Sad, Go Outdoors to go into administration

[caj]

Originally Posted by JudyC

Oh that's a shame. Yes they are expensive when compared to the likes of Decathlon but we've bought a few outdoor clothing items there .

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I thought decathlon had gone?

[Rebelrebel]

Expensive, I also didn't like that you had to 'join' the club to buy stuff and in-store customer experience was pretty meh, rail were always untidy and staff looked unhappy. Yes they price matched but it was a pain to do so. Maybe they should have invested in some mystery shopping and listened to the feedback.

[Cloverlady]

Originally Posted by Rebelrebel

Expensive, I also didn't like that you had to 'join' the club to buy stuff and in-store customer experience was pretty meh, rail were always untidy and staff looked unhappy. Yes they price matched but it was a pain to do so. Maybe they should have invested in some mystery shopping and listened to the feedback.

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Agreed. Expensive and had to 'join'.
Back in our camping and caravanning days we often visited but very often bought little except if we visiting where we were staying and had to buy something we needed urgently whilst on that holiday.

Wouldn't be somewhere we'd buy something from ordinarily due to price for the same item.

[parisdisneyfan]

I actually found them reasonable for the things I needed and always got way more back than my £5 fee! However I was just about to order some new riding gear from them when I saw this thread, investigated, and got my stuff from that big river place instead!

[JudyC]

Originally Posted by caj

I thought decathlon had gone?

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Not in Warrington they haven't

[Smilesonfaces]

I never understood the paying a fee to shop there. It just put me off.

[Helen J]

That's a shame, we bought a load of stuff from there when my DS did the Duke of Edinburgh, they were very helpful in there and made sure he had a properly fitted rucksack.

[400ixl]

Originally Posted by caj

I thought decathlon had gone?

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Decathlon have been eating Go Outdoors market share.

They have started having pop up store relationships with other brand as well more recently.

[SquishTheWhale]

Oh thats a shame, loved messing around in their tent display! We bought all our camping gear from there. Hmm wonder if there will be a cheap tent awning to be had as we're still missing that!

[Guest]

Originally Posted by caj

I thought decathlon had gone?

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they are massive in europe, i would like to think they can weather the storm

as for go outdoors, rubbish over priced tat

you might aswell go to a real camping / outdoor store and support the indi's if you are going to miss go outdoors