This Bomgaars building was once the first Walmart in Boone. It's a little hard to reach as you…read morehave to turn in at Pizza Ranch and wind your way back. Bomgaars is a Midwest (and family owned) "Farm and Home" chain with branches throughout Iowa and beyond. It's one of those places that you could get lost in while you're looking for tools, outdoor gear, and even pet food. I've previously been to the Bomgaars in Estherville and Spirit Lake. This Boone outpost has seen my smiling face a couple times, mostly to pick up items I need at the moment, plus any impulse buys along the way.

The selection is good. The employees are friendly and helpful. The annoying thing for me is the…read moremusic. They play really loud 80s metal. I try to find what I came for and get out of there as fast as I can. I don't know how the people who work there can stand it.

I brought in my camera to sell or pawn, the cashier looked at it for one second and told me no…read more That is fine but the comment after is what grossed me out about this store. He told me he rather use phone camera then the camera I brought in ( Nikon coolpix p90) I didn't know there were standards on camera. He was unprofessional and very rude about that comment I will never shop or sell at ez pawn... If anyone wants to sell or buy anything DONT GO TO EZ PAWN

ezpawn is the place to be!! woohooo. been shopping here for literally years. the boys always help…read morea brotha out!!

Thank you Chat at the Ames AT&T store for helping us is restoring the internet on our phones…read more. great service!!

This store is under new management! Hannah helped our family sign up for a brand new unlimited…read moreplan, add a line, and buy a new phone all in under an hour. She was very knowledgeable, kind, patient, and helpful. I didn't get the pleasure of working with any of her employees, but I am sure she's working hard to build a team of people with similar qualities!

Talk about a great place to buy shoes!I had to bring back a pair of shoes that I had for a while…read moreand explained what the problem with them were. I wasn't expecting the prompt return that was allowed but they bent over backwards for me and I walked out with new shoes a a new respect for customer service. Thanks so much and I'll be back again and again

I don't know if it is the culture there, or if it is just a coincidence, but Brown's seems to hire…read morea lot of tools. Given that it's a retail store, you would think they would have a professional attitude, or at least act like they are ready to help customers when they walk in. I have been there 4 or 5 times, and every time (including one time when I called the store) the staff seemed like they would rather be out on a smoke break. A couple times they were flat out rude. If it was always the same person helping me I would think maybe it was just that one person who was the problem. I have been helped by several different people, though, and it's always the same. This most recent experience was the last time I visit Brown's. If you need shoes, I recommend Emerhoff's. The people there are helpful and polite, they have a good selection for a town as small as Ames, and the prices are decent. There is also a Shoe Carnival that opened in Ames recently. They don't have as many higher quality shoes as Emerhoff's, but they have a lot to choose from and they offer good discounts.

I needed a hose for my pool pump to drain backwash farther away from pool into a container. Kay…read morehelped me. Thank You WCI!

Despite the advertising on their website...They only fix one brand of hot tubs....The website…read morestates..."Our specialists at WCI Pools & Spas are extremely knowledgeable when it comes to hot tub servicing and repairs." Doubt it! If you are only able to fix one brand ???

Excellent service and quality! Needed a mattress. The salesman Laman focused on helping us find…read morewhat we want and staying within our budget, not making himself more $. He has a system he uses to help people realize what they want and then he lets them stay within that category while also staying within their price target. Delivery was within 2 days. Delivery people notified me with accurate indications of when they'd be here so I didn't get hung up on waiting for them. They were in and out in a few minutes. Oh and one other thing: he had an upright piano in there, right by the door. I played a D7 chord with the 7th in the bass and he didn't even complain. There's also a djembe on top of the piano. Friendly, quirky, but helpful/chill salesman.

Excellent quality mattress I purchased a few years back. I bought the aurora queen, and I can't…read moresay enough about the high quality! Laman the store manager is extremely knowledgeable and helpful, and really gave me a fair price for the best mattress I have ever owned. Well done Lebeda!

Absolutely-lovely mattress store. Didn't feel particularly pressured, but I felt like a valued…read morecustomer - like they actually wanted me to be satisfied with any product that I purchased from them. While I (hopefully!), don't need another mattress anytime soon, this would be the place I'd return to. PROS: -Shopkeepers don't work on commission, and that becomes insanely obvious when you step into the store. Whereas we had someone on our tail constantly and trying to upsell us and offer better deals ("well, I can take $200 off that price right now!") when we went to another mattress store, we got lovely peace and quiet here. The sales associate welcomed us and pointed us in the right direction when we came in. Then he went back to his post and allowed us to look around with supervision. He occasionally came and checked in and asked if we were finding everything okay, but we had the ability to lay on and test the mattresses in peace without feeling rushed. -Associate was also pretty knowledgeable. He didn't seem to have too many specific details about things, but he was very familiar with the mattresses and how they compared. He also had very detailed information about all of their programs/buying process. -Nobody tried to sell us anything we didn't need. They were happy to explain the differences between the more-expensive and less-expensive options, but it never felt like we were being shoved towards the more-expensive one. He seemed to want us to be satisfied with our purchase - whatever it was. -They offer a 1-year happiness guarantee. If you find that it's not a good fit for you within one year, they'll take it back (minus a $50 surcharge fee) and give you full credit for the mattress. That's LEAGUES above other programs in town (which was 30 days and 100 days at other stores). -They have some coil-designed mattresses, some hybrid designs, and some pure memory foam designs. Mattresses range from $300-ish to $3,000-ish. There's a simple pricing structure laid out on every mattress with the breakdown of prices - how much for each size option of that type with various foundations or other options. No guessing or feeling uncomfortable continually asking a sales associate. Nothing seems marked up or unreasonably priced. -They also sell sleep accessories like sheets, memory foam pillows, and mattress protectors. -Mattress was delivered next-day with absolutely no problem for free in Ames. Evening of purchase, we received a call giving us a 3-hour window for the next day. Mattress was delivered in that window during the next day. CONS: -Relatively limited selection of brands (mostly Restonic), and they don't have the ability to special order any other brands.

My wife walked in wearing her pajamas and was treated as respectfully as someone wearing a suit and…read moretie. We were looking and pricing beds for our children, and Phil Sears was a wonderful help in choosing a mattress set. Dude gets up and jumps on the frame to show its durability!!!! Their prices are great and quality isn't sacrificed for a low price. I believe we'll stick with them for our sleep needs. Best part? Free delivery with every purchase and they still have good prices.

Nice, new store, built where most folks thought was gonna be Ames' OliveGarden(lol). I've shopped…read morehere a couple times since it opened a couple months ago. They have a large amount of grocery and household supplies, most of which is priced at $1.25 each. I was in here a couple days ago to purchase some household cleaners and some drink mixes. They have a very nice supply of both. So I went in and purchased at least one box of most of the drink mixes and I'm going through those to find out which ones I like the best. I've gotten 3in1 shampoo, conditioner, body soap in these stores before and have been satisfied by the products. For me, this store is closer to where I live. Plus I don't have to go walking a long distance just to get to the back of the store if there's something that I need there. Granted it's no Walmart but it's sufficient for people who don't have the resources to make it to your local Walmart. As I said before most the prices are $1.25 an item, but you will find some supplies and foods that are 3 to 5 dollars per item, so best to pay attention to what you're looking at and what the cost is going to be. I really like these stores, and I got onto TikTok DollarTreeDinners account, and despite me not cooking, I like seeing these videos, because if I do decide to cook, I know where I can get what I need to buy for a recipe, and the prices aren't exorbitant. Marcy diner tantrum scale five out of five no screaming kids. CyHawkApproved. They have friendly staff and lot parking.