Bucket List #54 | REI Flagship Store

Our Seattle bucket list is a list of adventures we're hoping to have while Landon studies at the University of Washington for the next several years. To view all of our bucket list posts, click here.

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I'll admit, this bucket list item was a little bit of a filler. Knowing that we have neither unlimited funds or vacation time from work/school, I put a few things on the list that I knew would be easy to accomplish. :) But we are REI fans, so why not visit the original store?

But once we got there, we were actually impressed.

Awesome things about this store:
1. It is HUGE - 2 floors, 1/2 block across, tons of interesting outdoor gear, and a big climbing wall. In addition to the smaller practice climbing wall.

Walt just loved the "Fya-fee."

2. Free 1 hour parking, and reasonable rates after that. Downtown, it's a huge deal to find a good place to park. So stores that provide customer parking are high on my good-will list.

3. Friendly staff, for sure. I have always had a good experience at REI, and this one was no different.

4. The indoor playground on the top floor? Genius. Walt and I will be back for sure.

We're always looking for free, indoor activities so we can get out of the house on a rainy afternoon. This one exceeded our expectations. :)

PS: In case it isn't obvious, REI has no idea who I am, and this is not a paid review. All the opinions in all of our reviews are honest and belong to our family. We're just here to have fun.