Field & Stream

What a beautiful, spanking-​new store! I have been wanting to get to Field & Stream for months now since it opened. This past weekend I finally got the chance when my daughter and I went-​out to run some errands have a little fun.
Store: This place is freakin’ huge. Has, literally, everything you could possibly need if you are an outdoor enthusiast. I have tried my hand at a lot of outdoor activities from hiking, to tenting/​camping, to hunting, fishing, and beyond. I love these type of stores. Prior to this moment, I had only been awed by Bass Pros. Not even Gander Mountain has ever really wowed me like a Bass Pro. Not even a Cabela’s has ever really wowed me like a Bass Pro. Field and Stream did.
The store is vast. It makes you feel small — but in a good way. With zounds of products lining several departments, this place is legit. From the selection, to the cleanliness, to overall store layout, and even the premium services (archery range, etc.); this place is awesome. If you are an outdoors enthusiast, think you might want to be someday, or just want to walk around a cool store — this place is it.
Store: ⁵⁄₅
Service: I was greeted upon entry, but that is where the service started and stopped. Ironically, the same person did not offer me and my daughter a parting ‘good bye’, but I don’t need one every time I leave a store. The store was relatively empty, but the workers were far more concerned with their daily processes and tasks than they were with me or my daughter. I was just browsing, and would have indicated as such had I been approached; but that never came. Glad I didn’t need help because I would have been frustrated by their lack of urgency or care that I was in their store.
As such, this category borders on a two for me, but I am going to round to a 3 only because I didn’t experience ‘bad’ service. More like ‘non-​existent’ service. Which, in itself, might be just as bad? You decide…
Service: ³⁄₅
Price: The prices here were very lofty. Some things that I saw in store I could easily finds a comparable product to on Amazon, or other online outfitter — and for a much better price. This store is selling you an experience + products. It is a ‘wow’ store; but with an unenthusiastic customer service/​sales team, it is going to be hard for you to beat simply shopping on a computer at home. Again, this borders on a 2 for me, but since I am not familiar with their ads or sales, I cannot definitively say that they are so much more overpriced than the competition. As such, they met expectation here.
Price: ³⁄₅
Final Thoughts: This store is beautiful and has all the bell and whistles that a new store should — especially one trying to compete with a giant competitor such as Bass Pro. That said, this was all substance over actual practice. The service was lackadaisical-​at-​best, and uninspired-​at-​worst. Couple that with prices that seemed to be a little inflated, and I don’t necessarily think that I would return. If you are looking for a fun way to kill sometime and just want to check out a store, this is a good bet. Outside of that, I can’t say much else. In this particular instance, I am going to round down because outside the glitz and glam odd the store, there was no factors that differentiated Field & Stream from anywhere else I’ve been.

This place is really good! It’s exactly what it sounds like. Hunting, fishing, fly fishing, survival, camping, and guns. It’s not the size of Bass Pro Shops or Cabelas though. Think of an oversized Gander Mountain.

This is a fun store to shop in. However I always seem to find something to bug when I’m here. Not sure if that’s a good thing or a bad thing. :)
All the associates I have come in contact w/​have been very professional and helpful w/​any questions I may have.

Fanstastic alternative to Bass pro shop. Though not as impressive and grandiose, it’s an awesome, well stocked store. I love going to grand openings because they spend the whole week hosting all sorts of events! They are offering free shirts, posters and raffles so far! Sweet. Check it out if you don’t feel like driving allllllllt the way to harrisburg mall. Happy trailin’!