Thread: afternoon worse than death by a thousand paper cuts.

Originally Posted by Crappiemaniac

Did they close the old store?

no.

I'm with some of the folks on here as far as it being a Tourist Attraction. That is what is was designed for. They still have some bugs to be worked out, but all in all it was a good experience. It is and will continue to be a great asset for Memphis and the surrounding area. I went last week on a Monday and parked a few feet from the door. I circled the parking lot a couple of times and waited for someone to pull out. Plain and simple..... if you are in a hurry then don't go.

I went there on memorial day had a gift card to spend and it was awful. Wondered around aimlessly for about an hour and said the heck with it. I decided to go to the old Memphis store and it was a beautiful site and the sad thing is they had stuff marked down where the new store didnt. I see it as I went I saw I left.

Originally Posted by Gomer Snerd

The cypress swamp is filled with trout rather than more representative species. Most passersby wouldn't have known any difference.

I feel like it may be wise for me to mention that there are trout in one pond/pool. There are far more largemouth, white bass, crappie, bream, smallmouth, and gar than trout. There are also alligators, sturgeon, a couple of saltwater aquariums. I even saw a bowfin.

Originally Posted by Wind Knot

I feel like it may be wise for me to mention that there are trout in one pond/pool. There are far more largemouth, white bass, crappie, bream, smallmouth, and gar than trout. There are also alligators, sturgeon, a couple of saltwater aquariums. I even saw a bowfin.

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This!!
There is one alligator gar in there easily over 100 lbs.
Sure, parking is a pain, the crowds are bad on the w/ends, etc...., but I've been in 7-8 of their superstores and none even begin to compare to ours. I have never seen anything like that place.

I agree, the prices stink, but this is like going down to the casinos in Tunica, they only get your money if you give it to them
It's free of charge otherwise.

This store is a must see, trust me! It is already on our rotation for out of town guests, we've been 3x and everyone has loved it.

Originally Posted by Release to the Grease...

^^^^
This!!
There is one alligator gar in there easily over 100 lbs.
Sure, parking is a pain, the crowds are bad on the w/ends, etc...., but I've been in 7-8 of their superstores and none even begin to compare to ours. I have never seen anything like that place.

I agree, the prices stink, but this is like going down to the casinos in Tunica, they only get your money if you give it to them
It's free of charge otherwise.

This store is a must see, trust me! It is already on our rotation for out of town guests, we've been 3x and everyone has loved it.

You have the right Positive attitude about it for sure. Thx for your post. There's always some Negative Nellies out there ready to put down everything, or they think they could have done it better than all the architects that designed it.

I agree that you just have to see it for what it is....a tourist attraction for the most part. Wife and I had to be in Memphis anyway last weekend so we ventured in on our way home Sunday to look around. Opened at 10 and we got there by 11 or so. It was pretty crowded but nothing we couldn't handle. Now if we would have had the kids with us it might have been a different story!! Overall we both enjoyed walking around and looking. Although not a fan of DU, I did like their room with the duck call displays due to the fact I know two guys that have their's displayed so that is neat to see. We didn't do the roof top visit (wife is not a fan of heights) so can't comment on that. The hotel rooms looked cool but not sure I would want the balcony of my room overlooking thousands of tourist shopping!! It might be neat at night when everyone is gone. All in all we enjoyed it...didn't buy anything...but really wasn't going for that anyway. Unless we have the kids with us and want them to see it we probably wont be back but I think its at least a good use for a building that was going to sit empty and rot.

Originally Posted by BigRiverMarine

You have the right Positive attitude about it for sure. Thx for your post. There's always some Negative Nellies out there ready to put down everything, or they think they could have done it better than all the architects that designed it.

Excellent. Agreed. I don't see anything but positive out of this. I don't think the prices are much different than any other BP. But if I wanted to buy stuff, I'd simply go to the old one and be in and out quicky which is exactly why they left it open. I doubt sales will decrease much at that store. There's still a lot of great things they can achive going forward. I expect fishing tournaments to be held on the river and weight in, etc. at the BP.

Ask yourself one question. What else could they have converted it too that would draw this much attention and revenue?