REI garage sales seem to be announced only on the web page for the local store for the past couple years, unless they happen to be coupling it to one of their regular sale events, then they will include it as part of the sale notice.
We actually happen to have a couple within about a 20 minutes drive. The new store is in an upscale village (residential and exterior-mall) development. It seems to be about 50% more volume and 60% of the stock - designed to appeal to the wealthy suburbanites looking for the perfect outdoorsy weekend apparel rather than people that get dirty doing outdoor things. I like the old store. I'm praying that it doesn't go away.
Eastern Mountain Sports went the same way. I don't even bother going any more.
Wanna load up that credit card - REI Outlet ...
We actually happen to have a couple within about a 20 minutes drive. The new store is in an upscale village (residential and exterior-mall) development. It seems to be about 50% more volume and 60% of the stock - designed to appeal to the wealthy suburbanites looking for the perfect outdoorsy weekend apparel rather than people that get dirty doing outdoor things. I like the old store. I'm praying that it doesn't go away.
Eastern Mountain Sports went the same way. I don't even bother going any more.
Wanna load up that credit card - REI Outlet ...