REI opening in Castleton

[GoDawgs]

Apparently this was announced over the summer of 2011, but I just heard about this over the weekend from a friend so it was news to me. REI is opening a store in Castleton!

Their press release:
REI: Newsroom - REI to Open its First Indiana Store in Indianapolis Next Year

While this store has kind of a 'Seattle/Portland' feel to it and doesn't carry hunting/fishing equipment, the co-op program seems pretty interesting.

Next up, a Cabelas closer than 2 hours away from Indy! haha


(sorry if this is a dupe, searched and couldn't find anything, so i wanted to share in case this hadn't made INGO yet)

 

[Homebrew]

Nice! I've been ordering from REI for years.

8490 Castleton Corner Drive
Castleton, IN 46250

Get Directions

Store Hours:

• M-F 10am - 9pm
• Saturday 10am - 9pm
• Sunday 11am - 6pm

 

[Dtrap]

Didnt hear that either but REI is a great store. I look forward to going and checking it out when it opens. They have a great selection of hiking and camping supplies.

 

[ATOMonkey]

Awesome! A place to shop other than Dicks.

 

[kmorris]

Looking forward to checking it out.

 

[Woodsman]

Have shopped at REI for about 2-3 years (when one was close). The store selections are usually pretty decent and the store personnel are very helpful with answering questions on products, etc. I always like this place better than the Gander Mtn, Dicks, etc type of "sporting goods" stores.

While the co-op program seems like a decent gimmick I would prefer they take the "dividend" off of the price when you buy, in lieu of keeping your money for a year, and then letting to have it back.

 

[ISP 5353]

I love REI! Glad they will have a store close instead of online ordering!

 

[Kaiser]

great news great store most of my back woods supplies come from them

 

[Archbishop]

Cool. Love their stuff.

 

[DBH]

I will definitely shop their until.................


Galyans comes back

 

[IndyPrepper]

Saw it a few weeks back. It's in the same strip mall as Dave and Busters / Half price books.

Can't wait until its open. Great company!

 

[XDinmyXJ]

They donate to organizations like SUWA(Southern Utah wilderness alliance) Who get my offroad trails shut down using false facts...............I will never do business with them.

 

[IndyMedic]

I too am glad there is another place to shop other than Dicks or Gander Mountain. REI has been a great catalog store for me, so I can't wait to go into the store.

 

[snapping turtle]

I will definitely shop their until.................


Galyans comes back

I really really miss the old store as the always carried the good stuff, Dick's sells some real junk.

 

[ATOMonkey]

The first vaulting pole I ever bought was from Galyans. They were an ACTUAL sporting goods store, not a running/golf/fishing/weekend camping store.

Dicks is more like a "recreation" store.

 

[mrjarrell]

It's still under construction, as of yesterday, and doesn't look like it's going to be open too terribly soon. On the upside, the Japanese store next to it sells killer sushi and Japanese food at a great price. I'll be going there frequently.

 

[hooky]

Is this going up on the outlot where BW3's and MCL is or across the street where the bookstore closed?

I miss Galyans too. The guys that worked there actually hunt, shot and fished.

 

[Grizhicks]

hooky -- behind the MCL, in the center of that strip mall; I think there was some type of linen store there before

 

[eldirector]

They donate to organizations like SUWA(Southern Utah wilderness alliance) Who get my offroad trails shut down using false facts...............I will never do business with them.

Same here. Why give $$$ to someone who will use it against me?

 

[rphutchi]

Love REI. That's good news. At 24000SF they should be more than a mini outlet.