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I went in once. Their prices are high. Not a great selection. I found more things at the various country club golf shops in The Villages than in here. I don't plan to return.

We've been there twice. Hand full of other shoppers while we were there. If they don't have it, you probably don't need it. Prices seem comparable to Villages golf shops. I guess you have to find things on sale, which is anywhere, to find a bargain. It comes down to buying what you need, not what you want sometimes... unless you have plenty disposable income lol

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Originally Posted by retiredguy123 (Post 2384102)

Golf equipment is one of the biggest scams around. I don't play golf anymore, but a few years ago, my neighbor invited me to play nine holes. He plays every day and has very expensive clubs, but I beat him by 2 strokes with my $50 set of clubs and I hadn't played in about 20 years.

La de da! Aren’t you something. Like golf much?

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Originally Posted by retiredguy123 (Post 2384077)

With almost everything available online, I don't know how any store survives.

I used to sell to retail stores. Retired 11-12 years ago. My customers were being put out of business. Happened all the time. I bought this mail order. Can you show me how to use it? The person would get angry AND post bag review when the store told them they should ask where they bought it.

I had a problem with my microwave. Turn table motor. Sometime around mid night I looked on Amazon. They had ????? like 12 that they said would fit. I bought it and had it in two days.

Mom and pop retail is gone.

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Originally Posted by DAVES (Post 2384354)

I am amazed that more people don't use Amazon. I buy almost everything I can from Amazon. It is less expensive and more convenient than brick and mortar stores. I guess going to a store is just a habit that costs people a lot of time and money.

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Originally Posted by retiredguy123 (Post 2384357)

I am amazed that more people don't use Amazon. I buy almost everything I can from Amazon. I guess going to a store is just a habit that costs people a lot of time and money.

For broken things, I want to fix them right away, like NOW! Amazon can't do this. . . as a visual person, looking physically at the product I can tell if it would fit. I currently have two RV part online orders which don't fit, one from amazon, one from the mfg, and both are supposedly the correct part and the only part. One of the tip offs is that the item purchased is a different material than the RV assembly. . so I have to go to the RV dealer, a different RV dealer than the one which told me which part it is to buy from the mfg.

Online is great when the item is near commodity or mass produced. If so, and I need/want it today as today is the day I have scheduled to the project, then store it is. My schedule is tight, if I can't finish the project at the scheduled time, it goes unfinished until I have time again.

everyone is different and the more DIY you do, and poop happens, the more one goes to the store.