Sports Authority

I just visited the store in Fountain Valley…


I was in the store for about 45 minutes and was not asked for help once, even after walking right by one sales associate at least 5 times…NOT EVEN A GOOD MORNING! This was a Monday morning from about 9:00 until 9:43:49 (the time on the receipt is an hour off) and I was never approached, or said good morning to, and when at the checkout counter, I asked to see the manager I was told that the manager wasn’t in. The woman who I asked said that she was the assistant manager, and when I mentioned the horrible service she VERY blandly said “sorry” with about as much emotion as a great white shark, then and turned away like I didn't exist.


These are tough times out there and I really don’t believe that there is one employee who cares about their job. It appeared to me, that working for The Sports Authority was the last place in the world they wanted to be.

Companies are desperate to stay in business, but not the employees at SA.

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I have been highly disappointed with Sports Authority online and in-store service.  I have a very difficut time finding my size in Womens shoes 10.5 or 11.  I have been to 7 different stores in the North to North East Florida area with no sucess.  I have tried to purchase the shoes online with little or no sucess aswell.  I also have tried to use the promotional coupons only to find out that they exclude every major brand that the store carries.  I have to say, I have tried to support this store but, I am finished with Sports authority!  I would not recommend them to anyone.  Prices are not great and the service is terrible.

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This is BY FAR the worst company I have ordered from.  After waiting 10 weeks for my son's baseball glove to be shipped, we found out the item is "out of stock".  It's a "generic" glove - we just wanted it personalized for his 16th birthday.  I could walk into any sports store and find the item on the shelf.  I highly doubt that Rawling ran out of baseball gloves.   We still haven't been "officially" notified via email or phone call.  We found out by tracking our order on the Sports Authority website - said the order was "cancelled".  Called customer service and was told it was out of stock.  I will NEVER again step inside a Sports Authority store or order again from this company - and I will be adding my HIGHLY NEGATIVE review to every website I can find.

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Last year we toyed with the idea of buying a pop-up camper, but decided against it due to the strain on our Ford Windstar. However, we couldn't get away from the fact that staying in campgrounds is so much cheaper than a motel. When we decided to   Read full review...

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My experience with Sports Authority was simple and pleasant. They had the best price and the order went through without a hitch. I received the item today and it's exactly what I ordered... so I am happy. Granted, I was only buying kid's Crocs -- not some large piece of equipment. But I would certainly buy with them again.

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I ordered online and received all of my items at once, very quickly. I would definitely shop here again, and I shop online frequently.

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Forget sports authority for heelys---GO TO Zappos.com
Ordered heelys at sports authority. Charged $6.50 to return them + deducted $10.00 I received through google checkout--I am still waiting for my refund- the $6.50 return fee. At Zappos, free shipping both ways and was processed within a week! Not to mention that they were not received in time for Christmas when order 12/13

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Great Purchase with no problems! Ordered a $90 pair of Asics shoes and got them for $38 (with $10 Google discount). Shoes arrived in 2 days on standard shipping. Would order from here again. I was hesitant to buy at first after seeing negative reviews, but was very satisfied.

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Awesome! I payed nearly $500 for a box full of junk! I ordered a recumbent exercise bike, and I received it close to when they said they would deliver it. Unfortunately for me, it seems that the bike that they delivered must have fallen off the delivery   Read full review...

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DO NOT SHOP HERE!!!!!!TERRIBLE, THEY DO NOT KEEP THEIR GUARANTEE!!!!!! For Christmas I ordered both of my sons Heelys roller shoes. When I placed the order it said they were in stock and guaranteed for delivery by Christmas. A few days before Christmas I was told one of the sizes I ordered went out of stock. So I then asked about the guarantee and was told by Charles it would be honored I would receive the item at no charge when it came back in stock. So I called back about 1 week later and talked to Chris(very unhelpful) to check the status, like I was told and then I was informed that my order was canceled. Then the sports authority said I could reorder now that they are in stock. But since the order was canceled they can not follow through on the guarantee. Funny how it seemed to work out for them. TERRIBLE SERVICE!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I just ordered a $50 gift card for my nephew for Christmas. www.thesportsauthority.com sent it in an envelope. When I got it it was totally destroyed and taped up. I called their customer service number and spoke to Ashley....she was useless. Then I spoke to, apparently, the highest manager I can speak to...Brent. I was told "sorry, there is nothing I can do....nada....nothing. So now I am out $51 (yes, they have nerve to charge $1 for shipping). However, they did offer to refund me the $1 for shipping and have the card devalued which would take 5 days.

Also, since it was opened when I got is there a way of me knowing if it was used? Awful customer service department!!



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I placed an order for a small item on December 3rd. Every time a track the progress of the order it simply says "Located in inventory". The item still has not shipped and it is now late in the evening December 11th. I am sure I will not receive it in time for our family gift exchange on December 17th, if I receive it at all. I have ordered literally a dozen other things online on the same day as this order, or even later, and have received all of them already. I am extremely disappointed in the Sports Authority.com. I do not want to buy the same item somewhere else because I now see that it states that it is unreturnable, which is something I did not notice before placing the order. Overall, a very poor example of an online retailer.

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Got a $10 coupon in their catalog which I tried to use, not realizing that it was "not valid online". Apparently, when you call, all they're doing is placing an order for you over the internet! So no go for that coupon. Plus, stores didn't carry the product I was looking for. Took at least 2+ hours wrangling with a supervisor to get them to honor the coupon.
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BOTTOM LINE: If calling customer service about an issue, just ASK FOR A SUPERVISOR! Should save you all lots of time ;)
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One of the biggest problems online stores that have large inventories face is making those products navigable for consumers. It's fine to have millions of items, but if no one can find them, you're really not helping anyone. So stores like Amazon and   Read full review...

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1. I couldn't order. I filled in all my billing, shipping, and credit card information and a message kept coming up saying my information was incomplete: I needed to give a number for "give anytime" payment option, which I didn't have and wasn't using.

2. In the description, it said that shipping was free, but at checkout I was being charged $5.79 for shipping.

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The worst experience I've had on the internet by far. I ordered a very expensive piece of equipment for my boyfriend and I asked that it not be delivered on a specific date (because we were going to be out of town) and of course that was the exact date that it was delivered. When I got home it had been stolen. Well after 2 months of endless phone calls back and forth with the Sports Authority I finally got my refund. Well, I tried reordering the same product again through them ( thinking they would be accommodating since they put me through so much trouble) hoping they would give me over night shipping, so that I could finally receive the package, and they were not helpful in any way. They refused to give me any kind of shipping other than standard ground! I will never ever order from The Sports Authority or any of their partner companies.
I do not recommend them!!

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My shopping experienced at Sport's Authority.Com was excellent. I bought the product on Feb. 13th and received an email regarding shipping confirmation after 2 days (Feb.15th). Then it arrived just today Feb. 21st. Well a good thing in buying here at Sport's Authority are, their product's prices are affordable, no sales tax and free shipping. I would rate them 10/10. Overall, everything went smoothly and I will definitely buy again from them.

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Buying my item,the Bowflex Motivator II,saved me $200 over what the nearby franchise had in West Hartford, CT. Had a promo with free shipping,no tax,and a free $99.99 exercise mat also. Bought it on Tuesday and it was delivered to my door on Friday. I did have to pay sales tax though, which I did expect to anyways. Overall, an excellent transaction and I am very pleased with the product. Update 3/13/2006: I was not charged sales tax on my credit card bill by The Sports Authority. My original receipt had shown tax, but I was not billed.

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Placed an order on Saturday online. Item status upon receiving confirmation a few hours after order:Item located in stock
Item status on Sunday: Item located in stock
Item status on Monday: Item located in stock
Item status on Tuesday: Cancelled due to missing or invalid order information
I called to find out what went wrong with my order (though according to the "definition" of that status message I was supposed to be contacted) and was told that when they, whoever they are went to locate my item in the warehouse, they realized it was out of stock.
Hmmm...maybe it's just me, but if an item is out of stock, why does it take three frickin days to figure it out? And why am I allowed to order something that is out of stock to begin with?

One last thing: Customer service is horrendous at best. I called twice and got hung up on twice. I finally had to act like I was placing an order to actually talk to someone.

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I WILL NEVER SHOP AT SPORTS AUTHORITY AGAIN. These people are the WORST at doing business I have ever encountered. Their on line store is full of items, that are out of stock. If you use a gift certificate, it takes as long as 15 days to get it redeemed after you wait 10 days to find out they are out of stock. If you are lucky enough to finally get something sent to your home, you find that it is smashed up, pieces missing all the responsibility of Sports Authority. I ordered a Telescope, after 4 tries of 'Out of Stock' issues. When it arrived, the instructions were marked up with pen, 5 pieces were missing and thier was a return slip included where someone before me had returned this product. SA doesn't care, they want you to just ship it back, can't be returned in a retail store.Over 1.5 hours on customer Service hold everytime I called.

TERRIBLE COMPANY, TERRIBLE COMPANY !!!!!

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The online transaction was excellent. The free shipping was a plus due to the weight of the equipment. I received the equipment sooner then was expected.

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The WORST customer service in the world.
Sudden cancel my orders with no good reasons. I bought several flat basketballs and it is not worthy to return and there is no way to exchange even they have local stores. Very hard to reach and communicate with their customer service dept. I have to go through BBB consumer report to be able to talk to some higher manager. But, still can't get problem solved.

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Good cheap prices. Quick shipping. Super cheap shipping cost. (160 lbs for $39)

Watch out for their customer service though. Emails only generate automated replies. Phone has a 25-45 minute wait and I was hung up on twice(once after waiting 20 minutes).

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Please do not buy anything from The Sports Authority. I will never purchase another product from this store or its affiliates, Garth Sports or Sportsmart. Quite simply, they suck! Unfortunately, my wife nor I did not read any reviews of this store   Read full review...

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Total customer dissatisfaction is apparently their goal. They treat potential customers like trash, therefore I can only assume that the company treats its employees is the same fashion. I will NEVER attempt to do business with them again. I simply got tired of being lied to.

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We ordered a small bumper pool table online Nov. 28 to be sure it would be delivered by Christmas for our son. The pool table was shipped by S.A. on Nov. 29th but as of Dec. 24 it has not been delivered. We have spent over 80 minutes on hold over the last couple of weeks, have sent emails and talked to support managers to find out where it is. It was supposed to be deliverd by Dec. 12th. SA can't tell us where the shipment is and they won't credit the amount back to us, so we can buy another present for our son. It is clearly been lost in transit. So SA may be spending a month or so trying to find out where it is first. In the meantime they want to keep our money. Visa said they haven't heard of such poor service before. We will *never* buy anything from S.A. online again. They subcontract out to shipping companies who clearly have poor business practices and SA could care a less. Didn't offer to give any coupons or gift certificates to us.


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I would NEVER ORDER from SPORTS AUTHORITY or any company associated with them again, and would advise others to think twice about ever giving them any business. I recently ordered a Golden Eye Monocular from the Sports Authority website. I had to do   Read full review...

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Very poor customer service. I have placed an order and I am unable to verify the order on the web site. I have emailed them four times and they just send a standard email back and never answer my question. If and when I get my order I will never order from them again. It doesn't matter how good your price is if you are unable to fix a problem.

Maybe you should increase your price a hair and have some customer service to back up your company.

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Excellent! The whole experience was quick, easy and exactly as they described. I received emails when the order was received by them and again when item had been shipped. They gave a tracking number for package and was updated and delivered on time. Product was exactly what I ordered. I would order through them again in a heart beat.

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