I drove to Bloomington to save 30 cents a gallon on gas and eat out somewhere new. After filling up at Sam's, I saw this Rural King right next to Sam's. I didn't know it was there previously. Ace Hardware used to be my favorite store but RK has replaced them, primarily because in addition to selling most of what Ace has, RK has clothes, shoes, trailers, trailer hitches, cat food, chickens and a candy aisle. Plus they have a limited selection of guns and ammunition. Although I have never bought a gun from RK, I regularly buy ammunition from them because it is reasonably priced and available. I live rurally and this store fits my needs so much more. Even though their high end shirts (Ariat) were priced a full ten dollars more than the Martinsville and Greenwood locations, I found three Lincoln short sleeve shirts for $22 each. A helpful employee helped me sort out what LR and LT means for Lincoln clothing. These labels are on the hangers as well as the shirts themselves. Three cashier lanes were open plus Customer Service was handling a line of their own. There were about four customers in each line but they seemed to be moving okay. Regardless, RK opened up another lane while I was next to pay in my line. Good customer service here. read more

Rural King - Ariat Long Sleeve Shirt for $70. - Home & Garden Near Me - Bloomington, Indiana

I was never rural king shopper, but someone told me about always getting their dog food there. I had always gotten mine somewhere else. I'm glad I checked out Rural King! Their selection is AMAZING! They have a ton of brands, and the prices are pretty good. They seem to have changed the dog treat selection, and I can no longer find my dogs favorite treat. The toys they offer are ok. From what I can tell, they don't offer any rawhide treats, only alternatives. If you ever try one, look at the list of ingredients. Sometimes there is stuff in there I just don't think a dog needs in their body. And one caveat, this review is primarily based on things I shop for. Some departments seemed like an afterthought. They have a big but expensive clothing section, and a nice selection of snacks. The bagged candy is a really good deal. I highly recommend the chocolate covered raisins! They have unique and hard to find items like jewelweed soap or balm for poison ivy and Lava soap. They always have something new in their seasonal area, and during the spring and summer have very cool things. The cat supply area is also very well stocked, and they have a nice selection of cat trees. I used to get a pretty simple one my cats always enjoyed. Overall, it's close to one stop shopping if you don't need food. I don't go there a lot, but I know I can count on them for what I want when I go. read more

Gun department had people waiting into the aisle and the short left handed associate who wears glasses would rather sit and talk to every customer about his guns than actually doing his job. He'd call every gun an "assault rifle" and then spent 10 min telling every customer stories about people calling AR15s assault rifles. People were waiting for over an hour while he sat and talked with every person he waited on. After 1.5 hrs I cancelled my order and left. Customer service in that department is total garbage!!!! If my $1000 isn't important than I'll take it elsewhere. What a joke!! read more

This review is only for the management. Very rude and not at all helpful. Find a manager that actually cares about your customers!!! Cannot depend on this store for your animal food because half the time they are out of it. read more

Downgraded to: Not Going THERE AGAIN. I've purchased six truck batteries here. ALL of them went back. Had to fight them on the warranties for three of them, including two of the replacements. Grrrrr. Then, seeing they had a small engine repair place, took my Ryobi weed eater engine for a simple carb repair. Having heard nothing from Nov 7th, I returned Nov 30th to find they hadn't even started looking at it. No, I'm not a big fleet guy, just a civilian with a repair needed. This one needed a throttle part. I'm sure someone else is interested in the business, so I'm taking it elsewhere. I was trying to like the place, but they don't make it easy, at all. read more

I buy feed and dog supplies every week from this store. I have also bought several handguns here as well. Have always received help when needed and the employees are always friendly. I would recommend this place to anyone. I only added a review because I feel like the one visit shoppers are not painting an accurate picture. Everyone is usually friendly, helpful, and they offer free popcorn to anyone walking through the door. read more

Just went online for their Thanksgiving Day special and between the website not working correctly and their supposed deals not being deals at all (Dewalt 2 pack 18 volt batteries supposedly $80 off for $149 and you can buy them anywhere else for $99-$119) this company is a joke. Don't waste your time, many other better places to shop. read more

Horrible experience both times I've shopped here. Way understaffed and after asking for help I continuously was deferred to the next employee in line (all for a simple job any Joe Shmoe can do) read more

Horrible experience I've shopped her many times and every time you go to buy something in the lawn care you have to wait for hours to get somebody to help you read more

It's your basic rural king. A lot nicer than most that I have seen. The employees I have interacted with all seem nice. The young guy at the gun counter is highly knowledgeable about anything to do with firearms and ammunition. read more

I Looked at gun from display S&W M&P 17 rd handgun and told the clerk I wanted it. While i was doing my background check on computer the clerk got a new gun from back of store filled out paperwork, rung me up, called manager over who informed me that she had to walk the gun out the store got outside she handed it to me I put in my trunk as per Indiana state law, got home opened the case and it's the S&W M&P 15rd clip. I took straight back to the store and was informed once the gun leaves the store it can not be returned. The clerk in the gun and ammo section was supposed to go through a checklist with me that included information that would have alerted me that she was selling me the wrong gun. Contacted customer support online they said well sorry nothing we can do. CHECK YOUR GUNS BEFORE THEY WALK THEM OUT THE STORE FOR YOU. read more

I bought a hand gun from here and got it at a good price and had it shipped to the gun store in my area . I have had no problems with this store at all. Definitely like shopping here real good prices on everything I have looked at. read more

I love me some rural king. I have never been to another and have never lived near one before. They have some of the best prices on certain things, even beating Walmart at times. They have a great gun counter and amazing deals on guns. I love that I can bring my dog through the store and literally will go there on some rainy days so my dog can get out. Everyone I have encountered has been helpful and friendly. read more

This place is a joke They price everything incorrectly or put it in the wrong place. You then get to the counter and the price is not honored. If a mistake is made they say that the employees are mentally handicapped and they are not, it's been verified. Using mental impairments as a excuse for bad business is terrible and dishonorable. Their "live" broods if animals are either sick or dead. Dead animals just laying around in the pins. Their condition shows that they have been there for a very long time. It's so sad and I humane Shops wise .... Shop somewhere else. read more

Have never had an issue with there pricing. I have only bought in the gun section so that might be why. Great customer service.

I disagree with the other reviews. I have never seen items priced incorrectly or stocked in wrong location. I have shopped there three times in the last week have not seen a single dead animal, I look every time to see if any new breed has arived. read more