REI

This REI gets 5 stars for just being a dope equipment / sporting goods Mecca. It's the grown up version of Toys R Us.

Normally, I wouldn't write a review for an REI but feel like I needed to shout out one of their employees for being super patient and helpful last week. After several years, our hiking boots had seen better days.
It was a couple of days before 2024 and wanted to start of with a hike and needed fresh footwear to do so. Queue up the field trip to REI's boot department.

Marcko was awesome! We explained how my last pair would cause my toes to bruise. He was determined took the time to walk through the options and ended up brining about 5 different shoes for me and over 10 for my fiance. Throughout the process he asked very specific questions and do specific motions to ensure we had the right fit. He even helped demo a knot to ensure our boots stay laced up more effectively on the trails.

This all felt like him going above and beyond and he seemed very happy to help.

Beyond this there's always a great selection at this store (skis, paddle boards, camping, and outdoors clothing) keeping us happy year round.

We were going out of town and I needed to pick up some socks last minute for our trip. I thought ordering ahead would be faster... cue the bah bah.

It wasn't. In fact it objectively took more time to navigate to the random downstairs basement and wait to be helped, only to find the two pairs of socks I'd ordered several hours ago hadn't even been processed. I was asked to come back in a "few hours".

So I asked them to cancel the order, walked back up the enormous set of stairs to the the main level to go seek out said socks on my own. It took less time to find them and get in line to pay than it had to try and figure out where to pick up my ordered ahead order.

Would I ever again order ahead from REI? Never. This location is just not set up for order ahead and my experience was so bad I now make sure to buy the same socks from Amazon and get them shipped to me.

Very interesting exterior; didn't expect to see a miniature trail and a waterfall there. The outdoor patio has lots of seating. The store is big and has a climbing wall, a fireplace, bathrooms, and a nice lounge area with books and guides.

Built into like 2-3 city blocks and prob 8 stories tall is the Flagship REI in down town Seattle. It's huge. it's amazing and it's gorgeous. there's a multilevel parking garage. there's a coffee bar. you'll get your hiking steps in here. just about everything and anything you want for the outdoors and travel is here.

Came for a ladies only climbing class. Excellent class with only girl vibes. I only climbed a few feet as I'm afraid of heights and falling. But my friends went all out climbing really high. The instructors were so friendly and impressive with their knowledge of climbing. Some of the other ladies climbed so high!!! I became the official group photographer. lol. The selection of items at this REI is impressive. I did a small amount of shopping and it is REI prices. Fairly expensive. There is a huge discount section upstairs in the back. Parking in the building. Definitely worth the visit if you're in downtown Seattle.

Plenty of parking beneath the building, which is in a gorgeous area, surrounded by natural beauty. The store is humongous with everything imaginable from tents to camping equipment to shoes.

The coolest and largest REI CO OP! They even have their own parking garage. 1st hour is free. There's 2 stories and so much cool gear. Large selection of stuff and lots of brands to choose from. Staff was also very attentive and helpful!

I'm a huge REI supporter! It's a must visit since Seattle is the flagship store of the company. I purchased a new down Cotopaxi jacket for hiking and a pair of yellow Patagonia shorts for my daughter. The employees here are so awesome! It's nice they have a security guard on the grounds as well. What an experience going to the Seattle REI. Yay! Go here!

We traveled all the way from El Paso
, Texas and could not miss an opportunity to visit this REI!! I exceeded what we thought it would be!! Everyone was so nice and we made our purchase. They even had forest services there!! Such a neat place!! Praying we will get one soon in El Paso!!

The REI Flagship store is large and has a large selection of items. It was a fairly comprehensive rock climbing section at the front entrance with a variety of shoes and climbing gear. The bike section is very large as well as the camping and shoes. The store was honestly awesome. I would have given it 5/5 stars, but the only reason I did not is b/c I visited the LL Bean flagship store in Maine, and that store was larger and even more comprehensive (excluding the rock climbing stuff). To me, that store was 5 stars, and therefore this REI had to be a little lower. This REI is still a great store though and worth the visit!!