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Academy Sports in Tyler Texas

March 4th, 2011

Academy Sporting Goods Store in Tyler Texas
It’s always nice when you can rely on one place for a large need, at Academy Sports and Outdoors you can find nearly any generic sport or outdoor recreation supply. Academy Sports and Outdoor is a wonderful resource for the fitness and sports communities in Tyler. It can be a lot of trouble going from sports supply store to sports supply store just to find the right size or brand of shoes, clothing, or sports equipment.
Academy
Academy Sports and Outdoor is one big place with all of these things, eliminating much of the hassle in finding the right store to suit your specific preferences, Academy brings the top names in sport supply together in one easy shopping experience. All of the major sports are covered thoroughly and with ease. Huge selections of basket ball, football and of course baseball equipment eagerly awaits the next season to be snatched up for aspiring and returning athletes old and young.

But Academy goes much further than these three traditional pass times, offering equipment for boxing and mixed martial arts giving Tyler residents an opportunity to train using regulation, league certified equipment, ensuring a safe and legitimate competition. Academy Sports and Outdoor doesn’t neglect sports with less mass appeal either, raquetball, tennis and volleyball equipment is supplied in depth as well as many golf supplies and accessories.

Recreational activities such as bikes, paintball, or trampolines are supplied as well for those with a more independent taste for sport. Academy provides other categories for purchase such as hunting and fishing, although these are not a focus of the store. However, Academy does concentrate on bringing excellent choices when it comes to shoes and clothes to wear while you’re practicing your sport of choice.

You’ll be sure to be comfortable while you play after taking advantage of Academy’s ample selection of sport wear and accessories. Academy is a great source of sporting and outdoor equipment in basically every area one can imagine. Any sporting Tyler resident will be happy they gave Academy Sports and Outdoor a try.
Academy Sports Outdoors

Dance Supply Store

October 13th, 2010
Dance and Drill Tyler Texas

Dance and Drill

When my daughter first started to take dance classes at Cassie’s School of Dance in Whitehouse I did not know where to go to get the shoes and clothes that she needed. My daughter’s dance instructor told me to go to Dance N Drill which it near Toys R Us. I did not know what exactly I was doing or which tap shoes I had to get.

Since the store only sold dancing supplies I was really surprised that the prices were very reasonable and comparable to Target’s, Payless’s, or Academy’s dance supplies. All the frill and colors of the dancing outfits quickly caught my daughter’s eye. I do not think that anyone wants to be a beautiful princess ballerina more than a three year old girl. The staff that worked there gave special attention to my daughter. They sized her feet and found the perfect tap shoes. I was so impressed that they made this experience special for her. I had already gotten her ballet shoes from Academy and her out fits from Target, and realized that the dance supply store at Dance N Drill has a bigger selection for close to the same prices.

If you are like me and are new to the dance world than I recommend making Dance N Drills store your one stop, so you are not running all over Tyler looking for all the right things.

Big Lots

March 18th, 2010

Big Lots in Tyler

Big Lots in Tyler Texas

1421 S Beckham Ave
Tyler TX, 75701
Phone: 903-595-0388
Hours: M-Sat 9am-9pm Sun 10-6pm

 Big Lots is a store in a category of it’s own. It’s definitely a place for bargain seekers, rather like a big scale Dollar General but with more branded items and ‘end of range’ items from other stores. They sell, it seems, a bit of everything, from home décor and low priced furniture to groceries, toys and gardening items. There is a big health and beauty section, lots of storage and cleaning products, baby equipment, a few shoes and clothes and a nice selection of cards. There is always a good seasonal display too. Frequently the bargains spill out onto the sidewalk outside the store too!

I don’t shop at Big Lots regularly but I always seem to fill up a cart when I do go in and I come out happy. There’s something about browsing for bargains that is good therapy. I have a friend who goes there weekly – she is drawn in by the bread which is exceptionally good value apparently, and the snacks like pretzels, chips and cereal bars for school lunches – but she seems to leave there with lots of assorted extra purchases too. She is definitely a serious bargain hunter and scans the weekly ad from Big Lots to get the best deals. Big Lots has a rewards scheme called the Buzz Club for regular customers like her – you can check out the details at www.biglots.com.

The store itself is not particularly attractive. On entering you can get a cart and see the latest items in front of you, and the aisles behind that, with fully laden shelves of ‘stuff’ are in a vague semblance of order but not that easy to navigate around. It feels a bit like a warehouse. At the back of the store is a not very pleasant restroom and a clearance rack for extra savings on mainly damaged goods. Nearer the front is the furniture. It didn’t look that great to be honest, but perhaps there are good deals to be had on some of the items available. I didn’t think much of the clothing section either but the prices were low.

I can’t remember many of the things I bought at Big Lots – I guess it was mainly groceries, stationery and household items plus a few cards, but I did find a great deal on games for the Wii. I was tempted by the candles and photo frames but not by the toys which didn’t seem to be particularly great quality and quite highly priced. Music from the 80s accompanied me whilst I shopped. There was only one girl at the checkout and she didn’t have the keys to the cabinet for the video games. After a while she managed to pick the lock and I made my purchases. That is the kind of place that Big Lots is!

If you have time to browse, a visit to Big Lots can be quite fun. The things for sale vary quite a lot from week to week so no visit to Big Lots will ever be the same. However, don’t expect it to be a Macy’s experience (or even a Walmart) – you’ll be disappointed!

Oh and by the way, Big Lots has another location on S. Broadway opposite the mall.