Dick’s Sporting Goods

For 10 years it’s been the same story. They spend thousands of $$ to get me in here and at least a million $$ on inventory. But after I make my choices I have to wait in line forever because only two of the 13 registers are open.

This place is huge and overwhelming. I usually just buy my workout gear online, but sometimes I’m forced to go here. It’s also my go-​to for kids’ sports equipment– their selection for any sport you can think of is massive.
The staff at the registers aren’t the best– they do that annoying thing of pointing to where something is. Nobody in line today and 3 clerks just hanging out, but this young woman couldn’t just walk with me over to the Nike section and help me find leggings? Lame. But she did call someone over to help me and 2 people actually came, and they were super helpful.
They have a rewards card– just give them your phone number to look it up, and their return policy is pretty good– 90 days with receipt.

This kind of big chain store makes is all the more appealing to shop online.
I’ve been here a handful of times and it’s never the easy process it should be. I went to get a fishing license once and they couldn’t figure out how to do it so we had to move along.
My most recent expedition was to get a snorkel and mask. I checked online first and they have an abundance of them so I figured it was safe to get one here the day before my beach trip. Nope.
I walked in and a group of four employees were just standing around chatting. I couldn’t figure where to go and when I looked for help I seemed to be dodged. I finally found someone who just told me to go «upstairs.»
I went to the giant upstairs and couldn’t find anything except for about five kids masks. It took forever to find an employee and when I did they said that was it. I told him I drove 30+ minutes to get here could he check in back. He did (and was helpful) and found a few, however he told me they were $ 30/​$ 40 for each one. I had him do an official price check because I wanted to make sure and he came back out to tell me they were instead $ 50 and $ 70. Not exactly a great value for something I’m going to use a couple of times so I hit the road. He did his best to help and steer me in another direction.
Just not a place that I consider well stocked or helpful, and I’ve never had an easy experience here. I’ve lived and learned and will stay away from Dick’s in the future.

Natrually, with the big game coming up, I came here to pick up some sporting items to tailgate with before the match. I purchased a fine baseball bat, and a nice baseball. Even picked out a baseball glove that was the perfect fit. Now I’m all set to join the baseball game with friends in the stadium parking lot. However, this shop is not the better option for clothing in the area. I saw a plain sweater for $ 95. Luckily the prices won’t drain you pockets, because you won’t have a pocket, because you needed to buy pants, but the pants here are too expensive.

This particular Dick’s is something of a flagship store, larger and maybe the biggest Nike volumes in the chain. But today I had my fifth consecutive disappointing experience with the management of (non-​Nike) inventory — even the grasp of managing inventory — in roughly 14 months. So it’s Academy Sports, here I come. Even though I have not yet been to an Acedemy store!

I’m glad I can read and make an informed decision because no one helped me or even spoke to me until I reached the register.
The plus is they do have a huge selection of shoes and a small area to run in before purchase.
The 3 stars is for the huge selection of running shoes, various running accessories and relatively decent prices.

I love Dick’s and this is my favorite location. I have son who is very active in sports. When we lived in Topeka, we rarely visited the Dick’s there because they didn’t have much of an inventory. Instead, we would wait and go to this Dick’s when we were in town. Now we live just down that street and have for 2.5 years. I cannot tell you how many times we have been there. Here is why I love it…
–It is a full sized Dick’s so they have everything that the company carries.
–It has two floors and with the recent remodel (within the last year or year and a half) it is bright and beautiful inside.
–The restroom is always clean.
–The sales associates on the floor are very helpful and if they don’t the answer to your question or can’t figure something out, they call someone who can.
–If they are out of a size you need, you can scan the item at a kiosk to order and pay for the size you need and you will get it at home within days (I’ve used this a couple of times!)
–You can buy a new baseball glove and use the glove steaming service to have it broken in. For free! You can also pay to have it done if you want to bring a glove in.
–Even with a lot of people in line, it goes quickly because they always have lots of registers open.
–Their Score Card helps you have money.
–Large selection of anything I have ever been looking for.
–All brands under one roof.
–I have had to return numerous items and have never had an issue. You can get your receipt e-​mailed to you and later pull it up when you need to return or exchange something. If you have a Score Card, they can also look up a receipt using your phone number.
–Huge parking lot. I’ve never had an issue with parking.
I could go on and on, but I think you get my point. There are a lot of reason to love this Dick’s!

Just stopped in this afternoon to buy a Nike Fuelband. One other woman and I were both looking at all of the different wrist band options. The clerk came over and literally didn’t even give me the time of day, just went strait to the other woman. Then spent 10 minutes flirting with the other lady. Eventually, after I stood there patiently staring for a long time (obviously needing assistance), he called for another person on the floor to come over and unlock the case for me. He didn’t even SAY anything to me, just gave me a look then called for backup. Then when I went to check out the person ringing me up was so busy talking with another girl that he didn’t even speak to me. Just set the receipt in front of me, didn’t put my item in a bag (or ask if I want one!). Overall, bad customer service experience for me today. I’ll spend my money elsewhere next time!

If you have been around the area for the last 10 – 15 years, you’ll remember that this location of Dick’s used to be a giant sporting goods store called Galyans. Dick’s purchased the chain in the early 2000s and this mega-​large location has resided here ever since.
Dick’s stores are everywhere, but this is one is particularly exemplary. The sheer size of the store dwarfs the competitors around the area (Sports Authority, Academy, is Nill Brothers still open?). You’ll easily find whatever sporting good you need here for a reasonable, but not spectacular price.
Different departments around the store stock the most up to date wares and employees are friendly and helpful. Gone are the days of Galyan’s climbing wall in back, but Dick’s still provides many other attractions to keep you returning.
I wish their sales were better priced — their recent «blowout clearance» sale was «meh» at best. My biggest need at Dick’s is usually golfing equipment or clothing. Discounting a Nike or Under Armour golf shirt to 45 bucks from 65 isn’t that good of a deal.
Dick’s is your one stop shop for any kind of sporting good. Golf, hiking, camping, tennis, weight lifting, and any other niches are all housed under one roof.

What’s not to love about this place: overpriced merchandise, limited choice, long lines at checkout

So this is where Americans buy their ugly tennis shoes. Don’t get me wrong, i have a pair of cross-​trainers, but they are for working out, not for my everyday look and definitely not for tourist activities. The one reason i come here is to buy yoga clothes and now it looks like that section has been reduced down to almost nothing. The sports bras used to be good, but the rack system is done so poorly. if you are larger than a C cup, you will find yourself crawling on your hands and knees to find your size– this feels like punishment for being busty.
This particular store is a disaster with merchandise scattered everywhere. Watch out or you will break your neck tripping over shoe boxes a hanger or a random flip flop. I see the sales staff, but no one is actually picking up.
Check out is a long process. I would compare it to trying to cross the Mexican border after a long weekend… you kick yourself for going there in the first place and you just want to back to where things are safe and familiar.

If there’s anything sports related you’re looking for, you can go to DSG and know you’ll leave with what you need. I wasn’t aware but I guess they have a reputation of having high prices? From my experience their prices seem in line with other sporting goods stores although maybe not some of the big box stores who may or may not have what you need. My only complaint is that since the store is so huge it is often hard to find anyone to assist you and you have to hike around the store in search of employees.

Looking for my first real pair of adult sunglasses has been a challenge. Usually I’ve resorted to buying the $ 10-​$ 15 pairs at Marshalls for fear that I will jump into a lake and lose them (done that), get swept away by the current while rafting (done that too), or just have them slip off my face while looking down and scratching them all up (guilty as charged). Now that I’m a big boy I wanted to treat myself to some real, authentic shades.
Knowing that Dick’s has coupons all over the place I went to their website and saw that if you enter your email they will send you a 10% off coupon. SWEET!!! They emailed me the coupon and in the minute, vision test of fine print it says «Online Only». Well I’m not about to spend $ 200+ on a pair of sunglass without trying them on first and not without my fashion designer (Mrs. Chad). I made that mistake once getting eyeglasses and came home with a pair of Harry Potter glasses (not good). So we go to Dick’s and after trying on about 25 pairs I find the perfect Maui Jim sunglasses. They were expensive so 10% off would save nearly $ 30. I pull out the coupon and the teenager who was helping me says «Sorry you have to order them online». Wait, I have money and am standing in your store, but you are going to make me drive home, order them, and wait a week to finally get them??? Yes!
Well $ 30 is nothing to sneeze at so I play ball and go home and place the order. Three days later I get an email saying that my order has been CANCELLED. WTF? So I spend 5 minutes on the phone trying to find a human and finally get a nice lady who tells me they made an inventory mistake and my sunglasses are now out of stock at the warehouse. I tell her that there wasn’t an inventory problem at the store and if they had allowed me to use the damn coupon we wouldn’t be having this conversation. She tows the company line about online only coupons and asks if I’d like to look at something else. NO, I’m not buying a toilet brush where one is as good as the next one. I’m buying something that you are kind of particular about.
Well after a couple of phone calls and talking to a supervisor they finally relent and say they are going to mail me a gift card to cover the 10% because they can’t make the store honor the coupon. So now it is a week after my in store experience, I still don’t have the sunglasses, and I’m waiting for the postman to deliever my gift card so I can make the purchase that I had intended earlier. The name Dick’s has never been more appropriate!

This store has really gone downhill. It has always been a step above the other Dick’s. Service is nonexistent, the lighting is warehouse styled and the shoe department is a maze. Today, the fitting rooms were a disaster area. Thirty plus garments left piled up in any room I found open, no where to sit to put your shoes on. I mainly shop here for outdoor gear, luckily there are other places to shop for the same products..

Enormous store, stocked with everything you can think of, staffed with friendly people who cheerfully tell you things like they can give you an extra 10% with the coupon you didn’t know they had behind the counter. Prices are on the high side, but that’s offset by the frequent sales and the club card.

This was a really small Dick’s compared to other stores that I have visited. They still had all the good brands and equipment as the other store though.
I didn’t like how few people were working when I was there, I think I only saw 3 staff members the entire time I was in there. So needless to say it was a pain to get someone to show me where the fitting room was so I could try on some clothes.

It’s been a long time since I’ve been in a Dick’s Sporting Goods and I think I was just surprised by how ridiculously enormous the store is.
You can get anything just about anything you need, sporting-​wise here, and while I was frustrated at first with the level of service, after coming down stairs and asking for help, I realized how slammed they were with back-​to-​school and back-​to-​practice for sports.
Prices are decent, but not cheap, by any means. The person who checked me out was Holly and she was super friendly/​efficient.

I went in the mecca that is known as Dick’s. I was looking for a Camelbak water bottle with a straw. I have buying cheap bottles of this sort for a while and they always make the water taste funny and grow mold quickly. So I decided to spend a little extra on something I normally wouldn’t, and I’m glad I did.
They had the most ridiculous selection of water bottles. And ridiculous in the way that is way too many to choose from. If you are that anal about a particular type of water bottle, then you’ll probably find it at Dick’s. It took me a while to even pick out the one I wanted, but I finally found it, shiny and pink on the back of the shelf!
They also have a nice selection of sports equipment as well, so if you have the inkling to play a game of cricket or lacrosse in your back yard, suit up with stuff from Dick’s bros.

The store in Independence does not have what this store has. This store is bright, huge, with everything except what I was looking for. I remember going to this store when it was Galayans, oh the prices were out of this world then.
Though they didn’t have the balance board that I’m going to buy online, (by Vew-​do, or something close to that type) they have every form of exercise equipment, on display, and I saw people try it.
Their clothing section is so well stocked and bright. I can get a feel for how well they keep their women’s clothes stocked by basing it on the Underarmour selection. Well, they have the glove liners, both kind of women Underarmour turtleneck, tights of all colors, and accessories. Yes, I bought mine in Independence, but this store has so much more.
I didn’t get a look at the cold weather women’s pants, cause I no longer shop at Dick’s Sporting Goods for that. This store is bright, well stocked with great employees. Basing this on the little store in Independence, this store is 100% better.

Leawood has the biggest Dick’s in the metro area, and this store is proof; there is a little Dick’s over in Lee’s Summit.
This store was so much more hip when it was Galayan’s. The Rock climbing wall has even been decommissioned. So sad.
There is still a lot to offer. It’s a large two level sports store with a lot of stuff, including hunting and camping. It has excellent choices in summer gear, clothing, shoes, and workout equipment. It’s always well stocked with the newest most chic sporting goods. While at times over priced, it’s nice to look these things over even if your going to order on the net. It’s an interesting store to wander around in but, of course, I like sports toys.
Go over and check out the big Dick’s in Leawood!