whats your 2 cents about Van Winkles Archery Shop Everett?

[h2ofowlr]

      We offer three kinds of service:
            GOOD - CHEAP - FAST
             You can pick any two
    GOOD service CHEAP won't be FAST
    GOOD service FAST won't be CHEAP
    FAST service CHEAP won't be GOOD

No lie.   

[yakimarcher]

I've pretty much had the same experiences as the rest.

Riverside - great
Nock point - meh
Van winkles - meh (sometimes good sometimes bad)

Save your self the headache and invest into the tools and learning how to do the stuff yourself. Buy over the internet save money and be proud of a job you know is done right.

 

You can save money by purchasing online and learning how to work on it yourself, but it's good to support small business so i would, in alot situations, go to an archery shop, it just sucks that people from snohomish county have to go to Mt. Vernon to get good service.

[Button Nubbs]

Mt vernon is far to drive in a full size truck at $4 a gallon. I'm tired of the spotty service/shotty work I sometimes get at "pro shops"(95% of them anyway) therefore I don't rely on them anymore, unless I have to have something like now.

[steeleywhopper]

i myself would not spend a penny at van winkles strictly because of the customer service they have there. i have been in there several times now to look/buy stuff and never had the dude behind the counter even acknowledge that i was in the shop, maybe i didnt look like i was rich enough for his likings anyways, i do all of my business at the nock point, bill has always been great to me so no reason to go elsewhere. if the nock point closes at any time i will def. be taking my business to gary up at riverside, only reason i dont go there more is because he is so far from monroe. the nock point is kind of geared more towards the shooting side of archery and riverside seems to be geared more for the hunting side.

I had the same experience as this both times I went to Van Winkles. I steer everyone I know away from them. The kid working there kills that business hands down. Riverside gets my vote. Oh yea, I live 10 minutes from VanWinkles and I will drive to Mt. Vernon.

[Malardman]

 So I purchased John's, Hoyt Carbon Matrix from him a month or so ago, purchased a new Axcel Armourtech HD at the same time wrist sling, Arrow rest, trigger release, dropped like alot of money there in one day. Went in like 2 weeks ago, To ask for some Carbon Express 350 Hunters he said don't have'em can you order them? nope..? can you get me a Tight spot quiver? no not ordering those either? how long till you get the new Fuse carbon blades are you going to stock them? no cost is to high.... HMMMMMMMMMMM one more shot how bout some Dakota Carbon bow strings custom colors? I can do winners choice..... not what I want!! he did not even remember who I was after selling me his bow!! I went and saw Aaron at Hooked on Toys on my way Turkey hunting talked to him left my bow did everything I wanted had it back in 2 weeks shoots great and I have never even shot a bow! My buisness is now traveling a 100 miles just to do buisness with someone, Who does the job rite and when I walked in the door, he said my name and said you ready for this bad boy ? That is how you get return customers....

[backwoods_boy]

the backwoods girl and i went in there to get some items for our archery training this  year and its what i would expect in an archery shop.  As someone else put it they are hunters helping hunters.  they do know their stuff, but are rather quiet and not very helpful if you dont know what you want.  theyn did help us out and we got out of there without spending a ton.
they are handy to my new job so i will go back there for all of my needs.

[romaknows]

I have been there about 5 times, and each time i got horrible customer service .A couple of times i walked out after some younger chubby  guy was too busy talking to one of his friends to help me . One time the older guy in the back had to tell the kid to quit talking to one of his buddies and help the customers.Now I wont even go there to buy field points .Now i drive up to Riverside Archery and give Gary all my bussiness , couldnt be happier.