Discover Appleton Downtown: Scooter G Sports
Throughout 2019, get a behind-the-scenes look at some of the GREAT businesses located here in downtown. Get to know the owners and their products from checking out their answers to a series of fun questions!
What is the name of your business and who is the owner(s)?
Scooter G Sports – owner: Scott Gonnering
What service(s) and/or product(s) do you offer?
Sports apparel, bobbleheads, framing, novelty items, hobby boxes, cards, figurines, socks, earrings, and so much more!
What inspired you to start your business?
I have always been a sports fanatic and collector…it was just a matter of time before I went all in.
What are 3 words that describe your business?
Friendly…Comfortable...Awesome
If your business had a theme song, what would it be?
The Eagles...Take it to the Limit
What's the best piece of advice you've ever been given?
From my Grandpa... “Never get to big that you forget the people that got you there” These are words I live by every day at the store.
What's something about your business nobody knows?
If I told you than someone would know...sssshhhhhhh!
What do you love most about being in Downtown Appleton?
The people themselves. At any given time, we can get someone in that becomes a Scooter G fan and a friend.
If you could share a meal with any 4 individuals, living or dead, who would they be and why?
My grandparents...They told me things that back then that I just shrugged off as, “yea, yea. Sure, Grandma” kind of thing... now as I am older those were stories I wish I would have listened to more often.
If you had to describe your business as an animal, which one would it be and why?
A beaver…always working always trying to improve.
If you could bring back any fashion trend, what would it be?
The 50's for sure…always loved the style and look!
Something fun and unique about your business you want to share?
A lot of the items we carry are not found in stores these days!
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