What a great online find! This small shop in Calgary has a nice selection of knives and EDC /…read moresurvival gear. Many of their products are listed for less than larger online *Canadian* retailers, depending on model. Sidenote: It's still hard to beat U.S. prices (as online shoppers up here know), but due to the somewhat recent border law changes regarding assisted / manual opening knives (I have strong opinions about that, which I will not get into here), many of the cutlery retailers in the States have ceased cross-border shipping. So for the majority of us law-abiding residents, we need to purchase these items solely through Canadian retailers. I'm all for supporting local businesses but not a fan of being forced to do so... more options are always good for consumers. Anyway, Target Knives miraculously had a discontinued multi-tool that I was looking for (one left in stock), which was quite amazing since the model has been discontinued for several years now. I seriously think I purchased the last one in Canada, at least online! My order arrived quickly and was packaged securely. I didn't receive any email confirmation / tracking info after ordering, which I attributed to the online e-commerce system for a small store. Hopefully this is something they will start doing once their online sales become more frequent. From their online selection (haven't visited the store yet), it appears Target Knives's purpose is aimed toward daily-use EDC / survival gear. Don't expect to find high-end or ultra-custom cutlery online here (Benchmade is probably the highest brand they carry online, which is definitely quite good), but for mid-range and below, Target Knives has a good spread for a small shop. You might find some hard-to-locate gems such as the multi-tool I purchased... and as mentioned, great prices on many of their products. Honestly, dependable mid-range gear is better for EDC anyway IMHO since I hate messing up super expensive gear during daily tasks. But hey, if you've got the money for it, more power to you. It looks like from other reviewers that Target Knives also carries some eclectic products in store, such as swords and fantasy collector items. I didn't see these online, but there are displays of them shown in the store photos. Pretty cool... I will definitely be stopping by during my next Calgary trip to check this place out!

My day started out by calling around to about 5 big shops to find a multi tool I have been reading…read moreabout for months now, and after getting a "no sorry I don't have that" from all 5 I called this place up. I didn't know if I would have any luck since it's a knife shop, but let me tell you this place is a Mecca for knife and out door tool people. There is tons of stock, he had three of the tool I wanted! Very eclectic little shop, and the owner is very helpful and knowledgable. Canada needs more of these home grown mom and pop shops. And literally everything I browsed while there was well below any discounted prices I saw online. Even Amazon! One word of warning, come here fully prepared to stay a good amount of time, because this place is loaded with great stuff.

This is a specialty store that specializes in outdoor gear. Their competitor is MEC which is right…read moreacross the street. Well came in to look at backpacks. Nothing interested me. The store is smaller compared to Vancouver location. But nice to browse around. This is located in Beltline

Atmosphere might be what MEC used to be in terms of its young, hip, and hungry edge. It's a smaller…read morestore, features mostly brand names, and perhaps has more limited choices in some areas. However, for me and my US-based credit card, it's all about the sales to selection ratio. On a recent Saturday, I went back and forth across the street comparing styles and pricing of hiking shoes and jackets. The folks here were friendly, helpful, and totally cool to comparative shopping game I was playing.

I visited MEC store in Calgary at a time flagged "as busy as it gets". Thank you Vlad for taking…read morethe time to assist a customer who is a senior. I had been gifted Mountain Hardware womens' trousers - and broke my fingernail after many attempts to open the very stubborn clasp. It seemed useful to be able to open the belt for a number of reasons. Vlad immediately and cheerfully assisted with finding me/manufacturing a replacement that worked. Very happy with the customer service. Thanks Vlad.

BAIT AND SWITCH WARNING…read more Went back here three times looking at some expensive poles they had priced on the rack for a great deal. I even discussed with a salesperson what an amazing deal it was who concurred with me. At the till that price would quadruple. When I pointed out they had their in-store pricing much lower they told me to pound sand.

I've purchased various things over the years. The staff are always friendly and welcoming. They've…read morekept the look and feel of the shop but adjusted to an evolving market by bringing in some nice camping and tactical products. I will say their prices on 5.11 brand items is very competitive! I look forward to shopping here again in future!

This place and the staff was awesome. I was granted too secret access to the memorabilia grounds…read moreand was impressed with the vehicles around. I bought a few items to take back to the states with me and enjoyed conversations with the employees about our travels, great place to visit!!!

Love this store…read more Sportchek staff are always helpful and friendly. This chain also accepts Scene Card from Cineplex which is dope?!? Haha. Back to the store review! Overall location is new and very clean. Selection is nice from shoes to winter clothes to sporting clothes and gear. Pricing is decent and on the mid range to high range. If your a sports fanatic this is the place to pick up your things!

Awesome store with lots of inventory of sport gear, shoes, coats, etc…read more Very clean and well lay out location and the staff are super friendly and always ready to assist. Pricing of items are great with sales and buy one get next item for 50% off almost weekly. No five star as getting into this location is not the greatest especially during holidays. Over all great store for the SE area of Calgary.

I have visited this location twice now and both times I have never been offered any help / service…read moreand I have left empty handed. The first time I went in looking for ice skates, I tried to flag a staff member for help and was lingering in the skate area for a good 20 mins. It wasn't busy, but I got fed up and just left. Today I went in again looking for shoes expecting the same treatment, but I thought I would give it another shot since it had been a year. I wanted to try on some shoes and went around the mens section eye balling staff as they dashed past but still nothing. It wasn't super busy being a Tuesday afternoon, but again I gave up - this time frustrated! Rather than giving up on Spot Chek altogether as I think it's just this store that has poor customer service, I went to the East Hills location instead. I was helped within 2 minutes and the staff checked on me to see the shoes were fitting right and bring me more options. I spent more than I planned which is good for business right! I want to love the 130th location as it's convenient, but please up your customer service experience.

It has great help and also a lot of stock, recommended for rugby football soccer and volleyball…read moreplayers!

Back in the day, my best friend used to be a soccer superstar. Him and his friends would live,…read morebreathe and had it been possible, eat soccer. His birthday was last week and after all these years I wanted to surprise him with a trip down memory lane. To find the perfect gift I of course, went where he and all his soccer friends always used to go: Kicks. Kicks is not only a soccer supermart,but it specializes in all sports gear and equipment. Whether you're shopping for that soccer, football or tennis player in your life, Kicks will most definitely deliver. Plus they sell hot kicks as well. Imagine that. They've got the hottest sneakers of the season in all your favourite brand names. And as if that wasn't enough, if you can get your hands on a Student Union Ticket Pack book, you can save $10 off a purchase of $70, or 15% off your total bill. Cha-ching!

Great service and friendly knowledgeable staff that really know their stuff. Ill be back next year…read morefor another tune up and shop

I was on their Website and located a pair of Atomic ski pants advertised for $200.00. When I…read moreattended the store I located the ski pants and was ready to buy them and was then advised they were $600.00. I showed the manager the advertised price on their website. She would not honor the advertised price and offered slight discount that was no where close to the price on their site. Very poor customer service when they fraudulently advertise one price to get the customer into the store and then don't stand by their own pricing. I do not recommend this store. Terry