Modell’s Sporting Goods

Part Two of the Three-​Part Review ~ Try to Follow Along…
So I’m going to Target, but after my first visit I realize «There is a Mo’s, there open and… Curiously, they have $ 10 polo shirts.» And not just any shirts. Nice ones. Made in Jordan (the country). Beverly Hills Polo. On my second visit I buy one. I check out the rest but want one as a test because it’s too good to be true.
The staff is nice and ask if they can help me out. The ask for my Mo’s card (which I lost) and the line is short so I’m in and out. I briefly check out some stuff then exit, side door and might-​as-​well-​be entrance that leads to the main hall. I tell said staff that I may trigger the alarm because it went off when I came in (Damn happens sometimes). It went off, they waived me off and all was good. A week later I came back and bough another shirt.
Five Stars + I used a found Modell’s card that wasnt even mine.
Good Karma ~
Next Stop BB&B

I’m a soccer referee. While the staff is helpful (that’s what the second star is for), I am just thoroughly disappointed at the lack of soccer referee equipment. And referee equipment in general. No socks, shirts, pants, a decent whistle selection, etc. a sports store should cater to referees as well as to players. I’ll revise my review once you change your ways…

Found exactly what I needed. Sales staff led me to what I was looking for. They had many styles and brands to choose from and were well stocked. Prices were better than what I saw at GNC. Checkout was efficient. Music stopped a little before 9:00, perhaps to indicate that they were closing in half hour. The store was visually appealing and clean.

When this place first opened, I didn’t even think to stop over but I’ve been reallly pleasantly surprised! The sales associates are super helpful, the prices are good and the selection of shoes and clothes are nice too!

I hate putting my hands into gym-​provided boxing gloves only for them to come out smelling like the 1^st level of hell. I wanted to punch the heavy bag at my gym without having to carry around my own boxing gloves, and without all the hassle of wrapping my hands, washing the wraps, and getting the wraps all tied around the center of the washing machine with the velcro part sticking to my dainty underthings. I hate that, too. (I also tend to fight the OCD side of me that likes to iron my wraps.) So I decided to head that side of me off at the pass. I went on a search for grappling gloves.
This story gets longer and involves other places. Places with Jiu Jitsu and MMA people and a snooty desk person who wouldn’t let me try the $ 40 grappling gloves on a bag and they were too big for me anyway…
So I headed to Target… only to discover that there’s a Modell’s in Columbia Heights! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!
I was happily greeted and escorted over to their Wall of Gloves… where I discovered a perfect pair of weight lifting gloves for $ 10 that did the trick. Small, lightweight, cheap, and with leather over the knuckles. That’s all I wanted. I didn’t need all that cumbersome padding real grappling gloves provide for more $$… and Modell’s gave me options. I was gleeful.
And I’m gleeful to report that a little piece of NYC has come to the area with oodles of sporting goods including attire like Under Armour, sneakers, and yoga gear.
One little note: I’ve seen two men come in looking for their team’s baseball hat on the baseball hat wall. Neither team was available.