Pros And Cons Of Dicks
Dick’s Sinks the Put When it comes to sporting goods, there are not many stores to choose from. Of the few stores around the United States, there are two stores at the top. These stores being: Dick’s Sporting Goods and Academy Sports and Outdoors. Auburn and the surrounding area are lucky enough to have both. They each have their pros and cons, like any store, but for the sport enthusiast Dick’s is the way to go. In Auburn, Alabama my general census stays true that Dick’s Sporting Goods is the better of the two due to its convenience, goods and services, and price compared to quality. Here in Auburn, we are lucky to have the two biggest sporting goods stores at our disposal. It takes anyone in the Auburn area about fifteen minutes to
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Dick’s Sporting Goods and Academy Sports both sell sporting goods, but Dick’s has the higher quality and a larger variety. Each store has their ups and downs in different areas. Dick’s has a smaller outdoor apartment while Academy Sports loses out on the golf and shoe department. At Dick’s they even have services that relate to customers including: stringing tennis rackets, drilling bowling balls, and even golfing lessons. Aside from the goods and services, the employment at the two stores is very different. At Academy Sports you have a sales team, but at Dick’s you have qualified professionals. For example, Dick’s has a trainer and golf pro in the store at all times, so when you are getting the right supplies you are also getting educated. Back in Nashville my dad and I were trying out some new putters. We were curious to see how well Dick’s golf section was so we tried it out. We were expecting it to be fairly poor compared to other stores like Golf Galaxy. To our surprise it was pretty decent. They had a putting green, a computer driving system, and an actual golf pro. Not only did they have a wide selection to choose from, but we were educated on each individual putter and ended up buying from
Dick’s Sporting Goods and Academy Sports both sell sporting goods, but Dick’s has the higher quality and a larger variety. Each store has their ups and downs in different areas. Dick’s has a smaller outdoor apartment while Academy Sports loses out on the golf and shoe department. At Dick’s they even have services that relate to customers including: stringing tennis rackets, drilling bowling balls, and even golfing lessons. Aside from the goods and services, the employment at the two stores is very different. At Academy Sports you have a sales team, but at Dick’s you have qualified professionals. For example, Dick’s has a trainer and golf pro in the store at all times, so when you are getting the right supplies you are also getting educated. Back in Nashville my dad and I were trying out some new putters. We were curious to see how well Dick’s golf section was so we tried it out. We were expecting it to be fairly poor compared to other stores like Golf Galaxy. To our surprise it was pretty decent. They had a putting green, a computer driving system, and an actual golf pro. Not only did they have a wide selection to choose from, but we were educated on each individual putter and ended up buying from