Going to Grizzly superstore in Springfield MO, what should I not miss

[Loren Blount]

As the title says I'm making the 5 hour one way trip to go to the Grizzly superstore in Springfield Mo tomorrow with a buddy. I've never been, so I was hoping those that had could give me a heads up on what not to miss


Thanks Loren

[Jim O'Dell]

Don't leave your billfold, or all it's contents, there when you leave!! :D
I'd love to go myself sometime. I'd say wear comfortable sneakers and clothes and have a blast! Maybe take your camera to document the items you would like for yourself, and items that are new or really neat to share with the rest of us!!! Jim.

[John A langley]

Bass Pro Shop
Ballew Saw Tool 1 800 288 7483 ask for Steve

[Paul Ryan]

Bring me back a G0644, that is what I am lusting for next.

[Scott Vigder]

If I were you, I'd bring a trailer.

[Ron Bontz]

Hey Loren,
It's a big place. One huge open toy store. :)

[Loren Blount]

You think I could wedge a GO636XB 17" bandsaw in the back of my buddies Honda Ridgeline? Actually its cheaper to pay to have it shipped than it is to pay the sales tax and pick it up in person.


Loren

[Scott T Smith]

The biggest advice that I could give you is to allocate plenty of time inside the store. It does not take long to go into "overload" with respect to everything to see.

+1 on the recommendation to stop by Bass Pro Shops too!

[Derek Gilmer]

Check out Lambert's cafe as well, GREAT food and lots of it. There is an hour wait usually but there is a wine/cheese store next door you can pass the time in :)

[Josh Gilpatrick]

The best advice i can offer by far is......if you walk into a bar called the Midnight Rodeo......stay the heck away from the mechanical bull.....i still hate that stupid bull

[Mike Cruz]

Whatever you do, DON'T forget to get ME something. Missing that would be a shame! PM me and I'll give you my shipping address... :D

[Chuck Isaacson]

Check out Lambert's cafe as well, GREAT food and lots of it. There is an hour wait usually but there is a wine/cheese store next door you can pass the time in :)

+1 on the Lambert's. Best food in town. Make sure that you are hungry when you get there.. ROLL!!!!!!

[Brad Townsend]

Check out Lambert's cafe as well, GREAT food and lots of it. There is an hour wait usually but there is a wine/cheese store next door you can pass the time in :)
If that's the Lambert's in Sikeston, isn't that a bit out of the way?

[Derek Gilmer]

If that's the Lambert's in Sikeston, isn't that a bit out of the way?
There is one in Springfield as well. I ate there last time I made the pilgrimage to Grizzly :D it is south by about 8 miles in Ozark. http://www.throwedrolls.com/shopcontent.asp?type=Ozark

[Brad Townsend]

There is one in Springfield as well. I ate there last time I made the pilgrimage to Grizzly :D it is south by about 8 miles in Ozark. http://www.throwedrolls.com/shopcontent.asp?type=Ozark
That's good to know. I'm going to be traveling through there in a few days. Last time I went to Lambert's in Sikeston, I forgot to duck and got nailed!:D

[Aaron Wingert]

Although the showroom is pretty neat, it is well worth buying a big tool just so you can go across the street to the actual warehouse to pick it up. That is a massive facility, and the amount of crated tools in there is nothing short of staggering.

I was a bit disappointed when I got there, thinking that the showroom would be the size of a Wal Mart. Not quite that big! But it is the biggest tool store I've ever seen and it sure is a great place to spend a couple hours.

As for Lamberts....Best food in the world. Several miles south of town on 65 highway. That place has a gravitational pull that makes my truck pull off the highway every time. If you go during lunch or dinner hours you're crazy. I'd go at 3:00'ish...Less chance of having to wait too long unless it is a weekend in which case you might as well eat somewhere else. The chicken fried steak is to die for. Really, it'll kill you. (take cash....I'm thinking they don't take credit/debit)

[Derek Gilmer]

Oh, don't forget to go to the clearance section in Grizzly. I had been there 3 times before I realized off to the left by the example shop they have setup is a haven for tools that were returned, scratched or otherwise marked WAY down.

[Steve Clardy]

Leave some gold coins in the fish pond that's inside.
I'll fish the coins out next time I'm there. ;):D

[Rick Moyer]

No report from yesterday? Maybe Loren's still loading up the truck!

[Steve Clardy]

Hopefully he's still throwing coins in the pond. ;):D:D:D

[Derek Gilmer]

No report from yesterday? Maybe Loren's still loading up the truck!
He is probably too buys setting up all the tools he bought to come post.

:)

[Karl Card]

What not to miss....lol THE BANK on the way there...lol. I hope to be going in a couple of weeks.

[Loren Blount]

I managed to make it back from Grizzly without having to dip into the kids college fund, but it was tempting. It was really great to be able to see all the tools in person & close up. I didn't buy the 636x bandsaw, but I sure do want one now after seeing it in person, its massively built. I did buy a wooden top chest tool box that had a cracked mirror in it out of the clearance section off to the side of the main showroom & 3 HTC mobile bases for $15 each. Its a good thing I don't live close or I would be in the clearance section every week. I did expect it to be bigger than it was, but most all the equipment was on display so I don't really know what else I was expecting. I did get to see a guy count out 90 $100 bills for his purchase that day, I thought that was kinda interesting. Maybe I'll get some pics up later of what I bought.

Thanks everyone
Loren

[Matt Sollars]

another +1 for Lambert's Cafe. It's only about 20min away, but WELL worth the trip. (and you just drove 5 hours, what's another 20 min.)
Go AFTER you get done at Grizzly. you can admire your haul from a window seat.

Leftovers alone will cover snacks on the ride home and dinner when you get back.