Sporting Goods near Soquel, CA

“The name says it all, but they have new equipment as well. You'll find anything you need to get on the court or field and the staff is awesome and answers all your questions. Shout-out to Jeff who helped me with some baseball items today.”

“My boys and I are hooked on Brooks, they have all the colors and sizes in stock. The folks working there are young but know there stuff, for me my achilles tend to be tight so the Hokas were not going to be good for me and the gentleman working there knew that! Super impressive ?”

“Spot on excellent and speedy customer service. They had exactly what I needed on stock and knew exactly what to line me up with once I told them my typical needs for shoes. Great local athletic shoe store.”

“Fantastic customer service! Emailed over the weekend and heard back first thing on Monday and Tom sent me a text with some pictures of the product I was interested in right away to help with my purchase. Super grateful for a juggling company with a personal touch on customer service still!”

“This is such an amazing outdoor shop. Their selection of equipment is fine tuned to just what you may need on a backpacking or camping trip. I cannot recommend this place enough!”

“I had a great experience getting my scuba cert with Charlie and Boomer. I would give these guys more stars if I could. Both of them very knowledgeable, professional, and there’s no short supply of jokes. I felt very comfortable with their training skills. The shop has great prices on gear as well. Thanks guys!”

“We had the best time taking surf lessons with Cooper B. My daughter now has a love for surfing, and we made such great memories. The employees in the shop are also so kind and helpful. Thank you so much!”

“I love this shop . It has all the core essentials without that stupid corporate vibe great selection of all type of surfboard shape. Also snacks and coffee to boot.”

“We always come here for our snow fun rentals. Staff is knowledgeable and friendly. The equipment is ok, it seems they are gradually replacing their old K2 skiis. Bindings on the snowboards are mostly old-style Burton's, not the greatest, but fine for occasional boarders. Boots are always pretty good, both ski and board. Rental prices and policies are fair. In the busy season, and for peak holidays you want to get there on time, as they do sometimes run out. They also sell previously used rental equipment at low prices, maybe you want to negotiate a bit. In the store they have a nice collection of snow wear, equipment, board bags, gloves, etc. (Most of it is somewhat above our budget, as real estate is expensive in Santa Cruz, and branded snow fashion always is expensive of course.) All in all a nice non-pretentious place, highly recommended.

Oh, and they are NOT closed on Mondays, at least not during the busy seasons. For instance, they were open today on Monday, April 1st.”

“I've been a member since 1970 when I returned to Cali from Alaska. Joined at the mothership in Seattle.I am so glad they now have a SCruz store. Each time I have visited, the employees were friendly and helpful. I wanted to purchase a new pair of mountaineering boots because my La Sportiva boots had delaminated at the sole while in Yosemite. Strangely enough, my wife's Lowas did too. Weird. They don't carry mountaineering boots at this store so I opted to purchase a pair of La Sportiva Aequilibrium LT boots on-line. When I received them I discovered there was no way my feet, large instep and high arch, would even fit through the top. Bummer. I like La Sportiva boots since the foot last "used" to fit my feet.I popped in to the store to return them and all was processing normally when an employee heard my story and requirements. Tori jumped into the fray and went to the back to see if there were any returns in my size, 46. I decided I didn't want to try La Sportiva boots a second time so I went with the Scarpa Charmoz HD, she brought out a return, wrong size but we knew that, and it appears the the Scarpa boots have a wider opening at the top.I purchased them and they'll be sent to the store. I did find out that they generally won't ship store to store if they are more than 50 miles apart. Good to know.Thanks to all the great employees and a special shout out to Tori.”

“I had a very good experience here at Capitola Big 5 today. I just came in for a pair of running shoes and was impressed with how kind and attentive the salesman was. His name tag said "Mason." I feel that retail is a tough job; It's easy to become complacent. So it felt extra nice that this young man was so helpful and seemed to care about his job. Give him a raise Big 5 :)”

“A patagonianoutlet right in the middle of town. Lots of good deals to be found but not on the popular colors like black or navy but on orange red or purple :) not too busy. Walking distance from downtown. I spent 1 hour there and ended up not buying anything. But will visit for sure next time I am there.”

“How often do you give 4 stars All you corporate people out here reading this take note This store has a. Employee who is absolutely amazing and her picture belongs next to the definition of customer service Associate 296496 Unfortunately I didn't get her name I was too blown away by her awesome customer service I miss getting the customer service that this person gave Thank goodness for her dedication”

“Beyond O'Neill being the best long lasting great fitting wetsuit brand, the team at ONeill Surf Shop on 41st in Santa Cruz, CA are absolutely excellent. They are kind and helpful, have outstanding customer service and use common sense. That is a huge compliment these days. Thanks to Maddie, Leila and the rest of the team. They provide an awesome experience in and out of the store. Keep it up team, you are a big part of why O'Neill is the best surf brand period!”

“I am so impressed with this particular Rip curl store. I purchased items at a Rip Curl Store and they did not work out so I returned them receiving a gift card. I saw the wetsuit I wanted online and attempted to purchase it with my gift card. It would not work. Upon calling A customer service number I found online, they were very helpful but unfortunately I had an in-store gift card and to purchase items online you need an online gift card. Very frustrating considering it was a bigger item I purchased. Anyways I went to the Rip curl store on the west side and they did not want to help me at all. The girl at the register was very nice but upon calling their store manager they were told they could not help me. I called the customer service number back and despite his efforts he was not able to help me resolve this. He said to go into another retail store and perhaps they will be more helpful. I went into the Rip curl store on 41st Ave. and I was immediately blown away with the helpful attitudes of the staff. Keenan I hope I am spelling his name correctly did an incredible job. He got my phone number and said he would talk to the regional manager and get back to me. I received a call that afternoon. He said to come down and they would take care of me. I went today and Keenan did just as he said he would. I am so impressed with his customer service skills and his attention to detail as well as his eagerness to want to make a situation right. Those are all things that any employer would want to have and an employee and Rip curl is very lucky to have Keenan on their staff. Now I am so excited that I can buy the wetsuit I need to get out in the ocean and paddleboard! I highly recommend the Rip curl store on 41st Ave., and if you go in there be sure to ask for Keenan because he will treat you right. Thanks again!”

“Great to give 5 stars when I see a 3.5 star legacy. On a raining day I came in window shopping and was blown away with the knowledge / consideration of the younger gentleman operating the shop. He was generous with board and travel knowledge. For sure will want to return when the time is right to snag a Donald Takayama surfboard. Great and big variety of fun board selections. I did notice an "all sales are final" note in the shop. I think that is understandable for a small business, but surely that does not go well. Shop is a bit work, but hey, what history! I even learned about Owl Surfboards. Keep the Aloha up!”

“What a cool place. To our understanding this is one of the original O'Neill Surf Shop store in California. You can purchase O'Neill clothing just about anywhere, but if you want it to say Santa Cruz and Surf Shop this is one of few original stores in California to get your cool hoodie or surf clothing. Definitely cool place to get your favorite O'NEILL favorite clothing”

“We like to visit this place when we are i the area!!! They have a variety of clothes for mans and women, we are not sure where they manufacture but it seems like a nice place to shop You should check their accessories section! Santa Cruz see you soon”

“This is my second review of this business because the prices, selection and customer service just keep getting better and better! This is my go to dispensary. The employees are always friendly and knowledgeable. The selection is steady and they are constantly adding new products that are amazing. On top of all of that when you sign up for the text messages the deals they send are crazy good! This is the only dispensary that I recommend to all of my friends.”

“IMHO I first walked into the shoe store adjacent to Big Kahuna and checked out their latest Vionic styles. Vionics are the only shoes/sandals that I can wear due to my plantar fasciitis issues. Unfortunately, they didn't have my size, but the friendly and helpful clerk clued me into their sister store, Big Kahuna, which had some sale Vionics available! I quickly walked next door! They had a wall full of sandals, including my favorite Vionics to choose from. I quickly picked out any sale sandals in my size, tried them on, and purchased two pair! New Vionics usually run about $89, but I paid $45 and $65 for my two pair! Rest assured, I will make it a point to visit Big Kahuna every time I'm in Capitola!”

“I got some cool men's shorts here! In an ideal world I'd be able to call up a surf shop like this or the smaller ones before a surf trip to Mexico and instead of bikini bottoms there'd be an array of women's surf leggings to protect me from board rash. And lots of rash guards and none of the women's clothing would have any floral prints or pink that would make me look extra basic. There would be bikini tops with clasps and adjustable straps and surf hats to protect me from the sun. I wouldn't have to go on Amazon and mix and match. That being said their women's marketing team is making their stuff less gross unlike the ONeill women's team which believes women should look like they give massages to Epstein (just kidding) and literally should never have fun. Ideally this store would also feature really muscular female surfer models and there would be clothes I could actually wear around the Bay Area for months that aren't four hot days in September. They'd also have tons of cool women surfing short boards and burning bikinis in a bonfire and men would surf in Speedo's but that's the next step of the revolution”