I just want to warn potential consumers about the Rent-A-Center location in Columbia, Missouri. Their items may seem reasonable (twenty dollars a week, or whatever), but you will end up paying two-three times what the item is worth, plus you will have to deal with the obnoxious (and unbathed) sales staff who works there.
I purchased a bedroom set from these idiots a couple of years ago, and made my payments everytime, to the tune of hundreds of dollars more than what it was worth. Even if you pay on time, you will be continously harrassed by phone calls (also, they will harrass the "references" you put on the rental application as well) and letters. If you are a day or two late, they will send their goons to your home (from their smell, they don't bother showering) to harrass you there. No matter how much you have paid, you can lose the items you "rent" at any time.
I eventually decided enough was enough after I heard a fat, greasy white guy behind the counter complaining to his zit-faced buddy about having to come to my home once to get a payment. I called them and had them pick up their cheap furniture, and chalked the whole experience up to a valuable lesson learned.
If you think you can't get credit at a normal furniture store, you would be suprised. My credit is terrible and I still got cheaper, better furniture from Furniture Factory Outlet and Ashley Furniture, without the rude remarks and body odor of the fatties who work at Rent-A-Center, Columbia. I wish someone would have told me this before hand. If you choose to go with them, give them references that won't mind being called continously (my dad eventually changed his number because of these perpetual virgins). And beware-it may seem like only a little money, but it adds up.
0 comments