Sporting Goods in Salem, OR

“I cannot give these guys higher praise. I went in last summer looking to get fitted with a pair of shoes and Yesenia helped me find a great one and I loved them so much. Eventually, like all shoes, they wore out. So, I went back to get another pair recently and they didn’t have the same ones from before, so she hooked me up with a different pair. Unfortunately, my knees and feet did not agree with this pair. I tried for like 3 weeks to break them in and they were so bad on my knees. I thought at this point there was no returning them, I didn’t even have the box anymore. I’ve seen so many comments about the outstanding customer service and thought you know what? I might as well call and see if there is something I can do. Apparently I was still in my return window and it was Yesenia once again helping me. This pair was returned with very little (and very valid) questions asked, and this time the first pair I got were back in stock so I got them and I was on my way. It’s difficult to find businesses that provide this kind of customer service here in 2026 and I don’t say this about every place I go to, but I will be a returning customer for as long as I live in the area.”

“A small disc golf shop but has everything you need. Friendly staff. You get a punch card so every time you buy a disc you get a punch, then a free disc when it's filled out pretty sweet deal. They also have a misprint barrel of discs for pretty cheap.”

“Dan's has been great from start to finish. They put on a great Beta demo that helped me choose just the right bike - which was not the one I thought I'd get after all my research. They've been really patient and helpful with all my questions while offering up key info I didn't even know to ask about, being pretty new to dirt bikes. They gave me a great deal on the bike and the parts I bought with it. Having a shop like this is such a great resource and makes it well worth travelling a bit further from the other Beta dealer closer to Portland where the folks I dealt with really weren't that helpful or nice. I love supporting a great local shop like Dan's and am super happy with my Beta, which has put a huge smile on my face as I've been logging hours on it at Brown's Camp and La Dee.”

“Great experience getting fitted for pointe shoes here! Highly recommend! My fitter listened to exactly what I wanted and what I didn’t want in a pair of pointe shoes. Thank you again!!”

“I always find what I'm looking for at Big 5. I have purchased two pop-up shade covers therein the last five years and many other small items like basketballs for my grandsons.”

“These guys are the reason my son collects pokemon cards. I hope they stay around for a long time as Id like to see my son be able to purchase his own cards one day through them as he gets older. Thats the type of respect and trust I have in them. Super nice and easy to work with also very knowledgeable. The best prices when compared to other stores. Most the time if your looking for a certain set they will have it in stock. These guys in my opinion are the best in town!!”

“Malls are dying. We all know this. I mean, the Lancaster Mall here in Salem is all but closed; the stores on the periphery are all accessible only from the exterior (I discovered this by literally walking face first into a locked door as I was distracted talking to my son while trying to enter. I'm amazing.), making it essentially a strip mall in a circle.

This is the third time now in as many years that we've shopped here. Each time has been a great experience, but this most recent trip made what could have potentially been an incredibly frustrating ordeal into an absolute gem of a time.

First off, Famous Footwear has all sorts of brands, and a rather large Clearance section. Clearance items at the time were buy one get one 50% off, so of course we started looking there. Unfortunately, while I found a pair of shoes that fit me just fine, nothing fit that my boys enjoyed the style of.

So we got to looking. I'll skip my youngest (by two minutes) son, who found a pair that he liked the look of almost instantly, in his size, and felt like they fit perfect. That took him roughly four minutes to accomplish.

My other child is more...dramatic about his life choices. The first few pairs were sized to what his foot should have been, based on the shoe size he was wearing and the little metal doo-dad thingie for feet. But it didn't seem to fit. So I asked the woman working if she could help and see if I was doing his sizing wrong. Her name was Taylor and if there was one specific reason I'd come back to Famous Footwear for shoes, it was her.

She checked out both his feet and determined the right size. She then listened to what styles he was interested in (he hates solid colors and likes more playful, colorful, varied designs). He tried on style after style after style, color and color and color, size and size and size. We looked at basketball shoes, running shoes, tennis shoes, whatever shoes. Some didn't fit his toes. Some didn't fit his bridge. Some didn't fit his arch. One pair had too low of a heel. The New Balance pair that had the perfect color, fit, design, and feel...except the tongue was made part of the top of the shoe, not separate, and that bothered him too much to overcome.

Taylor stuck with us, putting away boxes that we didn't need, but also coming around with new styles in sizes that would fit him and ask him what he thought, get ideas on WHY he didn't like a thing in particular, and never tried to show off anything like that. We were there long enough that several customers came in while we were doing this. Taylor would go and help them, sometimes for quite a while, because we were still going back and forth. But invariably when she finished with someone else, she'd come back to see how we were doing and get right back into the search. She showed absolutely no impatience or annoyance at how long and how thorough my son was being. Instead, she roamed the store looking for the right pair of shoes.

And she found them! She came by with a pair, showed them to him and got his approval. She adjusted the size of the shoe between his sizing (taken for men but it was a women's sizing) and what size the shoe was.

They fit, they were comfortable, and he liked the look of them. He went for a run around the perimeter of the store, which is a thing he does before he settles on a pair of shoes. He declared that they were the right pair.

Two hours for two pairs of shoes, and they cost me about 135$.

The largest part that this was successful, though, was because of how much time and effort Taylor put into helping us. She could have hung out at the front register, looking at her phone, or sighing impatiently every time we grabbed another box, but she didn't. She was right there making sure we got what we needed.

Useful, since my son ”

“If you're passionate about name brand athletic gear, Dick's your go to apparel store! From footwear to headware and everything in-between, for just about every sport and even camping! If budget is a concern you may want to check for coupons across the internet or in news papers etc... personally for the brands, the prices are pretty reasonable and affordable. The staff at this location is upbeat, friendly and very helpful, associates like them make shopping fun, even when you can't find that outfit that just WOW's you! Stop in, you'll have fun and skip outa there happily humming you're favorite tune?? recommended for a great shopping experience!!!!”

“Helpful person at the front counter said hi right when I walked in and asked if I needed help finding anything. I said what I was looking for and she went and got it. Checked me out and I left.Very quick visit and because she was so helpful, I saved money by not shopping the whole store.”

“I don't have a footlocker in my town so I had to travel about and hour. They didn't have my size so I had to deliver them to my house. I was grateful for that. However, they still didn't fit so I had to go back. That was my fault.”

“4 stars on the one on Lancaster and 3 for the one by Kohls. They are a bit overpriced. When I was due a refund I waited 2 weeks and the one by Kohls was not helpful at all. They blamed someone else. I just wanted my credit.”

“It was my first time going to the store, I am looking forward to the next time I can go with more time and money. Yes the prices are high, but it's also more high end products than other stores ?”