Big 5 Sporting Goods

They are always more than helpful, and always try to find you the best price on the stuff I buy. This starts with the managers who are great

At first when I walked in them an behind the register was horrible when I asked him about base ball equipment for a toddler. All he did was point in the direction and walked away. But like a great knight the manager to the store help me with a baseball bat mouthguard helmet gloves and cleats for my daughter thank you. If it wasn’t for you I would’ve turned around walked out of the store and on tomorrow thank you for all your help. My daughter is now happy to play baseball with her equipment !

I shop here from everything sporting-​goods down to camping equipment. Huge selection of knifes but no ammo or guns other than BB guns. The staff here is pretty knowledgeable and know there way around but are very slow paced. Good spot to get in and out and I recommend it to anyone

This is one of the bigger and better Big 5 locations. Upon entry, one is greeted by one or more employees. The employees make sure that you will want to come back just by giving that super customer service technique of asking what they can help you find or locate.
I like the general layout of this store. The spacing in the isles is ample and it is easy to find the items that you are looking for. Assistance from the employees make this even easier.
They do have a good selection of team and individual sport items. They are geared up for hunting, fishing, hiking, biking and even carry items for rollerblading and skateboarding. Swimmers and divers would like this place to as they offer a moderate selection of items pertaining to these sports.
They carry a good selection of team sport items for the baseball, football, hockey, basketball and even the volleyball enthusiast.
For those who don’t play sports but enjoy cheering on your favorite team, they do have some of the local and statewide team wear and officially licensed logo products for NFL, NHL, NCAA, MLB and MLS.
They also carry a good selection of watches, sunglasses and even air powered firearms.

Went in looking for a bench, and didn’t see anything I was looking for. It’s got a majority of the basics stuff, but this particular location seemed very crowded with stuff, and no walking room. In and out, that’s what happened there…

This is a small Big 5 compared to other locations but still houses all the same great products. It’s right on Ventura Blvd and not to far from the house. I come in here from time to time looking for great deals. I have yet to have a bad experience with anyone here so that’s great for me. I’ll continue to come to this location and support this business.

This is perhaps a nostalgia review as I truly remember Big 5 as being the go to place for affordable running shoes and athletic gear when I was a kid.
Sure, it’s cramped and the person that organized the place is probably somewhere between schizophrenic and a sociopath, but there are a lot of good deals if you’re willing to sift through the mess. Consider it like the Goodwill store – you get what you put into the venture.
Today I swung by and found good deals on Nike apparel and «avoid blisters at all costs» socks. For the record, the shoe/​sock region of the store is apparent; the rest is a mish mash of unclear themes.
Anyhow, no wait, no lines, and bargains everywhere.
Don’t go in with too high of expectations (this is not Sports Authority orderliness) and keep your eyes peeled for that Gatorade gum you always wanted to try for half a buck and the high end baseball bat that is a steal at 200 smackers!

Once in a while they have good deals. The rest of the time, it’s overpriced.

Its a nice place.
Whenever I go I find alot of help and people are generally friendly.
There is a pretty girl inside the cash register most of the time.
Its Big and its not ghetto.

Went in here to find a Laker hat for a gift. The store is super cramped; I’m not claustrophobic, but this store could turn me!
I was directed to the hat «section.» There were about 15 hats there and about 10 of them were Adidas hats. Worst selection ever. There were also about 5 summer-​style straw hats near the door. Horrible.
The only redeeming thing about this store, I think, is that Fab Hot Dogs moved in next door!

Ok, this place must have a new manager because there was no mess; all was nice and neat for the sale i went to 2 weekends ago. The only thing was that there were only 2 people working the front where i wanted to try on workout clothes, so i had to find the guy to open the changing room but other than that i liked that it was neat and the prices were low!

This is surely the sporting goods store from the seventh layer of hell. Even in his travels, Dante himself never stumbled upon something so frightening.
Ok, so that’s obviously terribly overly dramatic. But the thing is it looks like a bomb went off in there. (I don’t think you can say that anymore. I think you get thrown in jail for saying bomb now. I’ll just employ one of my mother’s favorites:) It looked like the wreck of the Hesperus.
My friend Dustin needed some water shoes (which I have always called water socks, but I digress) so we went to the sporting goods store nearest the Salvation Army *I* wanted to go to (I love love LOVE to thrift store shop) that wasn’t the stupid boxing shop at 7015 or whatever which was the first thing google suggested.
The rounders (which are those units the clothing is hung on) were all disorganized with hangers tossed on all jiggery pokery style, there was stuff on the floor, the displays were a mess… and the water «shoe» area was really just a travesty.
The woman (and I use the term loosely) we asked about locating them gestured vaguely and said they were by the chairs. The chairs she meant ended up being part of a display on top of the shelving unit the shoes were on. Perhaps she should have said UNDER the chairs.
The selection was lousy and we left with nothing. I would offer an alternate sporting goods location, but I detest (almost) anything that makes me sweat and so am not often found anywhere near sports equipment.
I hear Chicks is good. I bought my Ugg spray there like three years ago.

Ive only been here once when I needed a pair of batting gloves. The staff was ok, parking is no problem, prices seemed ok but i rather use ebay or go to chicks sporting goods.