Does Wild Horses have a walk in store?

[SLOWnEASY]

Might sound like a stupid question but does Wild Horses have a walk in store? I'm experimenting with retirement and kind of looking for things to do. So I thought maybe I'll drive up to Lodi and check out Wild Horses, maybe buy a part or two while I'm there. But to me the website is vague. I see a whole lot of information about how great the shipping and marketing staff is. But don't really see anything that says anything about front counter staff and walk in customers. The pictures of the Lodi location looks like they are open for walk in. But nowhere on the website do I see pictures of inside a store or the words to the effect of "We at Wild Horses welcome our walk in customers" Or "We're proud to have many people trek from far and wide to visit our fully stocked showroom" or something that basically says yes we welcome and look forward to you driving up and visiting our store. So I'm curious, is there a storefront at Wild Horses or is it just online and phone orders?

 

[DirtDonk]

There is definitely a storefront and full showroom. Lots of product on display for you to look at and touch.
You might even consider coming by for the big swap meet coming up at the end of this month.
That way not only can you browse around the store, but browse around the large parking lot looking for good deals on other people‘s parts.
For the annual Roundup earlier in the year (usually around May), there’s a full sales staff at the counter. For the swap meet I’m not sure that there will be much going on indoors, because the focus is outdoors.

Usually, the showroom is not open on Saturdays. Every once in a while, you get lucky and people are there working on projects, and you have time to chat with someone. But it’s not a guarantee.
I know they were recently adding hours and, but mostly earlier in the morning to accommodate customers around the country.
Since this is a “retirement” question, getting there early on a weekday shouldn’t be as much trouble as it might have been in the past!

 

[BronCowie]

...and there you have it folks. Straight from the Horses Mouth. (DOH!)

 

[SLOWnEASY]

Thanks DirtDonk. By the end of the month I'm assuming that the big swap meet is next Saturday Sep 27?

 

[DirtDonk]

Ha ha ha! Yep, it sure is.
The end of the months come really fast for me these days!

 

[Soylent]

Was it usually in October in past years?

 

[El Kabong]

does Wild Horses have a walk in store?

Yes. You have to leave your Bronco outside.

 

[DirtDonk]

Yes. In fact, we used to nickname it Bronctoberfest sometimes, even though there was another event (or two) with that name.
In fact, I had to look it up again before I posted, just to make sure it wasn’t in October!

 

[Soylent]

I’ll have to make it next year with all my parts. Still have to rewire before I trust a drive that long.

 

[Jakedog]

Definitely a store there. Great customer service as well. Around 7 years ago I drove up with my dad to pick up my family cage.
They had one on display that had padding on it.

The padding had custom made zip off covers. Very nice quality. I asked the salesperson if the covers and padding were for sale.
If I remember correctly, they told me the padding was for the "boss's" rig.

I really liked the look. They called the "boss" and told him I really wanted the padding.
He gave the thumbs up and I was able to purchase it.
Because of that service, I would say 99% of my parts have come from WH.