Nick's Sporting Goods is a great place to head for Sporting goods and active wear. The staff here…read moreis friendly and professional and the prices are pretty competitive. All in all, I would definitely recommend here.

Seriously? That was painful. We came here looking for shoes for my son. We asked for help from one…read moreemployee who pointed to one wall for younger/kid shoes and then a row for bigger/adult shoes. My son is right between sizes, so we asked if they could size him so we had a better idea of what would work best. We were told that there were sizing tools at most benches and to ask for help if we needed it. Dude. That is what we are doing. He walked off before the shock wore off. We did find a tool, sized my son, then found another employee for shoes in his size. He pushed a few buttons on a handheld he had and told us they didn't have it in stock then started to walk away. We stopped him and asked for another shoe in his size. Again he pushed buttons on his handheld with the same answer. He again tried to walk away. So we then asked if any shoe on the table we were looking at came in his size. He rolled his eyes at us before pushing buttons on his handheld. Yup. Rolled. His. Eyes. My son needed new shoes so just looked at shoes instead of using my big girl words about that behavior. Anyway... He found a shoe in my son's size and luckily my son liked them. We boxed up the shoes and went to the counter in the shoe area where two different employees were talking to pay. Set the box down and said we wanted the shoes. They both look at us like we are crazy before one stated "well, you have to pay for them before leaving with them." Pretty sure my attitude came out when I responded with "that is why my wallet is out." With just as much snark, we were told we have to pay up front. The experience had my blood boiling. We were there maybe 25 minutes, but it took almost twice as long for me to calm down. So if you come here, hopefully you have a better experience than we did. 29.01.2026

I have been a LONG long 30 year REI customer In Minneapolis, Mn and now at the beautiful new airy…read morespotless store in Sarasota. I buy ALL our waterproof/down/ UV resistant / breathable summer and winter clothing and comfort footwear (urban city and rugged outdoors) for the entire family from REI. My Seattle born father climbed the Cascades and Tetons and took us camping hiking canoeing in New York's beautiful Adirondacks each year then cross country to Bryce, Zion, the Tetons, northern rim of the Grand Canyon, Black Hills, Mesa Verde, Monument Valley 60 years ago. I hitchhiked at age 20 with friends from San Francisco to Vancouver with a 70 lb backpack then took the Canadian National train ( now gone )via Jasper all the way to above Detroit. What is especially fabulous about REI's HUGE selection of products ( online) is the top TOP quality of new innovative materials, deep thought/care in manufacture by many of these once tiny companies, and outstanding long long wear and durability. Washing cleaning all these items is easy thanks to their excellent cleaning products. REI, a Co-operative, has not sacrificed resourcing the very best quality they can locate. They have not become a "mass marketer" like once excellent LL Bean. Instead REI relies very heavily upon their hundreds of consumer product reviews ( which I meticulously read before any purchase). REI genuinely LISTENS to their consumer base!! AND!!! Their online frequent sales, some short unexpected, are legendary! I did 70% of all my Xmas shopping at REI - - great stocking stuffers too. I became addicted to their 10 grams of protein ProBars 20 years ago- - a must have for all my trips. Enjoy!

Worse employees ever . All they want to push $30 membership over and over. And will not bag…read moreclothes. The guy cashier worse attitude. Not even the manager will meet a client. Never will go back and not customer friendly. Get employees that know how to treat people and look presentable.

When I come here looking for shoes, their selection of actual shoes in stock is minimal. This also…read moreseems to annoy the associate but not for the same reason. For me it is because the selection on the wall does not reflect what is in the stock room. As for the sales associate, when I ask for a different shoe in my size, they always behave as if I asked them to clean a dirty bathroom. I am answered with a huff, saying something like "I can go back and look, but not sure if we have that either," then all off a sudden a new employee comes over like the first one got annoyed and needs a mental break. If you are lucky enough to be able to grab something off the racks/shelves without needing an employee for assistance, good for you. If you need actual assistance, may the odds be ever in your favor. 28.01.2026

The employees used to do a fit test, measure your feet, and offer advice, but when I went in today…read morethat was not the way our interaction went. I asked some questions about shoes to try to get advice and the girl seemed kind of annoyed that I had questions. I ended up just paying for a membership so I can return the shoes if they don't work out.

The staff at Lids is always great. A bumch of guys always willing to talk sports with a low…read morepressure sales approach. I appreciate that. Ok, I understand I am in the Tampa Area. The Rays will of course be the featured hats. BUT ..... This Lids carries way to may Rays hats. If you drive around the area, you will see more people wearing Orioles, Yankees, and Red Sox gear than Rays. With so many teams having spring training in the area, including the Pirates, Blue Jays, Braves, and Tigers, it is very short sited to have so few other teams represented. Same holds true of the Bucs and Lightening. I guess you website can help, but your prices are a bit more than the offical store sites. No one wants a knock off, so Lids is the best option, although across the mall form them a store sells New Era hats.

Went into this store today with my hat for embroider. Guy named Eddie who claimed to be a…read more"Manager" asked me what I needed. I asked if he can embroider my hat, he said no they can only do their hats. I offered to buy one of their hats. I asked if he could embroider Vanve/Rubio 2028. He became very angry and said no as the names are trademarked? He had no desire to help me initially and even less when he realized what I wanted done. He told me "you people are entitled" and told me to leave before he called security. TDS, anger management needed badly. Complaint filed with corporate office.

An average Lululemon store. It looks less crowded than their Hyde Park location…read more They haven't been doing great for a while. Reasons may be many, but adding men's part might have diluted their brand power.

Went because I had a gift certificate given to me for the Lululemon in UTC in Sarasota. I bought a…read morejacket off the clearance rack for $ 79.00. When I got home I was removing the tag and realized the price under the $ 79.00 was $ 44.00!!! I sent a picture along with a copy of my receipt to the email on file for the store and never heard back. So beware of the price tag!!! Sale items should be going down not going up. Will never visit again.

Went there today, at approximately 02:30 in the afternoon. I was looking for 2 specific items for…read moregifts and there were two guys working with merchandise. Both saw me and didn't greet or give any signal of acknowledgment. No problem, I kept checking the tiny space (it's like a match box) I couldn't see what I was looking for so I approached to the register where this third guy was on a phone. He never, during the whole 6 minutes I stood up in front of him, reacted to my presence. The other two disappeared in the back. So I finally pick up the vibe. I'm "tang", male and an adult. I was looking for two items for gifts (no cheap). And all I got was a very unpleasant experience. I went to "alo" and lululemon afterwards and got what I needed without problem. Definitely better choices!!!

Scammed into a VIP membership by the male associate working there. A couple months ago I bought a…read morepair of shorts in-store and he asked if I wanted to create an account to earn points etc (like a reward program) and did not tell me I'd be charged $60 a month for joining. Who would sign up for that? I just noticed a charge on my bank history for November and was so confused, looked back and there was one in October too that I missed! Had to call customer service to get these refunded and my "membership" cancelled. Soooo predatory and scammy!

I have lived by this play it against sports my whole life, and they've always been super nice and…read moreaccommodating.

The golf boom is slowing - has been for a while now, so it's a great time to do some hunting for…read moresome great gear at very reasonable prices. Pawn shops won't touch golf anymore, so Play it Again is in rare company - fortunately they don't take much in the off brand - knock off world. Having been long off the tee, I still can crank it out there and practices on the range have shown less carry of the ball. Gosh, I miss the days, not so long ago of 260-275 carries, but age checked in a bit so I wanted another driver option. I still feel lag in the S shafts so I bought another X stiff with 70 grams of weight which felt great, minus the over the hill Golf Pride Decade which had the nice black n while dual density grip. Snagged a Cleveland copper 60* for those fun but potentially dangerous flip shots and trickery shots around the greens that I love to play - the copper is soft when hit hard and no sun reflection when you open it up to flip a high soft one. Scored some udes golf balls that were in good shape - Bridgestone are my current crush - the tour ones, I forget the model B440 or something like that. Anyway, great staff - we joked around and I left really happy..

I went in to get new set of clubs. Asked for help, right away I got to test out new clubs. The…read moreperson who helped me was awesome and I ended up buying a nice set of clubs.

This store is bullshit trying to practice playing golf but since I'm under the age of 16, they…read morekicked me out

KickzR4Us Sneaker Boutique at University Town Center in Sarasota is a great place to go for all…read morethings cool and unique shoes and sportswear. I really like the selection of quality items that they have available here. I was happy with all of my purchases from here.

Really high prices, even if the shoes drop on other markets they don't. They have a good selection…read morejust not what I would pay when I can pay less at other places. Store has a good setup and look.

My husband was desperate for well fitting shoes for balance. He got excellent attention by the…read moresalesman and a good quality pair of shoes.

I visited the NEW New Balance store!!! I was fortunate…read moreenough to work with Melissa to find replacement shoes for my older New Balance. She showed me the updated model and thoroughly explained the differences including that there might be a variation in the sizing. She patiently worked with me while I walked around the store multiple times to see which size worked the best. Melissa greeted me warmly when I returned a few days later with some issues with the size I had purchased. She explained the different type of orthotics and again, patiently waited while I walked around the store. Melissa was professional, friendly and patient while working with me. What a great experience at New Balance! Thank you Melissa!