Academy Sports & Outdoors

Great selection and prices, but this store is manned by people that typify the entitlement generation. If you don’t find what you need, it’s best to just move on. The staff never offers to help and when you finally track someone down, they seem terribly put out and will only do the bare minimum it takes to get rid of you.

First, this is not the stores that I wanted. But Google seems to think that this was the only Academy Sports store in Tulsa. The one I’m talking about is on 81^st and highway 169. I find that it is at best a throwback from the 70’s that never caught up to the future. All the equipment is outdated, the store is dirty, disorganized, and they don’t honor military for discounts. If a customer brings an item to the register that rings up the wrong price, that customer has to jump through hoops to get the cashier and the store to give them the price that was advertised or on the rack. I understand they have to be cautious, not everybody is honest, but it’s ridiculous to make someone wait 10 minutes for a $ 2 discount. Even Walmart, will give him the discount without a problem. And for the record I dislike Walmart.

Over the years this place has been a staple for my purchases in all my sporting activities, kids shoes, clothing, etc. Today I was in the midtown store ready to purchase a gun safe. Customer service, the cashiers, and the other 3 associates having personal conversations at the front of the store could not tell me if the item was in stock, even with the bar code. I was told that Travis was on his way, but got held up in shoes. 10 minutes later I left, will not return. It’s unfortunate that big box retailers do not know how to train their employees on how to give good customer service. Travis, however should find a new place to work as he must be the only knowledgable employee and is overworked. Good luck academy, remember Oshmans and sports authority, you will join them soon. Again, you’ve lost me as a customer.

Everyone there has no idea what they are doing. Lots of workers doing nothing and chatting with each other.

Of all the sporting stores in Tulsa, I think Academy has the broadest price range. You can get name brand things or cheaper generic versions of things (if you aren’t hardcore into your sport).
They have a good variety of products for all things sports/​outdoor — you’re bound to find what you’re looking for (unless it’s a super obscure sport).
It seems like their strengths are hunting/​fishing/​camping…

Love this store. Carry all the camping and fishing gear you find at the specialty sporting goods places but for ½ the price! Only down side to this place is its hard to get to during rush hour due to limited access from road

This place has everything you need to wear or use for sports, athletics, outdoor hobbies, guns, fishing, exercising and living an active lifestyle. They have nutritional supplements. They have logo wear for TU, OU, and OSU. About half the staff knows what they are doing and the other half don’t care about what they are doing. It is a very busy location and hard to get in unless you are going east to turn in or out. Their regular prices on workout wear is pretty high, they usually have something I like on sale or clearance. They do have fitting rooms.

I first came here in search of Nerf Guns for a boy’s birthday party. They had exactly the kind I wanted but they only had 3 while I needed at least 10. I was impressed by the amount and variety of toys they have. The aisles are organized and I always found staff re-​shelving items whom I could conveniently ask for direction.
I was not aware of their store hours and once I walked in almost at closing time and they still welcomed me in. Instead of rushing and pressuring me, the employees asked what they could help me find and actually ran to get it for me.
Yay for friendly and helpful customer service!