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Aaron's treated poorly

I have leased a Toshiba laptop from Aarons and Ive had it for about 2 months now. This was my christmas present from my boyfriend. I am a single mom and this computer is my only way of keeping in contact with doctors and my family in case my 21 month old gets sick. I dont have a cell phone like most people in the world. Aarons calls me non stop about a payment for the computer. What they dont understand is I have no transportation right now because I was just in rear end collision and I cant get any where to do anything...I have constantly told Aarons my situation and its like they dont have a heart for anyone in the world. I mean I understand this is their property and have every right to take it but if they want their money for the merchandise so bad why dont they come my house to get the money. Why cant they do that for unfortnate people. They have no prblem delivering it and picking it up. I think that they should be a little bit more understanding about some peoples situations. Like I said, I feel that Aarons is doing nothing but harrassing me about their payment. I have made all of my previous payments on time when they were suppost to be paid. I have been a very loyal customer and in return I get harrasses for leasing an item that I cant make the payment on just yet. They should give you at least 30 days to make your payment then come receive their murchandise. Come onAarons give some one a chance

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Marietta, US
Mar 11, 2011 3:26 pm EST

If you are needing a payment picked up Aaron's will pick up the payment for an additional charge. If you have any further complaints or would like to speak with me about your current complaint please contact me at [protected] or you can email me at Jessica.Rudnick@aarons.com. I look forward to speaking with you soon.
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adaminbtr
Walker, US
Mar 10, 2011 3:59 pm EST

Aaron's gives customer's a 3 day grace period before they charge you a late fee. Aaron's will come pick up your payment as long as you pay a $10 in home collection fee. You can pay online as well as make a phone payment with a credit card or debit card. Bottom line is that you have a laptop you can't afford and it's everyone elses fault you cant pay your bills.

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Aaron's stay away

Aarons Aarons Overpriced, contract set to rip you off Buford, Georgia

We went to Aarons looking for a TV. We did not have a lot of cash at the time, or we would have purchased one at a local store cash. We found a model we liked, and had it for 2 months. We returned it after 2 months and canceled the contract because we could now get a TV cash. The store did not give me anything stating the contract was now void, or tell me if I owed anything more. I got a statement asking for 116.56 for the remainder of a 6 month lease. Now I have to pay for more than a new TV and I don't even have any TV. This is a big ripoff. The TV contract would have cost twice the cost of a new unit if paid in full. How do they get away with charging so much for this stuff, and how do they get away with using these contracts?

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Aaron's wont refund my payment

i went to return dell computer to aarons sales and leasing and was told payment i made previously to secure the property to me for next month won't be returned to me. their policy on payments made does not include refund policy.

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Mar 10, 2011 4:29 pm EST

if you give them notice before the due date they should not take your money!

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Feb 21, 2011 6:32 pm EST

i agree that they are wrong for telling me that i was not intitled to a refund

Update by arizo31
Feb 21, 2011 6:30 pm EST

i am very angry that i payed a month in advance and cannot get my money back because it was already with drawn from my account today. no refund policy hah well i don't have the property any more why do they keep the money when they can go and rent that computer to some one and keep my money too!

the contract ends when you return the property and i don't owe them any thing so you stole my money they are not intitled to any money if they have the property back!

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Walker, US
Mar 10, 2011 4:02 pm EST

READ YOUR RENTAL AGREEMENT. It says in very clear English that all rental payments are non-refundable. If you turn your product in before the end of the term, you do not get a refund.

If you are renting an apartment, and move out before the end of the month, does your landlord give you a refund? Get serious people.

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Aaron's promissed delivery 3 days ago

On 1/31/11 my wife and I paid 1 1/2 months on a washer and dryer that was supposed to be delivered on 2/1/11, due to weather I understand that they couldn't meet that date. On 2/3/11 I called and talked to marshall which is the store manager. At that time he promised a delivery time between 3p. M. And 8p. M. On 2/3/11. It is now after 9p. M. And still no washer or dryer. I called the store but no one answered the phone. We also have a refridgerator from there and have been treated poorly by them dealing with that purchase. I don't beleive this is the way to do business and if I don't get treated fairly over this I will take my business elsewhere!

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Aaron's broken/dirty furniture

i have bought a computer years ago and paid it off in full. years went by and i decided to buy more stuff. the day i walked in i was disrespected, i ignored it and i was polite the entire time. i picked out a floor model.(couch/loveseat) the employee typed up a contract for it w/out my knowledge for a brand new model. i said no i want the floor model. she said ok. so i walked around checking out other stuff and about 15 minutes later she called me up to the counter and told me the model had been sold. there was no red tag on it saying sold nor did she said anything in the beginning about it being sold. remind you my son was leasing out a 73"flat screen tv. they tried to sell him a used model for the price of a new 1. which is what he wanted (new model) we took care of that.(HOW NICE OF THEM) so i declined for a new model(love seat and couch) then about 10 minutes later the employee came up to me and told me we have another model in the back room, i checked it out and said ok i'll take it.in the mean time this employee was cussing and calling my husband names under her breath. i could hear her but didnt want to make a scene. the merchandice was delievered (LOVE SEAT, COUCH

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Aaron's worst company ever

I been a customer with Aarons since 1999 they are ridiculus, just about bought everything from them none of the electronic working at this present time. I bought a computer, stereo, wash and dryer none of those working I went to Best Buy amd bought a computer 2 years ago and works likes it brand new. Wash and dry I bought at Conns perfect. Aarons is a major rip off. When I had some financial hardship one month had two pmts left they want to file on me or come and pick up the item that was 80.00 a month. Remember I bought all of my furniture, electronics, and appliance from them since 1999. They came to my house to collect in their own personal vehicles. Cusssed out my references as if they had the merchandise. Please I warn buying with cash or from Conns is a lot better dealing with this BAD UNPROFESSIONAL COMPANY! They act like loan sharps. Store is in Austin Texas on North Lamar, They also picked up my TV to move it for me because I was moving and they trades out a old TV to resell my TV. I had to go into the store to make seen because I wrote my serial number down because one of the employees told me to because they try to resell peoples items that they have almost paid for and take them a item they was taken someone else they didnt pay for. One day they decide to deliver the old preleased tv to my new place and I automatically knew it was not mines. The tv was old had marks all on it my tv look brand new, I did not have to look at the serial number to verify. I go to Aarons my tv was sitting on the floor for resell I cause a seen in the store had them call the corporate manager Sam he told them to give me my tv. Terrible how they do their customers. Dirty Business. Thanks Aarons you was the cause of me rebuilding my credit so I can go and get quality merchandise without paying for it 3 *** times and the harrassment.

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Walker, US
Mar 10, 2011 4:04 pm EST

If they are such a bad company why have you been doing business with them for over 12 years? Idiot

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Aaron's due dates/payoffs

my payment wasnt due until 1/15/2011, aarons called me on 1/3/2011 and wanted to know when i was going to make my payment
it mad me mad they were call almost 2 weeks early, so i decided to pay off bill even tho they gave me 50.00 credits i had comming
this was add bac into my payoff so i ended up paying some one an extra 200.00 i have purchased many item from arrons and had just purchased the last three items i paid off, the manager todd told me thats just the way it is, is this really how you do buisness wow.guess you lost me as a custermer and i have purchased about 10 items from you never been late and always paid of products way before time.

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Aaron's unprofessional call

The day my payment was due I received a call on my cell phone from a number I did not know. So I let it go to voice mail. Upon receiving the message it said...hello honey how are you..please give me a call. I miss you...mike...come to find out that message came from an aarons manager...thank god I have a very understand boyfriend. Who when listened to it was very upset...I will be reporting this to corporate and to the bbb..

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Aaron's terrible service

I went to Aaron's on 12/15/10 to get a HP Touchsmart Laptop for my daughter. The salesman was friendly and asked if I wanted a new or pre-leased computer. I said i'd prefer a new one. Well, he said let me call around to our other stores in the area and I'll see if they have any new ones. He told me he would call me before 2 pm that day. By Friday, 12/17/10, he still hadn't called so I decided to settle and went up to the store to see about a pre-leased one. I talked with a manager regarding payments and such and he was very informative. He told me even thought it was a laptop, it was their policy that it had to be delivered and they would deliver it on Saturday, 12/18/10 between 10 and 3. I sat around all day Saturday and no one ever showed up or even bothered to call. I called the store at 3:30 and the guy said their driver had ran out of hours and had left for the day but that NOW I could pick it up if I wanted. So I drive up to the store for a 3rd time and when I got there I waited for 15 minutes for them to get the computer I paid for on Friday, ready. Don't you think they should have done that when I paid for it? Luckily I asked about the pen that comes with the computer because all I saw was the powercord. The guy said he didn't know where it was and proceeded to look around in a few boxes with no results. He said he was going to have to order one for it. Shouldn't they have done that when it was returned without one? I told him I needed it ASAP because Christmas is near. He told me he didn't know how long it would take and that he would call me. As with everytime they've told me this, I'm sure that I'm the one that will have to call them. I have never seen a business that is so unorganized and lacks anykind of communication between the workers. They really seem to care less about anything other than taking your payment. I will be calling the manager on Monday, because of course the person I needed to talk to wasn't there at the time when I picked up the computer. Save yourself the hassle and go somewhere else.

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Jan 18, 2011 7:49 pm EST
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I agree that they are disorganized and frequently discourteous. The reason, though, that they said they have to deliver the laptop is that they have to physically confirm your address with your first lease. It's to assure that they can find you if collection attempts become necessary.

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Dec 18, 2010 10:55 pm EST
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They are suppose to have these things in stock. If they didn't then they should have told you that they were out of stock. The salesman was unprofessional.

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Aaron's scam

You have to be born to be a scam artist, this isn’t something you learn. I wouldn’t be able to work with people who act this way towards other people. They act as if they can treat anyone any type of way because you leased from them. Where is the store manager at most of the time? I think he hides when it comes to confrontation. He has his puppets running around doing his dirty work over a three day late payment. What happens when we stop renting and leasing? They will be stacked up in the unemployment office collecting $500 bi-weekly. I guess this is why they take their job so seriously. CLOWNS.
Everyone should stop buying from them. You’re better off just saving and getting it later than to getting it now for triple the price and riski9ng the chance on getting it taken away for one late payment after almost paying it off. Aarons Sales and Leasing ARE RIP-OFFS. Thats why its always under new management...
Perth Amboy, NJ Location.

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Aaron's rip off

I had an account with Aarons for about a year. I changed jobs during this time & I had a different pay period so I went in to talk to the manager to see what I could do to have the payment changed to the 20th. He told me what I had to do & this included paying one full payment PLUS the difference between that date & the new due date. Not only was I paying my payments on time, I was paying $50 & 60 additional dollars on the account. 5 months later, the store transferred my account to another location. The new store had no knowledge of my due date & informed me that my payment was late. The manager was going back & forth with telling me there's no way my due date could be the 20th because all payments are due by the 15th. He was extremely rude & I made it a point to go the next day & pay the account off in FULL! NEVER, EVER again will this happen to me with Aarons.

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Aaron's double charge

David and courtney at arrons in lake charles la double charges people taxes on there merchandise and the other ones that work there are very unprofessional.i signed a contract with arrons for a brand new 49 inche screen tv in a box with warranty and instuction and everthing else that supposetocome with it and they brought a used tv with nothing else that goes with it.it is made by rca.david and curtney gave me a jvc broke down *** whopp side tv as loaner october 5, 2010 and i am totally unhappy with that piece of junk and david and courtney at arrons in lakecharles la .and i will never rent to own nothing from there ever again. i asked for the corperate office number to file a complaint and they refused to give it to me.

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Aaron's made promises they didn't keep

I saw a beautiful dinning set in the window, went into the store and applied for it.

Promised delivery was set for 14 days, I waited, and waited and waited and am still waiting 15 weeks later.

I have called and dealt with 5 different people who all have been suddenly fired and never returned my calls.

Good by Aarons and hello people that want my business.

I have rented and paid double the value at Rentown for 5 years for various things, including a flat screen tv.

I have NEVER had any trouble and I have NEVER missed even 1 payment or been late.

So to bad for you Aarons I would have been an awesome customer, but for now and always...

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Mar 10, 2011 4:06 pm EST

WOW, 15 weeks and still no product? If you paid with a credit card or debit card, I would contact my financial institute and dispute the transaction

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Aaron's integrity, and missuse of private info

From start to finish, this company misrepresented themselves and service. Check out attached statements and see what happened, you wont believe it yourselfOctober 15, 2010

To whom it may concern;

My name is Travie Nail, I reside at 2504 Crossgate Place, Birmingham, AL. 35216. This is my statement concerning the damage on the hardwood floor during set up of the leather sectional sofa as well as the damage on the actual sectional and ottoman provided by Aarons leasing company. The furniture was brought into the home and placed into the living room. During set up of the furniture, the couch was moved into place, the Aarons employees were on each end of the sectional and I myself was in the middle of the sectional. The employee on the left had his end raised as well as I in the middle had the middle raised, however, the employee on the left, instead of raising his end of the sectional, pushed the end of the sectional backwards into place damaging the floor severely. The scratch is in newly refinished hardwood floors is approximately 1/8” deep and approximately 24-30 inches long. There is also a dented semi-circle in the floor in front of the scratch where the couch was spun on the floor instead of being raised and moved. My wife immediately pointed out the groove scratched into the floor and showed the employees the damage. Once the employees examined the damage, they suggested they would call the store to let their supervisor know what happened. One employee then went outside and called. Once the employee came back into the residence, he notified me that I needed to call the store and speak to the salesperson. I then immediately called the store to speak to the salesperson and was transferred to the assistant manager. The assistant manager then proceeded to tell me the employee that called in told him I scratched the floor with the couch. I put the phone on speaker with everyone in the room present, myself, my wife, my employee, the two Aarons employees as well as my children and asked the employee if he indeed told the manager I caused the damaged, and he replied he did not say that at all. I proceeded to tell the assistant manager what was happening and he replied with an attitude. Once I asked him what was the course of action needed to be taken, he then proceeded to “not being able to hear me any longer”.
I then just asked to speak to the regional manger that took care of our closing the day before and was put on hold for approximately 12 minutes. The entire conversation was overheard by all present. Once the regional manager answered the phone, he asked me what the issue was and how could he help to resolve it. Again I was accused of causing the damage myself. After a short conversation, the regional manager asked to speak to one of the employees. The employee that spoke to him collaborated the incident at that time.
I feel like this incident was not handled properly in any way. I feel like the employee that caused the damage went outside to make the phone call to the store to change the liability of the damage to myself. I also feel like the assistant manager does not know how to properly handle customer issues and really needs some training in the matter. The way this issue was handled was truly unprofessional and at best inadequate. I feel like the employee that caused the damage was totally unprofessional and almost ridiculous in trying to shift blame to someone other than himself. As a small business owner myself, I pride myself, as well as those who represent my company, in having integrity, good communication, and a willingness to resolve any issue that may arise in a professional manner. None of this was done here today.
I appreciate the ability to come to your store and purchase furniture quickly when needed. We have just suffered a house fire that was a “total” loss and decided to use Aarons to supply the home we leased due to our situation. Its a great concept, and if the right people were in place would have been a good experience. Unfortunately, I don’t feel the right people were in place because we were told numerous delivery times, in fact 5 different times over the course of two days, and when the furniture did arrive, we experienced this issue. I feel like we were told what we wanted to hear until we paid the down payment and signed the contracts and then everything after that has been a controversy to make happen from the closing on forward. If we were not in the situation we are in, it would be easy to ask for our money back and go elsewhere but after thinking about what happened, as a business owner, I would want to know about these types of experiences if my clients were having them. So I’m going to forward this letter and statement to everyone I can in the Aarons cooperate offices as well as the executives that doesn’t hear about these types of situations so maybe they can “fix” this way of handling business and no one else will be treated the way my family was treated during this delivery.
I also want to give the other Aarons employee, the one who didn’t cause the damage, a great big “that a boy”, because during this entire incident, his integrity never wavered. This is type employee I myself would want representing my company to the public. It’s people like this that will keep your clients returning to do business with you. He never made any excuses or accusations, or lied about what the truth really was. Great Job in my eyes.
The fact is accidents happen in all industries, when they do the important thing is how they are handled. After this, its very hard to trust the integrity of Aarons leasing, but I know sometimes its not the company as much as it is a few wrong people in the wrong positions that makes everyone look bad. I hope this letter falls on the appropriate eyes, and faith can be restored in your company. We are only one family in hundreds or thousands you serve each year, but I’m sure others have probably felt this same way. Thank you for taking the time to read this letter and hopefully our relationship will do nothing but grow from this point on.
I’m expecting that these issues will be resolved in our new home and also I’m attaching photos of the damaged furniture as well as damaged property. I will do whatever is necessary to have these issues handled but wanted to give aarons the opportunity to make it right first. Thank you for your time.

The Nail Family.

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Travie Nail [protected]

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Kathy Nail [protected]

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Witness to the entire incident

October 23, 2010

To whom it may concern;

Although I am starting to feel as know one at Aaron’s Leasing is concerned, I would like to let you know of my experience on October 22, 2010.

On October 16, 2010, I sent a letter to Aarons regional manager “Tremayne” as well as Aarons complaint department concerning my experiencing during purchasing merchandise from the Hoover, Alabama location. These are the actions that followed:

On October 20, 2010, I called the store and spoke to “Jason”, who stated his position to be the general manager of the location, and scheduled him to come out on October 22, 2010 and looked at the damaged merchandise as well as the damaged hardwood flooring in my home. He stated he really wasn’t sure what had transpired with the transaction because “Tremayne” wouldn’t discuss anything with him about the situation. I proceeded to fill him in on the situation and he agreed to come out and inspect and get the problems handled.

On October 22, 2010, “Jason” met with my wife at our home to inspect and determined once again as “Tremayne” did earlier, it was a problem that Aarons accepted responsibility for and would get taken care of right away. After speaking with my wife, she didn’t receive a timeline on the repairs and was only told that we as the clients would need to retrieve 3 estimates to get the repairs made and forward them to him at Aarons. Once I heard of this I contacted “Jason” to find out exactly what needed to be done and a timeline on the repairs. At this time I was told the regional manager “Wally” wanted to come out and inspect the issue once again, for the 3rd time, and then I was placed on the phone with “Wally”. Earlier I was told “Tremayne” was the regional manager and he also confirmed this during our conversation on October 16, 2010.

“Wally” set up a appointment with me at 1:00 p.m. at our home on that day October 22, 2010. I took off work to meet “Wally” at the residence and I arrived at approximately 12:35 p.m. for the appointment. After waiting at the residence for over 3 hours, I called the store to speak to “Wally” and he acted as if he forgot the appointment and would arrive within 10 minutes. Approximately 45 minutes later “Wally” arrived. I found “Wally” at my next door neighbors home leaving a message for them in their front door. I brought “Wally” into my home and showed him the damage to the floor and merchandise. From the beginning, “Wally” immediately began down playing the damage as if it wasn’t a big deal. I then explained to “Wally” I was in a lease that was ending at the end of the month and this issue could cost me a $2600.00 deposit that I had invested in the property. “Wally” then asked me how much cash would make this issue go away. I explained to “Wally” it would take the amount of cash needed to hire someone to fix the problem and get the merchandise repaired to good standing. “Wally” then explained he would have to get 3 estimates and the floor would be repaired and as far as the merchandise, “Wally” stated “the merchandise is not a problem, I will replace all the damaged merchandise with new merchandise and when would be a good time?”. I explained to “Wally” we were leasing a home just down the road and they could deliver the new merchandise there and then pick up the damaged merchandise here, he stated “that would work out fine”. I Reiter rated to “Wally” the importance of the timeline and he said it wouldn’t be a problem. “Wally” stated he would be in contact with me on October 23, 2010 and he left.

On October 22, 2010, at approximately 6:25 p.m., I heard a loud knock at the door to my residence and upon opening the door, I was faced with “Wally” along with two other Aarons employees. “Wally” and the employees then entered my home and I stopped them in my front foyer. I asked “Wally” why they were there and what was going on? He stated “since your not happy with your merchandise, I’m here to pick it up and I will deliver the new furniture tomorrow.” I asked “Wally” why this wasn’t discussed in the earlier meeting and what had changed from the earlier agreement. “Wally” started speaking louder and louder demanding I turned the furniture over to him. I explained to “Wally” that this new situation wasn’t making any sense to me and we weren’t prepared for any of this or even knew anything about it per our conversation earlier. “Wally” then stated he reserved the right to terminate any contract he wanted too if he deemed it necessary. I then told “Wally” I wasn’t turning any furniture over to anyone until I spoke to his supervisor. “Wally” began getting louder and more demanding. My children, who were present, began crying as well as my wife. No one understood exactly what was taking place. My nephew began to speak up and was immediately stopped by “Wally” and told by verbal abuse, that he had no say so in the matter and wasn’t going to be involved in the conversation. After this display of verbal abuse, I asked “Wally” and the other Aarons employees to leave my home. The 2 other employees immediately walked out the door when I opened the door but “Wally” had to be asked 3 more times and then threatened by me to call Vestavia Police Department before he would leave my home. “Wally” then began verbally abusing myself and family to the point my wife took the children to our vehicle and left scared and crying. He stated repeatedly, this situation would be handled his way. I then told him to leave my property once again and had to ask the other employees to move their Aarons truck out of my driveway because they wasn’t wanting to let my family leave our home. Almost to the point of holding them against their will. They were terrified and crying, and at this point I called Vestavia Police Department.

“Wally” continued to stand in the front of my home on the telephone with the other employees until the police department arrived. The police arrived and talked to “Wally” for a moment and then came into my home. I explained to them exactly what took place and showed them the contracts that were signed and approved by “Tremayne” earlier in the week. The police officer stated that this would be a civil matter and Aarons didn’t have any right to be harassing me at my home like this. I asked the officer to ask “Wally” to leave and if he didn’t that I would press trespassing charges against them. The officer agreed and did so. “Wally” and the other employees finally left my residence. At this point I thought the incident was over, so I thought.

I then began getting phone calls from my landlord stating “Wally” continued contacting him multiple times trying to let “Wally” discuss the damaged floor with him instead of myself, my landlord told him that I was responsible for the home and that he would have to deal with me. “Wally” then told my landlord a story about me selling the home and getting the floors redone and completely confused my landlord to the point the had to call me to see what was going on. I explained what happened to my landlord and then he stated that Aarons would need to deal with myself to get the situation handled and that he didn’t want to be involved unless Aarons wouldn’t repair the damage.

I feel, once again, as Aarons integrity and professionalism is challenged. I feel my family and I have suffered verbal abuse and mental suffering from this situation. I feel Aarons has used intimidation tactics to try and take advantage of my family and I. My children actually felt as if there was going to be a physical confrontation at our home if we didn’t surrender the furniture at that time. I still, at this time, stand to loose a substantial deposit if the damage is not repaired. I feel like “Wally” has abused his privilege with Aarons, by obtaining private information from my file and calling friends, family, or business acquaintances of mine trying to undermine my integrity and find a way to get out of doing what is right. I feel like I’m given the “run around” because no one at Aarons will give me any information to contact any of their supervisors. I have been misled on who exactly holds what position at Aarons and who I need to contact to get this situation handled. As a consumer, this is the worst position one could find themselves in, being taken advantage of by “big business” and not being able to get to the right departments to get it handled properly. I believe Aarons should have a telephone # consumers can contact if they feel something is wrong and can’t get answers from their local store.

I am only one of hundreds or even thousands of consumers Aarons deal with on a daily basis. I know if Aarons have treated my family in this manner, there are many more out there. Probably having the same luck getting in touch with the correct department to get something handled as I am. I will not stop until this matter is brought into the public spotlight. I am going to contact the local news companies, Aarons executives, and lawyers needed to get this situation resolved. It is a shame that Aarons would use these tactics to take advantage of families, and would stand behind the measures these “regional managers” will take in order to get things done “their way”. I was told by the regional manager “Wally” that he could do what he wanted and their was nothing that could be done about it. I am here to prove to “Wally” and Aarons that is not the case. I will fight through the legal system until the right judgment is made in the situation. There were many, many things not handled properly during this transaction and I will not stop until this is brought into the light. I feel as if these managers are used to dealing with consumers they can intimidate and abuse and I, nor my family, will accept being treated like this. I will not stop until my letters are broadcasted all over the media and even the courtrooms if need be. It is really a shame that a faulty delivery can be turned into a situation of this proportion. Thank you for your time!

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Aaron's liars and not holding up to agreements

My husband and I leased a laptop through them. First off with in a month our new laptop died. It took over a month to get it back. That is really not the part that I am mad about though. When we leased it my husband and I had our own company. Well the company ended up going under and our last payment from a customer ended up bouncing. We kept in touch with them and always let them know what was going on. For a while we were giving them what ever we had and stayed on top of the payments. Even with 3 kids and no work or money we kept finding a way to pay them. Before a guy named Jessi came to work their everyone was wonderfull and did work with our sittuation. Once Jessi came into the picture everything went wrong. We both went out and got jobs and we keep making arrangements with him. He keeps going back on his word. The last payment that we made was $200. Jessi told my husband that he would give him a call to see if we could make another payment of $60 to get us to the first of the month. He said he would do that because we did not know if we were going to have it. Well he never got the call and with out warning the locked our computer. I called in and Jessi stated that my husband was supposed to be there to make a payment. He also went ahead and said it does not matter what I said it is not in the contract to give you a currtisy call. For me it's not about getting a reminder call the face is we told him that we did not know if we were going to have the $60 to bring in and he said he would call us to see where we were at. It was still a verbal agreement that he went back on. My husband also gave him his number to call seeing as calls do not go through on my phone at work. Jessi stated that he called 19 times. when I asked what numbe he called he said it was my number. He first said he forgot to log my husbands number than he said my husband said he would call him with the right number than after that all in the same conversation he said he never had the number. A few times when they called I gave them his number to call. All their calls are recorded and it the face that there was a verbal agreement makes it a contract. Jessi has been nothing but rude, has lied repeatedly and has gone back on what was agreed upon. He also refused to give me corporates number saying there is not one person higher than him. I work in a call center and know the laws and the way he has been acting is not how you should have someone represent your company. Never go their they will treat you like crap.

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I am a former employee of Aaron's sales and lease ownership company. I worked there for less than the trial period of 90 days. My district manager who's name is Robert Birckholz fired me today for asking a customer not to raise her voice to me...said customer did report me and aaron's to the better business burro for harassment. But I was calm and very professional with the customer. The issue that I have is that Robert fired me for talking to a customer very unprofessionally and insubordination...When I have personally witnessed this man curse and yell and scream at customers over the phone and in person face to face. No one had enough nerve to say anything except for me and look what happens two weeks later. He terminates me...Aaron's has nothing but bad service and even worse people working for them. I don't believe that charlie laudermilk would appreciate what has been going on behind closed doors in his company! I will not stop until I have some justification!

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Nov 14, 2011 5:21 pm EST

agree, horrible treatment may call thhem

Lawsuit Filed Against Aaron’s, Inc. Regarding Alleged Improper Practices

Lawsuit claims that Aaron’s, Inc. repeatedly breaches rent-to-own contracts, violates state usury laws, and engages in unfair business practices.

Atlanta, Georgia (PRWEB) November 11, 2011

Atlanta law firm Webb, Klase & Lemond, LLC has filed a class action lawsuit against Aaron’s, Inc., one of America’s leading rent-to-own companies with over 1, 900 total stores. Aaron’s leases furniture, appliances, and electronics to consumers usually with the promise that, after a certain number of payments have been successfully completed, the consumer will own the items.

The new lawsuit alleges that Aaron’s has breached its lease agreements by refusing to provide pay-off information to consumers and through other improper practices. The suit further asserts that the company has used unfair business practices, false advertising, and misrepresentations to induce customers to enter lease agreements that are not as favorable for the consumer as represented. The claims also include unjust enrichment. The case, styled Clark v. Aaron’s, Inc., is pending in the Superior Court of Fulton County Georgia and has been assigned Case Number 2011-CV-207622.

According to the suit, Aaron’s rent-to-own business model is in reality the extension of credit through consumer loans disguised as leases for the purchase of goods. The suit alleges that the difference between the market value of the goods and the total amount of payments made by a consumer constitutes interest. State usury laws, such as the civil and criminal usury statutes in Georgia, impose a cap on the amount of interest that may be charged by a lender. The suit alleges that Aaron’s repeatedly violates these laws.

Further, the suit alleges that Aaron’s deceptively markets its well-known offer of “120-days same as cash.” According to the complaint, this offer purports to allow consumers to buy their furniture, appliances, or electronics from Aaron’s for their market value so long as the consumer pays in full within four months. The deception, as alleged in the suit, is that Aaron’s regularly and proactively attempts to prevent consumers from taking advantage of the 120-day offer by failing to provide them with their outstanding balance or pay-off amount in a timely and appropriate manner.

If you wish to discuss this action or have any questions concerning this press release, please contact John Lyon, Esq. by e-mail or by calling [protected].

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Aaron's rent to own

we got a couch love seat fridge an coffee table with end tables weve been paying we missed one payment so we thought an they started calling an harrassing my wife at her work even the payment wasnt even do it was do the very next day the mannager/ owner who ever he is went to my wifes work place an started harrasing her there where she is a mannager now the guy called my wife a crazy ### she was trying to get him out quietly when he started calling her velgur names they want to take all there stuff back BUT they refuse to send us an ittemmised statement how do we know what weve payed was for our stuff or are they running a scam to steal everones money never intended on letting us or any one keep the stuff they buy if any one is interested an has they same problems lets get together and fighjt these people that think ripping us off is good for there company i dont think it is and am going to fight as far as i can I WILL NEED HELP TO BRING THEM DOWN to prove they are not trust worthy my phone number is [protected] we can either make them better or shut them down before they ruin every one creddit over a payment that wasnt even do

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Aaron's assult on my fiance and harassment

On August 23 Monday evening, my fiance Latasha Archie was home with the kids. She was up stairs, while the kids were down stairs. When the kids heard a loud noise from the back door like some one was trying to break in kicking the door. They were scared, and ran upstairs to get their mom. Tasha came down stairs where she heard another loud noise that shook the back side of the house. She went to open the door and leaned her head out to see what was going on and the guy from aarons name Wayne pushed the door and hit my fiance in the head with the door and forced his way in my house. she told him i was not home and he needs to speak with me and he started yelling in my house at her in front of our kids. This is very unacceptable and form of service, They have been poundind on my door neighbors are complaining to me about the disturbing loud beating and kicking on my doors. I called and spoke to a Damon the night of the 23 of August about the guy pushing the door and hitting my fiance, and he said he would have done the same thing, all he want is his merchandise returned. I want some justice done about what took place in front of my kids, and the abuse that my fiance recieved from Wayne. I have not contacted a lawyer at this time, but if Aarons can not compensate me about the assualt situation their employee Wayne and some discipline actions taken, I will be forced to obtain a lawyer.

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Oct 20, 2010 11:29 am EDT
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Did they ever take care of this? You should have pressed charges for assault and breaking and entering. They have know right to come into your house with out your approval. I am interested in hearing what happened

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Aaron's beware

Aaron's on 4127 Tamiami Trail S, Venice, FL 34293 is a mess. Please! I do not want anyone to go through what I am going through. I work in an Emergency Room, and find this store to be more stressful than my job.

I had two agreements in January when I moved here. One was due on the first, one on the 15th. The manager was great. Well, I went out of town, and prepaid from may15th to July 1st. When I came back to pay my 7/1 payment i was informed that I owed both agreements on the first. there was a new manager, and a new associate. Apparently, after an hour long discussion, it was discovered my due date for both had been accidently changed to the first. I went ahead and paid for both agreements, with the understanding, and paperwork to confirm, that the agreements would then go back to the 1st and 15th. I paid my 7/15 payment with no error. By 8/1/10 I place a check in the drop box for 25.00 over the amount owed. When I called to make sure they recieved the check, alas, there was a new manager that informed me that they did receive the check, but it was "short", as both agreements are due on the 1st. I could not believe it! I overpay, and they consider me delinquent? I inform the manager to look at the records. I wait for a call from the Regional manager...nothing. Then as i am ready to write my check for the 15th payment, I have a note on my door, saying they came by to "discuss" my account, ie "take my furniture". I also receive a letter stating I owe 157.00 to reinstate my account. I have always overpaid my account, not underpaid. i am so frustrated, I have reported them to the Better Business Bureau. Please beware of this store and Aaron's in general as I have not been able to find any help. It is so hard to pay your bills on time, and still be terrorized by one company. i am interested in hearing from anyone who is having a similiar problem. Thank you for reading this.

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Mar 16, 2010 12:10 pm EDT

Management, clerks they all suck.. The only one that did not is no longer with the company. To start they have no knowledge about what they offer. The worst is one lady that answers the phone is from another country and you can barely understand her.. I have been a "client" for about 9 months now and NOTHING has gone correctly.. All the way down to my new "NEVER" been used computer came with a power cord that had been spliced together! Then the really cheap bad that was provided for the pc broke and the pc went flying down a flight of concrete stairs.. REALLY? Advice from me do not call and trust that they are documenting your information in any way. Double and triple check your contract before signing it.. They are responsible for more than they say they are.. I have been trying to get someone from the franchise to contact me for about 5 months... I think they may be ashamed of their actions.. They should be...!

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May 03, 2010 2:44 pm EDT

If you live in Reading Pa and have dealt with the Aaron's on 5th Street Highway and have gone in to by something cash no lease there is a 99.9% chance you have been ripped off! Let's say you go in to buy a dryer and its work $200. They will charge you $400 pocket $200 and only show in the system that $200 was ran through. If you have done a cash sale there I would go in and DEMAND a computer generated reciept and if they can't demand the number to corporate. IF they tell you there is no number for corporate there lying because there *** sure is. The Reading location are nothing but scumballs!

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I am a former customer of Aaron's Sales and Lease Ownership in Greenville, SC. I returned the merchandise due to the way I was treated by the district manager, Bobby. I called 10 days prior to the due date of my payment to inquire about how the payment holiday worked. Bobby spoke to me in a very condescending way. He said that he had to know what the problem was because the didn't just give payment holidays out like welfare. I was astonished at the tone he took with me! I have paid 4 agreements and was very upset that loyal customers are treated this way. I complained to Bobby's manager with very little resolve. I decided to return the merchandise.

Several weeks later I received a call from Bobby asking what could be done to get my business back. My fiancee and I went in to the store and spoke with an associate named Cory who told us that they had the bedroom set we wanted and that it was brand new in the box, but he couldn't show it to us because it was at a different location. He instructed me to call Nadia at the White Horse Rd store and let her know that I wanted to look at it. I didn't see the need to look at a bedroom set in the box and especially since I had the set previously. Several days went by and I received a call from Cory asking when delivery could be set up. We scheduled delivery.

The set was delivered and WAS NOT new out of the box. It had several knick and scracthes on it. Red paint was on one side. The previous owner tried to touch up damage with what looked like white out. The back of the headboard was also badly damaged. My fiancee ok'd the furniture before the delivery crew left. When I went in to look at it and saw all the damage, I immediately called the the store and spoke with Cory. I told him I did not want that furniture due to its condition. He stated that he would call around and find another set. Someone by the name of Preston called me and told me to go by the Easley, SC store and look at a set and see if I liked it. I went by as requested and I agreed to take that set. I called Preston at the Greenville, SC store to set up delivery. Delivery was set for the following Monday after 5pm. When noone had showed up at 730pm, I called the store to see if it had been rescheduled. I spoke to Bobby who informed me that there was no delivery scheduled. I explained to him what Preston and Cory told me and he said that wasn't going to happen. I then told him to make arrangements to get his trash asap.

When the delivery guys came to pick up the furniture they phoned Bobby who asked to speak with me. I refused. I didn't have anything to say. Bobby called my cell many times. Finally my finacee answered and Bobby told him that I had damaged the property and that they would press charges. I have yet to hear from them other to send me a $50 gift card.

I feel as though this company takes advantage of people who have bad credit. Pay in cash if you need items. Don't do business with Aaron's.

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Montgomery, US
Nov 14, 2011 5:22 pm EST

sounds familiar

Lawsuit Filed Against Aaron’s, Inc. Regarding Alleged Improper Practices

Lawsuit claims that Aaron’s, Inc. repeatedly breaches rent-to-own contracts, violates state usury laws, and engages in unfair business practices.

Atlanta, Georgia (PRWEB) November 11, 2011

Atlanta law firm Webb, Klase & Lemond, LLC has filed a class action lawsuit against Aaron’s, Inc., one of America’s leading rent-to-own companies with over 1, 900 total stores. Aaron’s leases furniture, appliances, and electronics to consumers usually with the promise that, after a certain number of payments have been successfully completed, the consumer will own the items.

The new lawsuit alleges that Aaron’s has breached its lease agreements by refusing to provide pay-off information to consumers and through other improper practices. The suit further asserts that the company has used unfair business practices, false advertising, and misrepresentations to induce customers to enter lease agreements that are not as favorable for the consumer as represented. The claims also include unjust enrichment. The case, styled Clark v. Aaron’s, Inc., is pending in the Superior Court of Fulton County Georgia and has been assigned Case Number 2011-CV-207622.

According to the suit, Aaron’s rent-to-own business model is in reality the extension of credit through consumer loans disguised as leases for the purchase of goods. The suit alleges that the difference between the market value of the goods and the total amount of payments made by a consumer constitutes interest. State usury laws, such as the civil and criminal usury statutes in Georgia, impose a cap on the amount of interest that may be charged by a lender. The suit alleges that Aaron’s repeatedly violates these laws.

Further, the suit alleges that Aaron’s deceptively markets its well-known offer of “120-days same as cash.” According to the complaint, this offer purports to allow consumers to buy their furniture, appliances, or electronics from Aaron’s for their market value so long as the consumer pays in full within four months. The deception, as alleged in the suit, is that Aaron’s regularly and proactively attempts to prevent consumers from taking advantage of the 120-day offer by failing to provide them with their outstanding balance or pay-off amount in a timely and appropriate manner.

If you wish to discuss this action or have any questions concerning this press release, please contact John Lyon, Esq. by e-mail or by calling [protected].

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