I was excited to see the flyer but was dismayed when I found out that the exclusions applied to every decent hiking shoe sold by SA. Check the exclusions carefully before you visit your favorite SA to avoid wasting time and gas.
*Offer valid 03/25/2014 at 12:00am EST to 03/30/2014 at 3:00am EST. To participate, simply enter eligible items to your cart along with the code, and your discount will be applied in the cart. Excludes BOGO offers; Deal of the Week; select adidas shoes, Anon, select ASICS shoes, Atomic, Babolat, Bowflex, Brine, Brooks, Burton, CamelBack, Carhartt, select Callaway Golf, Cleveland Golf, Cobra, Coleman NXT grills, Columbia, DC Shoes, Fitbit, FootJoy golf shoes, GoPro, Head IG Youtek tennis racquets, Hyperlite, JanSport, Jordan, Jugs, K2 skis and snowboards, Kettler, Leupold, Life Fitness, Lionel, Lobster, Marker, MBT, Merrell, select Mizuno shoes, Motorola, Mountain Hardware, select New Balance shoes, Nike NFL, Nike Pro, select Nike shoes, cleats and apparel, select Nike tennis, select Nike golf, Nikon, Nordica, Oakley Eyewear, O'Brien, Odyssey, Penn reels, Petzi, Prince, Red, Ride, Salomon, Schwinn, Scott, Shimano reels, SkyCaddie, Smith, Spyder, Starter, Strider Sports, select TaylorMade Golf, Tecnica, The North Face, Thorlo, Thule, Timberland, Tippmann, Titleist, UGG, Under Armour, Volkl, Warrior, Wilson BLX tennis racquets, and Yakima. League championship merchandise; all Black Friday Weekend Sale and Sniagrab event items; baseball bats priced $200 or more; ball gloves priced $169.99 or more; firearms; ammunition; bike racks, electronics/optics; select fitness, exercise bikes, elliptical, treadmills, home gyms, weights, benches, trampolines & accessories; select Fan Shop furniture; select camping products, canopies, scooters, table games; select fishing & hunting products; select boats; and select basketball systems. Excludes clearance items marked with .97¢ price endings. Not valid on prior or S.A. Elite Sports Authority purchases, gift cards, licenses or event tickets. Offer good on in-stock merchandise only. Cannot be combined with any other offer, coupon, Employee or Friends & Family discount. More exclusions may apply. Visit sportsauthority.com/exclusions for details. This promotion is for a limited time and can be modified or terminated at any time without advance notice. Offer does not apply to gift certificates, gift cards, taxes, or similar charges.
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SA could have saved some space by simply saying: Excludes everything you ever really want.