Refreshing to say the least. I was ready to give up after having made at least six calls to many different stores and websites, until Patty on 4th Ave., So. in SEATTLE answered the phone. Fortunately, while I was allowed to hold, she went to extra mile, through a couple of their different departments and found what I was looking for. Patty then got back to me on the following week to tell me the item had been sent to me as requested, which arrived today. read more

Many employees don't know what they are talking about, especially the Fishing Department the one's behind the counter are pretty rude at times. This is ALL from observation not experience,if I needed their opinion I would go elsewhere.. read more

I think it's a great ideal!! I enjoy the wilderness, as well I love bow and rifle hunting...

Large selection of general outdoor & shooting supplies with helpful & knowledgable staff. Some deals to be had between their warehouse type pricing and member discount. Parent company Sportco is supportive of community & local non-profit orgs. read more

The OG's at the fishing counter and super helpful with my son who i had go up to them and as what he should get and what they suggested and do it for himself. Huge selection good prices veteran friendly! read more

I'm not a huge outdoorsperson, but stopped in here looking for some archery gear for my son. There is ample parking, which is nice considering the area, the staff was helpful and knowledgeable about their offerings, and they had a decent selection to choose from. The first time I went in there was a bit of a wait as the person behind the counter was chit-chatting with a customer, but I was in no hurry. I didn't end up purchasing anything since it was a bit more money than I wanted to spend, but they did offer a sale on a few items which was nice. I'll definitely return if I need any outdoor or camping gear since I like the idea of supporting a locally owned business. read more

Pretty solid spot to get all of your fishing, camping, hiking, and other outdoor needs! I came here mainly to check out their fishing gear and we were pleasantly surprised by the vast amount of options to choose from! They have everything you can think of and more when it comes to fishing gear! Even bait! Woohoo! Service is friendly and they have helpful magazines when it comes to fishing guidelines. They also have a parking lot read more

Was in there on Wednesday and asked if Elliot Bay was open, the cashier radioed back to the Fish counter and they told him that they do not answer those questions. You need to look it up in the game laws. if I didn't need my herring and a few items I was buying, I would've threw them on the ground and I would never shop there again. Very disappointed in the biggest Sporting Good store in Seattle read more

Not a great experience doing an ffl transfer here would avoid hunting and firearms section. Rest of the store has a good selection of fishing and camping gear. read more

Could take up to 5 days for a pick-up in store item to be ready? Seriously? Forget it.

If you're an avid outdoor person and are looking for quality products then you absolutely need to come here. As someone who describes themselves as a "Yeti enthusiast" this absolutely a "must- see" event. Perhaps I'm late to the party on Outdoor Emporium but it is a great local option with all the gear you need for whatever your outdoor adventure calls for. I'm also a big Carhartt fan and loved that there was a Carhartt section among other familiar brands. If you are a Yeti fan like myself, you'll find on the Yeti website that Outdoor Emporium and their sister site are the only 2 authorized retailers that consistently is stocked (major plus because other stores that sell Yeti will only have a limited supply). The store is well laid out and staff was friendly. I can't wait to go back and so glad I am a member! read more

They always make sure they have parking even if there is a game in the stadium district. If you are going outdoors this place fills in all the gaps that a place like REI utterly fails. Plus you will find great REI type substitutes. Don't get me wrong, I spend plenty at REI, but I am also a BSA Leader and when we need a big pot for a cookout, REI wants to show me a $ 200 Titanium Pot while these guys know what I need a $ 30 Big Ass Aluminum Pot that I can overcook on a stove or just throw on a fire. COOK WITH FIRE FROM WOOD!!!! Great Stuff Good Prices read more

Going hiking, hunting, to the range, fishing or kayaking? Might want to stop in here first! Ron guy who helped us in the riflery & marksmanship section. He is so incredibly knowledgeable, to the extent that his recommendations are based on the build, location and use of guns. I highly recommend talking to him before anyone else. Hiking alone? There's a pepper spray section and I recommend gel. read more

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they helped me choose the right spinning reel and rod for squidding and man its been a game changer! my old setup had some wear and it was difficult to catch squid with it. fortunately after buying a new setup here I was able catch some awesome sized squid. all the staff were extremely helpful and patient when a lot of the rods were out of stock due to popularity. Afterwards I was able to catch a ton of squid off at alki read more

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Outdoor emporiums has been my go-to place for outdoor fishing gear for years. Even though you can find stuff online through Amazon, Outdoor Emporium manages to get things in stock while maintaining a huge selection when others don't have them available. They also tend to to have the best prices in the area. The items I go for most are for fishing. You can get just about every type of lure here for any fishing environment, even squidding. The selection of rods and reels is so vast, it's hard for a beginner to know where to begin. Thankfully, the staff is very knowledgeable since they go fishing regularly and can even recommend spots on where to go. Whenever a major season is about to start though, I recommend picking gear up early. Things that you need usually sell out in the middle of the season, such as for pink salmon fishing. The only downside I have about this place is that perhaps the parking lot isn't that large. Sometimes you have to circle around a bit and wait for a spot to open up. Otherwise, Outdoor Emporium is my top choice on getting fishing gear. read more

Got some 75$ boots for 20$. Pretty cool. Cashier was pretty cool too and let me know about their membership

I have been a longtime customer and member here. The quality of service and customer interactions have gone way down. I will not be renewing my membership. Sad to see a place that used to be great get so bad. It's nothing but a glorified big 5 anymore. read more

I was a little apprehensive because of the bad reviews, but I figured this place has to be better than Sportsman's Warehouse- where the dumbest people on planet Earth are employed. I was pleasantly surprised and relieved. In December, I bought a couple pistols. I dealt with a guy named John and about half a dozen other employees throughout the transaction. Everyone was super courteous, professional, and helpful. They explained the background check process in detail (the guys at Sportsman's Warehouse had no clue how the process worked. It was painful to interact with them). They called me as soon as my city completed my background check. I would definitely buy from them again. I didn't deal with any dummies. read more

All my outdoors stuff in one place. Firearm counter is energetic and deeply knowledge. All the tackle you will need is found here. Bummer the FFL days came to an end. read more

Neat place to buy outdoor fishing, hiking, shooting type of gears. You have to put your bag at the front. A bit sketchy of an area but near Starbucks Reserve and Costco. read more

4 stars for the load of inventory of low to high end fishing gear, clothing and even kayaks. Parking for the location is also a breeze compared to some of the businesses nearby. 1 star off because sometimes it's hard to get a hold of someone to help you. I don't think I've been approached once while shopping here for help, always had to wrangle someone over. I don't need like best buy style help where they've been asssigning you someone at the door, but I'd rather not be invisible either. read more

Outdoor Emporium has a pretty phenomenal selection of camping and hunting gear. They do lose points for having a bag policy. C'mon, man. It's my backpack. I'm not gonna steal anything. Follow me with cameras if you want. I also thought the place was very poorly labeled. It was hard to find certain things. And I was looking in a stack of mattress pads and they seemed all jumbled up. Still, if you need it, they probably have it. read more

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My overall good experience at Outdoor Emporium was ruined today by the middle aged female employee. Went in to get a Northwest Forest pass, the young guy cashier was super friendly but said he couldn't sell me the pass and I would have to wait for another cashier. No problem with that. He said only day pass was available which was fine with me. He then yelled and called the old lady in the back and asked if she could help me, she was so grumpy and annoyed, took a look at me then just said NO even though she was just standing there doing nothing. Seemed to me this woman was miserable there and didn't enjoy what she was doing, really a bad face for customer service. read more

Staff here is extremely rude and judgmental. Upon entry I checked my bag I didn't get the staff member any attitude when doing so. I then began to walk to the store to shop and noticed that I was being stopped by a member of their staff. I was carrying no bag and I've never had any issue in this store before I've never stolen anything from the store. So the only reason they could possibly have to treat me as such is how I look. I guess because I don't look like a typical customer of theirs you know the outdoorsy sort that must mean I'm a thief to them. Personally I would eat a garbage truck full of broken glass before I would give these people any of my money. There are plenty of other places in Seattle where you can purchase the same kind of items without being treated so rudely. So if customer service is important to you I urge you strongly to skip outdoor emporium avoid at all costs read more

I live in Snohomish county and I drive specifically to OE to purchase my pistols. I know I can go elsewhere but I come here because of the customer service provided, specifically by Malcolm. My brother-in-law was in town from Cali and we visited OE. He, too, was very impressed by the care and knowledge Malcolm provided us. He reminded me to make sure I go back to Malcolm if I needed anything else! He definitely exemplifies excellent customer service because he goes beyond the norm when working with you! Appreciate you Malcolm! -Dan G read more

My son and I dropped by Outdoor Emporium for the first time since moving back to the area somewhat recently. This was his first trip and he absolutely loved it! We were met with a friendly greeting, then headed to the fishing gear where we found a great selection of lures for my son to stock up on before making our way to the shooting sports area. We were pleasantly surprised by the prices they offered on just about everything back there, especially for a place in the city! Best of all, though, was how friendly all of the staff members we spoke to were. We will definitely be back to support a business that understands its customers and cares about what they sell them. See y'all again soon! read more

Ok, I was brought to this store by my brother-in-law on my visit with family. He introduced me to Malcolm who works the firearms section of the store. First impression of Malcom, very professional, very informative about the products we looked at and in this case were the safes on the floor. After spending quite a bit of time in the store just window shopping, never did I feel any pressure or negative vibes from Malcolm or any of the other sales personnel. I'd be remiss if I didn't mention Joe, who also worked in the firearms section of the store. He assisted us with any questions we had regarding things related to firearms. He also assisted us when my brother-in-law selected a pair of new sights. Then enter Malcolm once again to go over several of the handguns they had on display. Malcolm showed us a variety of different brands/models even knowing that a purchase was not going to be made that day. My brother-in-law had taken me to another gun shop closer to where he lives and although not a terrible experience, I would say that the sales personnel were less than helpful and didn't seem all that interested in dealing with a potential customer unless you were actually there to purchase a firearm. So for all the non-sense crap related to firearms sales in Seattle...ie the extra costs, just because of the first time experience I had there as a visitor, if I were to move up to the area, I would pay the extra just because of OE professional in the likes of Malcolm and Joe. read more

These people are not at all cool. They call me in to pick up my order. I left basically right after they called me and being in Seattle I got caught behind some traffic. I got there way before they closed. I was super nice and went right where I was supposed to go and asked to pickup my order. He said he "can't help me because they need an hour to do the paperwork and they close before that" I nicely replied I've done this numerous times and it's never taken a second more than 15 mins. He replied well I gotta go thru that door and go get it. It was after a long day and I really didn't wanna go back n fourth w this guy so I just gave up. I still had some time before they close so I used it to look around. The absolute worse part of all this is the same guy followed me around and I don't know how else to explain it but it was like he was trying to pick a fight with me. I own a business and I would never ever speak to a customer like he did. It was so mean. He kept saying bye, we're closed. I looked at my watch again to make sure it wasn't 7pm yet. Sure enough after all this I still had 17 more minutes. I just felt like picked on so I said a few words to him about how rude he was. I didn't cus or say anything rude. I just wanted him to know the way he handled this was very unprofessional. I'm really disappointed in this place. It could be a cool spot if they would think about customer's satisfaction 1st like every business should. read more

If I could leave a 0 star review I would have. The way I way treated by the outdoor emporium staff on the day of 06/27/21 was horrible and no respect was given to me. I went in to do a firearm background check and to pay a transaction fee for a firearm I had purchased. (1st time gun owner) During the time of doing the background check a separate specific store associate other than the one who was helping me from the moment I walked in came up to me. This individual is the reason for what happened on that date above. I was told by that individual that I had the odor of cannabis on my cloths and that he won't be able to sell me the firearm. I understand. This day I learned you can't own a gun if you use cannabis recreationally In the USA even if it's legal in your state. I understood it and never questioned or tried to get them to sell me the firearm. I let them know multiple times I understood completely. I was beyond that. After that fact I proceeded to ask the individual questions about the law for the reason I want to be more educated and want to learn more. The individual was not being helpful and instead repeated himself over and over. Mind you they never asked me to leave while all this is happening..... he would repeat himself over and over and I would tell him I simply wanted to be educated. He did not care to educated me and instead it lead to him getting up close and personal in my face and telling me to leave the store. I felt threatened by this act and generally asked him "are you threatening me?" He responded with "yes I am" . All the while I was already walking toward the exit of the store. He proceeded to follow me and was heels close. I turned back and approximately 10 more associate started to back him up without knowing what was going on. I started to get nervous as I didn't know what was going to happen. I took out my phone to record what was happening and they told me I couldn't record and the individual who caused all this grabbed my phone along with my hand. I was able to hold onto my phone and hold onto it. I was at the exit already and the 10+ guys continued to follow me to my friends car who was driving.... Antagonizing me to do something. Telling me I'm going to get reported to the ATF. I got into my friends car and the 10+ guys were still trying to antagonize me and even surrounding my car. I was able to leave and the first thing I did was contact Seattle Police Department so a Police report can be made about this incident on Outdoor Emporium. I do want to mention that during the altercation that was going on. There was a lot of verbal back and fourth on the way out. I was simply expressing how I felt about what was going on but I never denied leaving, or tried to do something out of the ordinary. I went in exited after waking up to their call to do background check after working that morning and left with the most disrespect a Company has ever gave me. This review had to be made. Thank you for your time. read more

I just want to say thank you to Tanner who took his time with me in the fishing department, he was so patient and friendly he would be one who I would call a friend for sure! Second this place has incredible staff! They are very knowledgeable and experienced with everything they do but I was there to shop for fishing equipment. Anyways a BIG thank you to you all! I'll be coming back! read more

If you are outdoors enthusiast and need something for your sporting adventure...this is the one stop shopping sports place...could get lost in the moment but that's a good thing‼ Gotta go just to see all the STUFF‼ read more

Stopped by today to have fishing line put on a couple of reels. Employee (Tyler?) was nice and helped me pick a good brand for this. I brought my herding dog in and everyone was very friendly to her. I was also able to get my fishing license and the annual regulation booklet there. read more

I really enjoy the experience I have when I go to the Outdoor Emporium. I purchased my first shotgun there. The staff are a down home bunch and are friendly. They really help when I have questions on anything from ammo to firearms. Thank you for all of your expertise in the world of hunting, the great outdoors and home defense! read more

Customer Service was exceptional with Kevin, Phil and Steve. Needed Hobie kayak repair Kevin was knowledgeable, honest and efficient with a timely repair. Phil was happy to special order a shotgun for us, if it wasn't for ridiculous Seattle gun tax there would have been a sale. Steve was happy to pick up slack on Kevin's day off. Great team work. Kevin is a treasure!!!! read more

I bought the product in this store, and returned it a day later because it couldn't work. They refused to return the product because it had been used. You need to be careful when shopping in this store. Once used, the policy that you can't return the goods even once is very unfriendly! read more

The people in the fishing department know their stuff! They do not sell cheap products here, only quality at an alarming price as some items are cheaper than online. They keep prices low which keeps me coming back. read more

No more. Treated like a criminal when i went to return an item (yes, well within allowed window). Associate was starting to make up a reason to reject (invalid reason) before he even had the item out of the bag and on the the counter. Tried to reach out to corporate for assistance and email provided on Facebook and website bounced. Shame on them. read more

I bought my last three Hobie kayaks at outdoor Emporium, and the reason why is because great customer service great manager... Any kind of questions that I had he answered any kind of help he would help, I had a rip in my Hobie chair and he replaced it free... Love that store. read more

Have to reduce my rating, their FFL fees are higher than the place I most recently went to. Their computer for completing FFL forms was also much older than the small shop I went to, surprising because being a big store, I'd think they would have the money for something better. Because of the new Seattle tax on ammo, I will also no longer be getting ammo here (or anywhere within Seattle city limits). I dislike needing to buy a membership (not a one time fee, it expires!!!) to get the best price and every time I buy something without a current membership, I feel like I'm being ripped off because once upon a time I had one. read more

Bob and all the gun guys are great, they don't make snowflakes like me feel like an inept non-man with a hole where my balls should be for not knowing anything about guns. thanks for the gun, wish they could just help me find my balls read more