Big 5 Sporting Goods

I have gone to this store several times over the last year and always had a good experience. But, earlier this month I went to buy steel toed shoes that are required for the job I had just started and was horribly disappointed. The guy in the shoe department informed me that they did not carry any women’s steel toed shoes of any kind, nor did they have any men’s sized that were small enough to fit me. This kid so desperately wanted a sale that he actually tried to get me to buy a hiking boot and said «it’s not like they’re going to drop something on your foot to see if they’re atually steel toed.» I couldn’t believe it! This store supposedly prides itself on having such a vast selection of products for everyone so I was really disappointed that they didn’t carry any women’s steel toed shoes, but the comment from the sales associate sent me over the edge. I do, however, give the company credit because I sent an e-​mail to the corporate office and got a reply after about two weeks and could tell the woman actually read it and she was even willing to find a pair of shoes for me. Unfortunately, I needed them that day since I had started work and they were required for the job.