This is a solid location in terms of being a sporting good store and has some nice Bay Area sports gear to wear for the: San Francisco Giants, San Francisco 49ers, Oakland Athletics, Golden State Warriors and San Jose Sharks. As well as other non Bay area teams.
It's located in the upper left side of the mall. The owner is friendly. I've been shopping at his various stores for years back when he was located by Khols, then moved to the back of the mall by Target. Eventually he relocated to downtown Santa Cruz, in the pacific garden mall (then known as Sports Xtreme) this store is fully stocked and whatever the don't have he will order it for you.
I would've given 5 stars but when I went in today looking for a 49ers hat that was very hard to find and the woman at the register seemed uninterested in my purchase and took forever to ring me up. I was the only person in the store. The owner was very frustrated with her. I get it minimum wage, minimum effort but that is ridiculous at least pretend like you are happy to be there.
It's the only place in Santa Cruz that sells authentic sports gear. Not sure if I will be back based on my experience today. Not sure what the hiring process is like, rest assured you will be out of business if you continue to hire workers that act like they would rather be somewhere else. read more