do any of you washingotn guys ever go to this archery shop? i have never bought a bow there but i have bought lots of other stuff from them. josh(the manager of the shop) doesnt seem to ever even give me the time of day he even made my little brother cry one time. anyways my question is have any of you ever had trouble with the shop?

When I first went there to have my Mathews restrung 4 years ago, there was an older gentleman there who bent over backwards to help me. I went back 2 years ago and he wasn't there; I didn't get a reasonable asnswer as to why. But, even though I had phoned in advance to ask them if they could so some things for me on a particular day (I'm 140 miles away), I got a real snotty attitude from them when I arrived and very reluctant service. I'm not interested in going back again.

yeah i live close to 100 miles away. the only reason i go there is because its the only full size pro shop within a long ways of here. atleast that i know of

pup, what do you need done? There's a shop in Colville that may be able to help you.

canuck are you refering to clarks? i havent ever really had archery work done there. its not so much that i need work done ( there is also a shop in deerpark) super nice guy but real small shop he doesnt carry the product i need. there is also a sportmans warehouse in spokane valley which i frequent i know all the archery guys there and they are super nice but they too dont carry all the stuff i need. I just wish there was a shop in the area that carried good gear and were nice

comon guys! i know more of you have been in there. what kind of service have you gotten?

I've been there maybe 12-15 times since 2001 when I bought my first mathews bow. Service and friendliness has been all over the map depending on how busy they are with customers/archers and who I actually got to deal with. I have felt both like a stranger one time and a welcome customer another. When they know you are seriously looking to buy a new bow they obviously are more helpful. Sometimes I just stop in to test fire the hot new bows to see if they are that much better than what I have.
I can say that Josh and the other guys I've dealt with are very knowledgeable in their equipment, tuning & setup and haven't pushed me into any certain brand or model. They always let me shoot all the different bows in order to form my own opinions while giving me the pro's and con's of each. As a pro shop I would recommend them for knowledge and inventory. I have dealt with pro shops and technicians far inferior to SVA over the years. I feel like I can trust them to give me right answers and advice.