Originally Posted by
trackhub
Remember when Nashbar experimented with retail stores? They had one in Needham, in an industrial area, right near the legendary "You Do It Electronics". On long weekends, the place looked like a russian grocery store. Cleaned out of pretty much everything. The staff: Some good, some not so.
In the '80's and early '90's, Nashbar had an outlet store attached to their warehouse in Youngstown, Ohio. I made that 50 mile drive frequently (just ask my wife). They had a large bargain table filled with returns and miscellaneous goodies at ridiculously low prices. But even better...customers could place an order from the current catalog, hand it to the guy at the counter, and wait while he walked back into the warehouse to fill it. No waiting - no postage - no hassle.
It was great while it lasted, but it all ended when Performance took over.