Hi All
Here are my observations.
I have never been impressed with Sportee's. I'm glad Three Rivers is close by for me but it looks like they are still building inventory. Don'r always have what I want. Ted's has a great selection and I've done some price checking between them and G I Joe's. Ted's does a good job. Have not always been impresseed with the help. Can be rude. G I Joes is GREAT for the SALES. I've gotten some great deals on Poles, Boots, Waders and Reels. Their sale price (happens often) on Viberex is hard to beat. Sportco has good prices but not worth the drive. To me one of the best selections, with lots of inventory (popular Viberex/Mepps 15 to 20 deep etc.) is the Grocery Store in Forks. If it's for river fishing, they probably have it and lots of it. They do a great job at restocking the shelves etc.

One last thing. I work in sales and understand customer service. Over the years I have witnessed more bad customer service from tackle shop employees than anywhere else. I think if there was one store that stocked a lot of good product at fair prices and had FANTASTIC customer service we would all not mind driving a little farther out of the way. I hope Three Rivers is going to be that place.
Good Fishing