look and rolled her eyes.... No, I don't expect a praise or a Thank you for your service, it's a simple yes or no answer. Anyways, this girl was rude, condescending, and only interested in her phone / social media maybe dreaming of being on the beach with her BFF since that was the picture of her iPhone wallpaper. I'll never come here again. Shitty service, on overly priced backpacks. No thank you. And yes, I am a veteran.

DISAPPOINTED AND FRUSTRATED. I went to Dick's to BUY hiking shoes. There were plenty of employees…read moreand I was acknowledged quickly. Told sales rep #1 I want hiking shoes, he got my size, and did an online search for what they had. I selected a shoe to try on. Sales rep #1 was wandering all over the department and helping other people so after several minutes I asked if he was getting the shoes. He indicated somebody was bringing them from the back. Another 10 minutes go by and sales rep #2 asks if I've been helped. Advised him on the status. He called sales rep #1 to check status. Sales rep #2 said they don't have the shoe. Sales rep #1 never once followed up with me after the initial contact. By this time I was so disappointed and frustrated with the terrible service that I left the store without new hiking shoes!! Ugh!