Columbia Factory Store — Attraction in Barstow

I was surprised by the previous review. I have never had any issues getting help here or any of the other outlets. Staff is always nice. They are sometimes a little understaffed. That is my only issue. But I get problems like that and trying to guess when you will have your largest volume. The line can be a little long at checkout. But last time I was here service was great. Needed hiking boots for an upcoming trip with my buddy to Oregon to photograph the waterfalls. Great advice on hiking boots for me and my buddy. The boots worked great. They had rain coats on sales rack. Easy to find one for my brother. If you are going hiking anywhere warm or cold rain or shine, they have it. Will...

My visit to the store two weeks ago was short and very uncomfortable. One employee for at least 10 minutes was speaking loudly, bordering on yelling, at the other. This was in an Asian language and neither employee asked me if I might need anything. There were two other customers in the store. I spoke to the person speaking at the uncomfortable level who when I asked a sizing / item question didn’t answered and pointed at the other person. She then went back to conversing with the other lady. This place has a very bad atmosphere and I left at that...

I was shocked that anyone could have any negative review about this store. I went in just to look around and ended up leaving with a couple shirts with over 70% off as they provide a military discount on top of their sale price. The lady working the counter was extremely friendly and answered any questions that I had. Though their selection is slightly limited (hence 4 stars), this is mainly due to the smaller size of the store itself as they cannot fit more...