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    Alvin Lou's Drilling Room

    4.8 (23 reviews)
    ModerateSporting Goods
    Closed 2:00 pm - 7:00 PM

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    2 years ago

    Great little family store instead of Parkway bowl. had my son and my balls drilled no complaints

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    2 years ago

    Anthony took great care of me and my family ! Got my ball drilled fast and to my liking! great service!

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    3 years ago

    Excellent service!! Highly recommended!! Alvin is very informative and communicative.

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    5 years ago

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    5 years ago

    He a great guy that takes care of your bowling ball ask which bowling equipment you will need

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    7 years ago

    It's nice people there and good prices for bowling balls.and they treat people good.next they have good workers there

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    13 years ago

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    7 years ago

    Alvin is great. Very helpful in helping me choose the right ball. Drilled it perfect!

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    Alvin answered all our questions and based on the skill level and bowling style, recommended a ball for him.

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    Big 5 Sporting Goods

    3.5
    (65 reviews)
    0.4 mi
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    This is long overdue (1 year?) but I just want to acknowledge how incredibly knowledgeable and…read morehelpful the "older" man working in the shoe section was as I was trying to choose shoes for a long upcoming trek. Because of him and the cashiers working at the time (who helped me with a return and a discount coupon and were very patient) I am giving this location 5 stars. This was a second visit. I only came back to the store as I had a return. My first experience was miserable. The "younger" male at the shoe area was very unhelpful, part of why I ended up with the wrong type of shoes. What was more distressful for me, though, was how he treated a very elderly gentleman who had trouble walking and putting shoes on and off. It was obviously an effort for this veteran to get into the store from his car, much less to the back of the store. (BTW, he did not appear homeless/disheveled/dirty. The clerk was quite dismissive of this man who was obviously in very very poor physical shape. I ended up helping him try shoes on (the clerk disappeared), and made suggestions the clerk should've been making for shoes that were easier to put on and walk in. Anyway, the clerk didn't seem to care about his job or the customers. I don't recall any other noticeable interactions with other staff. I had planned a 1 star rating but never got around to it. Then, my next visit I met the older clerk/manager? who was attentive, helpful, patient and everything the first clerk wasn't. So that made up for it for me. HE would've been kind to the elderly gentleman. And the rest of the staff was lovely. So I decided on 4 stars. I just hope the district managers talk to staff about kindness to all, especially for those who need it most.

    I picked up a couple of pairs of shoes from this Big 5 Sporting Goods store. One pair for walking…read moreand another for easy to moderate hiking trails. They had both in stock, so located them was quick and easy, not to mention having my size. Both pairs were very affordable. The young lady at the register was very cool and helpful. The store was very well stocked and organized. They offer a good amount of parking at this location and a very good selection of shoes.

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    Turner's Outdoorsman

    Turner's Outdoorsman

    3.1
    (135 reviews)
    0.5 mi
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    I formally express my dissatisfaction with the handling of a firearm purchase that was defective…read morestraight out of the box, and the unacceptable customer service response I received. For clarity, the timeline is as follows: The firearm was picked up on November 15. It was stored, unused, as it was intended to be a Christmas gift. The firearm was gifted on December 25 and attempted to be used for the first time on December 26, at which point it was immediately found to be non-functional. The firearm was returned to Turners on December 29, promptly after discovering the defect. This was not a case of wear, misuse, or buyer's remorse; the firearm never functioned as intended. In fact, during the return visit, the store manager personally inspected and tested the firearm and determined that the firing pin was not striking the cartridge with sufficient force, confirming that the firearm was defective. Despite this confirmed defect, I was informed that because the issue was identified ten days past the 30-day window, I would be required to pay $50 out of pocket to ship the firearm back to the manufacturer. What makes this demand particularly unreasonable is the fact that Ruger provides a free prepaid shipping label for warranty returns. Rather than assisting or advocating on behalf of your customer, Turners chose to ignore the manufacturer's established warranty process and instead imposed an unnecessary and punitive fee for a defect that existed at the time of sale. Let me be very clear: A firearm that fails immediately upon first use and is confirmed by your own manager to be mechanically defective is not a return issue. It is a defective product. Penalizing a customer for discovering a manufacturing defect days outside an arbitrary policy window, especially under normal and foreseeable circumstances such as a Christmas gift, is neither reasonable nor customer-focused. The policy, as applied here, shifts responsibility away from the retailer and onto the customer for a problem that Turners sold in non-working condition. That is unacceptable. I did not purchase a discounted or as-is item; I purchased a new firearm with the expectation that it would function properly and that the retailer would stand behind the product if it did not. What further compounds this issue is the complete lack of discretion or advocacy shown by the staff. No attempt was made to escalate the matter, no consideration was given to the fact that the firearm never worked and was confirmed to be defective, and no effort was made to resolve the situation in a fair or reasonable way. Instead, I was met with a rigid policy and told to pay $50, despite the manufacturer already offering a no-cost warranty shipping solution. Turners' reputation is built on trust, responsibility, and service--especially in an industry where safety and reliability are paramount. This experience reflects none of those values.

    Went to go look at a rifle and was extremely disappointed with the service. He talked to me like I…read morewas an ignorant child, YELLED at me because I turned away with a checked, unloaded, brand new rifle (that's never been fired) and pointed it at the ground, (which is completely safe) and said he needs my ID( which is law) "because the democrats are watching" selection is meh and the prices are high. I've been there twice, a first, and a last.

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