REI
REI does have several advantages:
- Free shipping of internet purchases if picked up at an REI store.
- Its sort of a co-op, which if you join (lifetime for $20), gives you a 10% annual “dividend” on all eligible purchases. And it looks like most if not all merchandise is eligible.
- Their return policy seems pretty good.
- There is an REI about 15 miles from my house. Actually the closest outdoors store if I ignore Dicks (which I usually do).