I used to go to Effingers, Ray's Sports Shop, Millstone Sports Shop, the sports shops on Rt 22 near Round Valley, they are all gone. People used to bring their catch to sports shop like those and maybe win a prize for largest catch of the year.
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EMS has been gone for years by me. We still have Campmor a few doors down and Ramsey Outdoor. Thank god Ski Barn and Mt Everest ski shops are still around. Bonus is I have a PGA Superstore for golf.Is EMS still around? Not an independent shop but not really "big box."
One of the better overlanding shops in the country is in NJ surprisingly enough OK4WD in Warren County, I believe.
Not in NJ but I have one local high-end camping backcountry/shop, two local running stores, one huge outdoor sports discount outlet, a second hand gear shop and a couple manufacturer outlet shops in town. So they're in existence. Have to go to Big Box for regular team sports, tho, ha.
EMS has been gone for years by me. We still have Campmor a few doors down and Ramsey Outdoor. Thank god Ski Barn and Mt Everest ski shops are still around. Bonus is I have a PGA Superstore for golf.
After Sports Authority and Modells went out it’s been mostly Dicks Sporting Goods. They also own Golf Galaxy.
Solomons Sporting Goods in Elizabeth was a popular go-to-place If you grew up in Union County during the 60's and 70's,
There is an Eastern Mountain Sports in the MarketFair Shopping Center in West Windsor.Is EMS still around? Not an independent shop but not really "big box."
One of the better overlanding shops in the country is in NJ surprisingly enough OK4WD in Warren County, I believe.
Not in NJ but I have one local high-end camping backcountry/shop, two local running stores, one huge outdoor sports discount outlet, a second hand gear shop and a couple manufacturer outlet shops in town. So they're in existence. Have to go to Big Box for regular team sports, tho, ha.
There is an Eastern Mountain Sports in the MarketFair Shopping Center in West Windsor.
There's an REI in the Mercer Mall in Princeton, just down the road.
Cheyenne Mountain Outfitters on 206 South at the junction with 130 in Bordentown.
I miss Harry's.
In addition to Paramus, REI has stores in Marlton, East Hanover, and Princeton.
They are already out of business. They just don’t know it yet.
Amazon and Dicks are putting these small sports retailers out of biz Imo.
If I’m not Mistaken that place has been there since the 80sNot entirely related but I've been buying my running sneakers at Fleet Feet in Montclair for years.
Truly knowledgeable staff not just some guy behind the counter. I try to avoid big box stores as much as possible
Pelican, Princeton and Ski Barn were the bigger local ski stores around here. Bobby Knapp in Ridgewood used to be my go to place. Ski Barn in Paramus (a few doors away from Campmor is my place now. I think the Princeton ski store in Wayne is the Ski Barn location now. They had one on Clifton on Rt 4 as well. That’s gone. Sad to see the local businesses disappear.Campmor is legit. Never been there, but I still order from them. That little black and white catalog was classic stuff.
I remember Princeton ski shops up that way. Went to their big Meadowlands sale one time - disappointing bait and switch!
My understanding is when NJ changed their bidding, Effingers could no longer compete. Losing that business was the last straw for them.All the high schools in Middlesex County used to order their jerseys and equipment from Effingers. It was a great store.
My understanding is when NJ changed their bidding, Effingers could no longer compete. Losing that business was the last straw for them.
I used to go to Effingers, Ray's Sports Shop, Millstone Sports Shop, the sports shops on Rt 22 near Round Valley, they are all gone. People used to bring their catch to sports shop like those and maybe win a prize for largest catch of the year.
There isn't many big box Sporting Goods stores anymore. Models and Sports Authority are gone. All that is left is Dicks Sporting Goods.
Same here. It started in Plainfield, but burned down and they moved to Blue Star in Watchung. Got my first glove that wasn’t a hand-me down there.Dreiers Sporting Goods on RT 22 in Scotch Plains/Watchung was my local store growing up.
OK4WD in Stewartsville on rt 57. they are doing very well fortunately.Is EMS still around? Not an independent shop but not really "big box."
One of the better overlanding shops in the country is in NJ surprisingly enough OK4WD in Warren County, I believe.
Not in NJ but I have one local high-end camping backcountry/shop, two local running stores, one huge outdoor sports discount outlet, a second hand gear shop and a couple manufacturer outlet shops in town. So they're in existence. Have to go to Big Box for regular team sports, tho, ha.
I got my first pair of skates at Gerry Cosby’s in Princeton. Probably late 80s. As a young hockey nut, I could have spent all day in there looking at gear. I remember the basement was just all sticks. It was like Heaven. I took a lot of pride in having the Cosby’s sticker on the bottom on my skates.Any old farts on here who played some serious hockey in 70s and 80s is aware of Paragon Sports in NY.
I think it’s still there.
We used to go in and buy Victoriaville and Titan sticks by the box at a tremendous discount.
Tacks and Supremes were half the price of what you’d pay in a skate shop