REI Downtown Seattle

Our Pickup Point of the Week is the downtown Seattle REI, the granddaddy of outdoor retailers. Where else is there a waterfall and a climbing wall all within steps of enough Gore-Tex to blanket South Lake Union? The Outdoors NW magazine rack is located by the exit. Grab your copy right after you check out. (Did you remember your dividend?) We stopped to chat with Gretchen at the Customer Service desk. She’s one of the army of green-vested helpers who take care of things when that fleece isn’t a perfect fit.

Why she likes her job:

REI is an awesome company to work for and our members are great.

Favorite thing to spend her discount on:

Running shoes

Most ridiculous thing someone has tried to return:

20-year-old hiking boots. After we told him how old they were, he changed his mind and kept them.

Favorite thing about Outdoors NW magazine:

I love finding new places for getaways.

REI: www.rei.com/

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