Av Sports & Graphics

I’ll start with the positive (shortest) portion of the review.
1. This place has some pretty cool stuff, as in sports related odds and ends that you didn’t even know existed or that you wanted or needed.
This concludes the positive portion of the review.
Now for the negative (carpal tunnel inducing) portion of the review.
1. If you suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder or are in any way claustrophobic, do not enter this store. It is so extremely cluttered that it can actually make you uncomfortable and erode your will to live. It will appear as if your hoarder uncle bought a store and decided to have and extremely overpriced garage sale. The cast of American Pickers would balk at tackling this behemoth of a fire hazard. You will need to walk sideways just to get around during most of your visit here. If you have kids, hold them close, you may never see them again. Or, if you are adventurous, have a scavenger hunt. Find the baseball cards! Hint: they are in a display case (yes, there is a display case with baseball cards) buried under mountains of overstocked merchandise.
2. Remember the basic economics class in high school that taught supply and demand? The market crash of 2008? The artificially inflated housing bubble? This guy doesn’t. If you want to buy an item that is marked up 30−50% over any competitor, then this is your place! Instead of looking at a price on any given merchandise, it’s easier to take it to the counter, open your wallet and ask him to take what he needs. It’ll save you the absolute shock and awe campaign that is his pricing.
3. Customer service… HAHAHAHA! Think David Spade’s snarky-​ness, with none of the laughs. Oh, the joys you will have. Now, I will say I have not had to deal with returns of the 2 or 3 items I have bought here over the last 15 years but I have been witness to this man’s extreme arrogance and sense of self importance. You will not simply be able to just buy your product. You will get his vast knowledge on said item and why you are wrong about anything you have ever thought was right. If you are lucky enough, you may hear of his heroics on the local softball fields. For a price, you can probably get his autograph while you genuflect in his glory!
4. This is all 3 rolled into one, a summary if you will. I recently visited this place in search of USA Soccer apparel. We were attending the USA vs. Iceland match the following day at Stub Hub Center. The jersey I ordered for my son was damaged in transit so I was reduced to searching the day prior to the match. I realize that USA Soccer has a limited demographic and finding something on short notice was going to be difficult. Upon entering the store I experienced the familiar crushing feeling of being overwhelmed by mountains of «stuff» with no real rhyme or reason. Floor to ceiling is covered. After spending 20 minutes looking around with no clue as to where to start, I sucked it up and decided to just ask if he carried any USA Soccer apparel. I thought maybe it was buried in some far flung corner behind the vintage jersey’s of special teams football players that have retired a decade ago. He thought for a moment and then said no. Okay, no big deal I thought as I turned to navigate my way out of Antelope Valley’s very own Bermuda Triangle. But he wasn’t done. He had to inform me that I was the first person in 29 years to ask for such a thing. (How absurd of me) He then continued about how it’s not a big seller, no one carries it, blah, blah, blah. I asked if no one carries it, how do people get all those jersey’s they’re wearing? I informed him that I had stopped at two different local sporting goods stores, one sold out, the other only had 2 USA Soccer jersey’s left. Those 2 jersey’s were the wrong size. He then explained to me that he visited those stores earlier in the week and that they were not, in fact, carrying those items. So according to him, one retailer lied to me, and the jersey’s I saw in the other were a figment of my imagination. Leaving well enough alone, I continued on my way but he did also. He further explained that if he were to order such stuff he’d have to order 24 of each country, or some nonsense, and that it would just sit around the store because soccer doesn’t sell. He said this with a straight face. Near the rack with 2 dozen over sized prison guard winter coats, one dozen webbed tactical vests and a law enforcement uniform top. The dust told me that those things must be flying off the shelves. I also spotted a Detroit Redwings home hockey jersey. He used to have two. I overpaid for the other in 2001. I glanced around at stuff that has been part of his inventory for the better part of a decade or more. Yet, here he was explaining his firm grasp on supply and demand. Don’t argue with him, he has his finger on the pulse of sports merchandise. I exited in awe of his incredible confidence in himself.

I came to purchase a couple of items from here a while back and it was wayyy over priced. I ended up purchasing a jacket for $ 300 I belived I needed for work. When I realized that I did not need it, I tried to return it and he said he could not refund me because the patches with my name were already put in place. When I asked to see it, he refused to show me because it was being worked on.(it was a lie, the jacket did not have my patches on) As I was there trying to figure out what to do, my co worker walked in. I found out he was looking for the same jacket, I told him to just buy it off me. The owner heard, and immediately started to become rude and insulting. He said I was stealing his business and that I was not a good person for doing that. I explained to him I had no choice but to do that since he would not return my money. He angrily agreed to the trade. I will never do business with him or this shop.

He’s is way over price to put on patches on 2 shirts he wanted 118 dollars. That’s way more expensive that what payed for the uniform itself.

****ANYONE GOING THROUGH AN ACADEMY, PLEASE VISIT THE EMERGENCY WAREHOUSE IN SANTA CLARITA, IT WILL BE WORTH SAVING YOUR FRUSTRATIONS****I would not spend your money here at this store if you’re in a police academy. The owner is extremely rude, pompous, and nasty. I can see why he doesn’t have many customers in this hole in the wall of a store. I was trying to ask him questions about a product and he continued to be a smarta** about it. It wasn’t appreciated. When I walked into the store, I was looked at like «what are you doing». I asked what is the difference between this brand and this one, and his response was «nothing, it’s the same as Coke and Pepsi». He continued to bash his «competitors» saying that they don’t have nearly the stuff he has. Ummm, maybe the have great customer service and they don’t make their customers feel like idiots? He was wearing a cross around his neck and I thought that it gave a bad name to what he was wearing it for. He was trying to sell me on things that I bought from the other store, and the owner of the Emergency Warehouse NEVER did that too me. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND GOING ELSEWHERE, THIS GUY IS HORRIBLE.

Every single time I go to AV Sports and Graphics I am amazed at the speed and beauty of their work! Everything I want and more. I will always go there for my embroidery and gift needs!!!

The customer service is horrible, I believe it is the owner who is the most rude and is always arguing with a customer. All of the merchandise is extremely over priced and beware I the owner telling you need more stuff that you don’t need. I think I will not be going back her and go to the uniform shop down the street.

Have visited this store a few times. I do give them credit that they have lots of merchandise, however, it is very cluttered inside. It can get annoying trying to look at something and knock something else of the rack; I wouldn’t be surprised if it is a fire hazard. I believe it’s the owner that is rude and unhelpful, a while back ago I called to check on the price for some uniforms for a academy and he didn’t want to give me a price of everything individually. Instead he kept refusing to give me a price for everything individually (that wasn’t cheaper than his competitor) and kept giving me one price for everything when I wanted an individual price for certain products. The owner also has christian music playing which makes shopping a little awkward especially when he is on the phone cussing someone out in the back of the shop.

I bought a team jacket from big box store and wanted to get some lettering done on it. Went to a couple t-​shirt places that were close to me and there was either a language barrier or they didn’t think the lettering could be done on the type of material I had. I went to AV Sport Graphic and they were super knowledgeable on sizing, type of material, lettering etc. They had the item back to me in about 3 business days and it looked great for a good price. I never realized how big there store was and how much merchandise was crammed in there, wow! Items in the store are a little pricey, but licensed merchandise tends to go that way. Highly recommend them for custom lettering!

Owner is Very Rude!!! Customer is always wrong at this store, no wonder everytime I’ve been there he is arguing with an angry customer and that school sports do not do business with him anymore. Over paid for a work shirt that was not what I ordered and he pretty much said, to bad. Stay away from here.
Embrodery World is awesome, good quality, very nice and always makes sure you get what you want and at a great price,

I went here to buy a name plate for work. It took nearly an hour to be helped. I paid $ 14 for something that costs $ 4 elsewhere, but decided to go ahead and pay the extra for the convenience & to keep my business local. The first time I went, I told the guy what I needed and he insisted it was supposed to be in black, I told him blue. I went with black when he told me they sell them all the time. I got my black name plate & wore it to work. I got in trouble for not having a blue name plate.
So I took it back hoping it would be fixed. Nope. I was forced to pay $ 22 for a 2^nd name plate in blue with rush processing this time. I had someone pick it up for me and when I saw it, there was blue paint streaks left across the whole name plate. When I asked about the paint streaks, they told me they could fix it and get it back to me in a week. So much for paying extra for rush processing.
I paid $ 36 for two $ 4 name plates, one of which I cant even use. Save your money and go someplace else. Just about everything they sell there is overpriced & their customer service is pretty crappy.

When my hubby was a football referree, I came here to get his patches that he needed for his shirt. Everyone was super nice and helpful and I was in and out in minutes, instead of searching around for what I needed. Prices were reasonable! :)

Everything you need in sports gear… They have been aroung for 25 years… They do everything from lettermans jackets to Mitchell & Ness.