When they stopped selling guns I stopped shopping at their store

Jan 8, 2020
7:42:54pm

USMCdad All-American

We used to get most of our sporting goods there as with most other sporting goods stores closing this was the one closest to our area in Arizona. Online is fine but for guns and other sporting goods like shoes I prefer to buy in store.

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Dick's Sporting Goods in Orem is closed.

byuluvr All-American

1/8/20 6:31pm

“Thanks for the memories”? Lol

cougarnerd

1/8/20 6:32pm

Sporting goods stores seem to be closing everywhere. Is amazon killing them too?

YIsForBrigham

1/8/20 6:35pm

How is Scheels doing?

John Doe

1/8/20 6:39pm

Undoubtedly

Hypnotoad

1/8/20 6:43pm

They stopped sellong guns and werent cpmpetetive

CarolinaCoug

1/8/20 8:11pm

Sporting goods is a tough business

Busiturtle

1/8/20 6:56pm

Al's sporting goods at that mall killed them..... Outdoor stuff, apparel, and

BYUheaven

1/8/20 7:07pm

Yep. I’m impressed by Al’s model

YIsForBrigham

1/8/20 7:09pm

Al’s rules

nc-puma

1/8/20 7:38pm

I like Als. They are a local company.

byuluvr

1/8/20 10:45pm

Amazon plus "the internet".

Troy McClure

1/8/20 7:45pm

They just opened a Dick's in West Jordan. It replaced another sports store.

fattycoug

1/8/20 8:16pm

Brand new one just opened where I live.

Lip Gallagher

1/8/20 8:52pm

That whole strip mall seems to struggle

maxpowers

1/8/20 6:36pm

It really does.

byuluvr

1/8/20 6:37pm

In n Out seems fine

letthewookieewin

1/8/20 6:54pm

Wrong strip mall. Dick's is in the one with the old Toys R Us and Ashley furniture (formerly RC Willey)

byuluvr

1/8/20 6:56pm

Ah you’re right... I always forget they are separated

letthewookieewin

1/8/20 7:06pm

Expect many more Dick's across the country to close

El Paso Coug

1/8/20 6:43pm

Yep. It always seems so overpriced

YIsForBrigham

1/8/20 6:44pm

Thought I saw a headline they had a record year ?

BYUfan92

1/8/20 6:48pm

Maybe EPS is up, actual revenue is fairly steady.

JuicyJam

1/8/20 7:06pm

I’m surprised the American Fork store is still open

Mr Bassman

1/8/20 6:51pm

Horrible location

m0resn0w

1/8/20 7:09pm

Not surprising when they've effectively alienated half their potential customers

VACOUGFAN

1/8/20 7:16pm

That’s super weird.

The Dude Abides

1/8/20 7:17pm

Yes it is weird that a chain would play politics and alienate half

VACOUGFAN

1/8/20 7:20pm

Surely Dicks isn’t the only place to buy a gun. So they chose not to sell them. Why does that make

The Dude Abides

1/8/20 7:26pm

It was the reasons they gave and the timing.

VACOUGFAN

1/8/20 7:31pm

Guess I don’t know the whole story.

The Dude Abides

1/8/20 7:33pm

The kid who shot up the FL high school legally bought his gun at Dicks.

VACOUGFAN

1/8/20 7:42pm

His book talks about this. That ate $5M worth of inventory when they

Iman23

1/8/20 7:48pm

Got it. I couldn't remember exactly what the story was there. Thanks.

VACOUGFAN

1/8/20 7:49pm

Because of the grandstanding. It’s not that weird.

YIsForBrigham

1/8/20 7:31pm

It really isn’t.

Breaded Hamster

1/8/20 8:41pm

I think Dicks not selling guns where guns are good business

Busiturtle

1/8/20 7:35pm

THIS!

CarolinaCoug

1/8/20 8:13pm

They should team up with Menards. Seems like a natural pairing.

foofcoug

1/8/20 7:41pm

That’s what happens when you make policies that contradict God given rights

IceBlueCoug

1/8/20 6:43pm

I must have missed something. What is this about?

The Dude Abides

1/8/20 7:06pm

First they would sell any type of gun to anyone under 21 then they removed them all together

IceBlueCoug

1/8/20 7:11pm

So Orem depended on gun sales to stay open? Is that what you’re saying?

The Dude Abides

1/8/20 7:15pm

No. It's all the other ancillary sales that go along with guns. Once a customer

Division Bell

1/8/20 7:24pm

This.

VACOUGFAN

1/8/20 7:26pm

Division Bell’s comment makes sense. I guess I wonder why people got so mad that Dick’s

The Dude Abides

1/8/20 7:29pm

Nope. I can hear you just fine.

Division Bell

1/8/20 7:30pm

That’s because you have me blocked but not ignored apparently. No big deal.

The Dude Abides

1/8/20 7:36pm

I guess I missed that part of the Bible

Mr Bassman

1/9/20 11:50am

"God" meaning higher power than government, not "God" meaning the Bible guy.

VACOUGFAN

1/9/20 12:04pm

I mean, what higher power said we need guns?

Mr Bassman

1/11/20 10:46am

Do you not believe we have the right to defend ourselves?

John Doe

1/11/20 11:54am

I heard that Big 5 and Dicks sporting goods are looking to merge.

fredetteaboutit13

1/8/20 6:50pm

RE: I heard that Big 5 and Dicks sporting goods are looking to merge.

Idahofallsblue

1/8/20 7:11pm

RE: I heard that Big 5 and Dicks sporting goods are looking to merge.

Zaphod

1/8/20 9:49pm

Looking to merge

amayasmith

1/8/20 11:51pm

RE: Looking to merge

fredetteaboutit13

1/9/20 11:03am

REI didn’t make it either, only REI to ever close its doors

PortlandCoug

1/8/20 6:50pm

My roommate worked there. Corporate said they couldn’t believe how

m0resn0w

1/8/20 7:11pm

The cnty has 10%lessbincpme..this more frugal shoppers?

CarolinaCoug

1/8/20 8:18pm

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

m0resn0w

1/9/20 9:04am

Dicks started in my hometown. Ed Stack the founder is a good dude. He just wrote

Iman23

1/8/20 7:09pm

Wait his name is Ed Stack and he named the place Dicks? What the?

Ozymandias

1/8/20 7:31pm

Dad was Dick, and Dad started a bait and tackle shop that Ed grew

Iman23

1/8/20 7:50pm

Oh my. Dick Stack is the guy's name. Poor guy.

Ozymandias

1/8/20 7:55pm

No wonder he wasn't a nice guy. Burdened With a name like that

BYU Grounds

1/8/20 8:13pm

My mind added an “a” in between was and Dick

letthewookieewin

1/8/20 8:18pm

They didn’t into Houston a few years ago with a bang, but have struggled. Academy owns Houston, but even they’ve

Texas Hammer

1/8/20 7:16pm

I never did care much for Dick’s.

Zach Morris

1/8/20 7:30pm

Not a big Dick’s guy?

YIsForBrigham

1/8/20 7:32pm

Never did find them appealing. I don’t get the hype when there’s such a better online selection these days.

Zach Morris

1/8/20 7:40pm

When they stopped selling guns I stopped shopping at their store

USMCdad

1/8/20 7:42pm

They need Academy's in Utah

WDaddy

1/8/20 8:02pm

How does "dick" stick around as a name?

fattycoug

1/8/20 8:17pm

I hope they all go out of business. It's an anti-American institution with

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