Client Review on USPawn and Loan

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BUYER BEWARE!The short: Avoid this shop. I speak only as a buyer, but judging by my experience (and the other negative reviews), you do NOT want to pawn things here, either (check out Google reviews, there are shops with GREAT ratings who will treat you fairly--iPawn in Little Rock, for one, has 4.6 stars with over 100 reviews). I was just buying an appliance. I can't even IMAGINE buying a vehicle from this dishonest and unethical man. (Side note: One of the his assistants was extremely helpful, and if he were the one in charge, I'd have a different opinion. More on this later.)The long: I came across a Facebook ad for an appliance I was interested in purchasing. The appliance was advertised it as "Looks good and works great!" As I live outside of town, I called to ensure they still had it and to verify it matched the description. Since the man who answered the phone said yes, I made the 45 minute drive to pay and pick it up.As soon as I got there, I took a look at the item. It looked fine, but I said that I wanted to pull up to the door to the shop it was located in and ensure that it would fit in the car. He explained that there was a gate that he'd have to unlock first (there wasn't) and wanted me to pay first. I was pretty confident it'd fit, so I started to get out my card to pay. I asked for him to confirm once more, though, that it worked. He said, "Now, I didn't say that." I told him that the ad says it "works great." His response: "Oh, well that's just marketing."I asked to plug it in, just to see if it looked like it'd work. He agreed and we started to look for the cord. It was somehow stuck inside the machine (no big deal). His VERY helpful coworker helped me with it for 20 minutes while the the owner briefly stared disapprovingly before going back to the front. While the owner was away, the coworker told me that he had personally tested it months ago when they received it, and that it worked. He also said that if it didn't work, that I could just bring it back. I told him that the owner said no, that if I bought it and it didn't work, that was just tough luck. We're talking about a $200 appliance here. I'm not willing to pay that amount to gamble on it not working. Luckily, the affable assistant (coworker? friend? I was never clear) went above and beyond, and offered to hook it to water while it was plugged in to ensure that it worked properly. It looked like everything was going to work, so I was ready to purchase. The coworker and I wheeled it to the door, to once again ensure it would fit (although he and I were 99% sure, I needed to check. I wasn't willing to borrow a larger vehicle and make the trip again--the item was already overpriced and I was starting to second-guess my decision to support the owner who had been quite abrupt throughout the process.)At this point, the owner stepped in and said, "Well do you want it? You can't go make sure it fits then decide whether or not you want it." I said, "Really? You're going to give up a $200 sale rather than let me verify I can get it home." He confirmed that this was the case.Leaving was a very easy decision. I only drove to his store to pay his overly high price because I assumed that buying it from a store would be more trustworthy than buying from a private seller. I was very mistaken. I've since bought one from a very nice gentleman on Craigslist for just under 1/3 the cost, who told me to call him if I have any problems so that help and/or refund my money. Lesson learned. Negative review left.I'm aware that the owner monitors these reviews, and will certainly reply back back with an illogical argument as to why I was the person in the wrong. He's done it on every review. I'll provide my response to him now. The customers are NOT the problem. There are other (far larger and far busier pawn shops) with great reviews. It's not the customers' fault. Start by being helpful and polite, and start running an honest business, and your business will grow...and it'll grow because it is GOOD (and not because you have zero nearby competition.)