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    Gayl B.

    So I was on the hunt for some new walking tennis shoes for outside that are zero mm heel to toe drop or neutral and have enough toe room for my toes to spread but I also have a very thin heel, so kinda difficult to find the perfect shoe. However, I'd been reading about the Altra Escalante and saw that this REÍ had them, along with some other brands. I'm so glad that I popped in here as the salesperson was super knowledgeable about what I wanted for my new walking shoe. He found several different brands that might work and I went about trying them on. I narrowed by search down to two when he suggested that I take a few laps around the store! That made all the difference in making my final choice! I did buy the Altra Escalante and they have been working out perfectly! They weren't cheap but they are definitely worth what I paid.

    Kayla S.

    This was the best REI store i have ever been too the worker Coyote was so helpful and friendly. We unfortunately had to go to the glendale REI because we wanted was out of stock and had the worst visit. We're making this our go to REI store.

    Try the sleeping pads before you buy
    Elyse F.

    A few things set REI apart from other outdoorsy stores. One, REI's selection is of outdoor goods. Unlike shopping at a sporting goods store, with limited camping, hiking, and cycling gear, REI specializes in those types of items. This means a much larger selection. Two, their salespeople are outdoor enthusiasts. They are ready to give recommendations based on real-life experiences. Try before you buy. A big benefit of shopping at REI is that many items may be handed before purchasing. One of the areas that this is particularly impressive is the camping pads/sleeping pads. A sample of all of the pads they sell are already inflated. An area is set up for people to actually lay on the pads. Being able to try sleeping pads in the store will help ensure shoppers get the right pad to fit their needs. We were there to look for backpacking backpacks. The backpack we were leaning towards when looking online was not the pack we left with. Trying on several packs and being able to make side by side comparisons made a huge difference. Employees are helpful. This is one store it is easy to find help in. They are also respectful when assistance is not required. For a fee, shoppers may become a REI Co-op Member. Members get exclusive discounts. There are a few other member exclusive benefits, including members only items for sale.

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    Scott W.

    Took advantage of REI's anniversary sale today! Never been inside of this one before. Located right in Paradise Valley adjacent to Target. Lots of ample parking, but holy moly... ton of people taking advantage of the sale which is to be expected. I ordered a couple of Yakima roof rack accessories and scored 20% off one regular priced item. Ordered it online. Got my email confirmation. Headed to the store to get my order. Pull up the email on my phone and click the link to indicate I am officially at the store for my goods! A few moments later, a nice man showed up with a paper bag and all my Yakima gear. Only took a couple of minutes. Super clean location, but it was terribly busy and ordering online was a key move. I'd knock a star off because before my wife and I even got inside of the store, an employee of REI interrupted us to ask us a few open ended sales questions. No offense or disrespect intended, but how about you let me get inside of the store before you try your best to sell me something. I get it. You're doing your job and you have your agenda. But don't pounce on me outside of your store as I'm walking in right off the parking lot. Other than the sales goon trying to get me to buy who-knows-what, it was a great experience. Highly recommended.

    Pretty neat they offer bike fitting
    Sara M.

    Hubs and I made a stop here for some biking shoes and a new helmet. The store was clean and they only allowed so many people in at a time. There was plenty of employees around to assist us as well. Unfortunately they did not have many shoes or helmets in store but we managed to find a helmet stuffed away on the other side of the store. They also have a garage sale upstairs and talked us into a $20 co-op buy in which is a lifetime membership that gets you nice perks. Was worth it for the $20. Overall, they have pretty much anything you need for outdoor activities and if they don't have it in store you can buy it online with them. We will be back soon as we have a $20 cash card we need to use up!

    Base layers aka long underwears for our frigid Phoenix winter...even better: smoking' deal at 30% off
    Laura C.

    REI has been around for forever - since 1938 - & they keep outdoing themselves... This review is for a few months ago, before Thanksgiving, when I needed to load up on long underwear to head to the colder East Coast. Their own brand is my fave. I've bought my hiking shoes/boots here for the last 25 years. My brand used to be Vasque but now I've found Keen to be the best hiking shoes for me - durable, great fit, comfortable, excellent support. Due to the Pandemic, they've rearranged the store in an ingenious way, creating different areas that give customers (and staff) an adequate amount of space, to socially distance. For example, the shoe area is cordoned off so that shoe salespeople can invite you in, if you are coming in to buy/look, rather than tons of people just milling around that space. Thoroughly impressed that the dressing rooms were even OPEN! So many stores I've patronized told me I'd have to just buy merchandise since they "couldn't" keep fitting rooms open b/c of Covid-19. REI cleans the fitting room every time a customer leaves AND there is a schedule on the door to indicate that. Thank you SO much for taking that extra step. Otherwise customers have to buy clothes, take them home to try on & then come back to return what doesn't fit. As usual, so much good stuff here: flip flop variety, fun T-shirts, bikes, camping gear for people who do that (haha - I like a nice hotel room ;) The best part is the staff - most, if not all - are outdoors people/hikers/kayakers, etc. who have hands on experience using REI's inventory out in the world! Thanks for providing a consistently high quality experience!

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    Was great! Loved the jacket I got there, the guy at the checkout was very helpful also. Always enjoy shopping there.

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    Web site shown items I wanted were in stock, so after traveling for 40 minutes and arriving, determined items are not in stock. Wasted trip

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    Antigua Sportswear - Tag from my new pullover. Posted with review 02/18/2023

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    Antigua Apparel for Your Game! Tom Dooley combined his love…read morefor golf with the desire to create the best Golf Shirt. He ended up with this very cool sportswear company in Peoria, Arizona. The women's clothing fits perfectly as you can see by my new pullover my daughter purchased for my birthday. I'd love to have a full zippered lightweight jacket too. My pullover is 100% polyester made in Egypt in case that makes a difference to you. It's very comfortable. Since we have reached the second warmest winter on record in Central Park, I sure hope I get to wear it. They have a license to make NHL merchandise. Look for their products online. I'm recommending you check out their merchandise. FREE shipping on all orders! It's well made and has great details. If you need to reach them Customer Service is Monday through Friday 7am to 4pm MST.

    The company I worked for hosted an "affiliate" appreciation event at the Giant's stadium in PHX. It…read morewas a "spring training" baseball event so we thought it fitting to have some branded baseball hats available for our guests as a giveaway more or less. We were referred to by one of our PHX contacts. We were thrilled with the results. Antigua was able to accommodate our swift turn around time. Unfortunately we didn't give them a lot of notice. Also, we opted last minute to cancel pullovers and just do hats. They didn't give us a hard time or hold us to the original order. They simply accommodated the change and moved forward. We were really happy with the finished product. The hats were made of one of those new, high tech materials that wicks sweat away and dries quickly. We ended up deferring to Antigua on the color and they recommended a charcoal. I figured they'd know best what works with different colored logos and I'm thrilled we listened. It looked fantastic with our white/red logo was embroidered on the charcoal. it really popped which is obviously the goal when creating a promotional piece. we'll definitely use them in the future.

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    We went shopping tonight for winter gear for an upcoming trip, and the experience truly exceeded…read moreour expectations. From the moment we walked in, the staff at Columbia made us feel so welcomed and cared for. We asked for help with a jacket, and Bryce was more than happy to jump in. He went out of his way to find the perfect sizes and the best deals for us, all with such a positive and genuine attitude. It was clear he truly cared about making sure we had the best experience possible. We were so impressed that while waiting in line, we waved him over to ask if we could share our appreciation with a manager... only to find out he was the manager--which honestly made perfect sense The kindness didn't stop there--the cashier, Ashton, was just as warm, helpful, and attentive. It really felt like the whole team was working together to create such a welcoming and enjoyable experience. In a world where exceptional customer service can feel rare, this was such a refreshing and appreciated experience. We left feeling genuinely taken care of and will absolutely be back again soon. Thank you, Bryce and Ashton! If we could give 6 stars, we would in a heartbeat!

    Columbia provides high quality, stylish and timeless clothing for the active consumer. Bought…read morepurplish shirt that has "omni shade" to protect from the sun. It's also thin enough with mesh on the back to allow the body to breathe. Also bought the reddish raincoat with zip up pockets. The checkout area also have practical camping gears. Highly recommend this store.

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    As a close neighbor in our shared office park, we decided to give M & R Sportswear a chance at…read moreprinting some work shirts for our staff. While it seemed like it was going to be an easy and satisfactory transaction, it ended up being far from that. Walt was nice and helpful during design process. Providing examples of shirts we could select from for our printing project, and including our artwork creation with our order. Even providing some advice on the type of shirt that would best satisfy our employees needs and preferences. Unfortunately this level of service did not continue once we paid for the shirt order. Which we did so in full, in advance of the printing. After payment, we heard nothing about our project for three weeks. We had to follow up with Walt to even get an update on our project. To which point he simply said he would print them the next day. We believed we would see the first printed shirt for sample for approval, but were given two boxes of a completed order instead. Had we seen what our final product would look like before the job was processed, we would have never approved it for completion. He simply brought the boxes over, and left them in our reception area. Upon opening our order, we could instantly see the shirts were not up to a reasonable quality standard. Walt had done a very poor quality print on our shirt order, falling very short of previous shirt prints we had done for our staff. Areas of our logo artwork were left looking faded right out of the box, and some of the shirts have spots with no ink at all. Holding the shirts to the light, you can easily see right through the print, and any stretch of the material completely distorts the image. When we contacted Walt to remedy the situation, but his response was that our order was perfect, and to enjoy the shirts. We responded with our disagreement on his assessment, and requested a refund on our purchase. To which he responded that since we were not experts in textiles, that he would not accept our position on the project. We will certainly not be coming back to M & R Sportswear for our future shirt printing needs, and recommend you take a look at other options before you decide to.

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