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Rent-A-Center Unnecessary aggressive behavior

The site in Ozark, Al have been harassing me when I've followed up with them multiple times. The person I've been talking to has had a very nasty attitude towards me. I tried to reason with him, but the only thing he was interested was making rude remarks and saying, "where's the payment or the merchandise". They've been to my home 3 times in one day and visited my home twice after-hours. It has been only men coming to my home and I live alone. I do not open my door for any strange man that come to my home at night. Women and children have been taken out of their homes because of people posing as businesses. The employees also park some way down the street and I presume its to make the customer not think it's actually RAC.They have been banging on my door and all windows in my home not knowing they've been banging on my neighbor's window as well. My neighbors have complained about the loud noises and remarks the employees have made. This is unacceptable behavior. The aggressiveness is what concerns me.

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Jul 29, 2023 5:33 am EDT
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Rent-A-Center is not harassing you. The Manager wants you to make your payments or return the items. When you went to Rent a Center you signed a contract and your breaching it by not making the payments and are essentially stealing the items you rented. The Workers are banging on your door to get their stuff back and you're avoiding them.

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Allison George
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Jul 29, 2023 5:59 am EDT
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I have been making my payments. Also coming to my home 2 or 3 times out of the day is harassment. Leaving an unnecessary amount of follow up slips EACH visit is very petty. Talking to my neighbors about me is straight up unprofessional. I dont appreciate being called a theif when I've made my payments.

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I have rented from rent a center since 2018 and I have paid off 3 different item at 3 different times. Now last item bought wasnt mine however was living in my home so they said they needed it my name with it being my home and a previous renter. They made payments now initial payment was suppose to be monthly however the lady didn't enter it as such so 3...

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Rent-A-Center Custom services

Hello, I would like to come on here and say rent a center has good services. But I tell you the store manager have a rude attitude. And poor call services I mean in person just the out worst the one in yazoo city just no comment for it to be running a brand like that needs potential help with the services. And the headquarters takes forever to answer the phone calls. Like you guys need to train better customer service.

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Ponca city location tried charging us over $2500 for an S22 phone and over $3500 for a PS5, and when we turned the PS5 back in, the store manager not only did not factory reset the device, he TOOK IT HOME and allowed his family to have access to our accounts through it! I have screenshots of him admitting to all this. we also have a charge to our card that...

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Rent-A-Center Damaged to my wall mirror and wall done by delivery driver

I have made several complaints for almost a year now ive emailed pictures.. Talked to complaint center.. Store managers etc only to be told someone will be giving me a call back within three days.. At this point im very upset.. Disappointed and frustrated.. It has been two months since I last spoke to someone and it seems as no one is not responding.. The employees and manager is very rude I was called a [censored] by one of the employees and the manager is aware of it he seems to cover up for their wrong doings by say not to report to corporate he will deal with it because hes short of help and needs his employees.. With the exception of employee name robin whom is very nice and respectful everyone is rude at the location @2259 paek avenue memphis tn 38114

Desired outcome: I would love for damages caused by deliver driver to my wall to be repaired and damages to my mirror to be replaced or paid for Im trying to get this matter resolved before I take futher Action such as hire an attorney andcall BBB

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Rent-A-Center Customer service

The Pocomoke City Maryland Rent-A Center is a joke. They are very nasty and rude. They do not know how to speak on the phone or leave a professional message about your account. I've been dealing with them coming up on a few years now. I've always had my merchandise on auto-pay. Since this new crew took over now my auto-pay doesn't work so they are calling me every hour on the hour about this issue. Each time I give the lady the number and it always goes through but then the very next week they are calling me again stating they need my permission to charge the card when I'm on auto-pay. It's ridiculous. They are not professional. They are nasty and rude. And don't ask for clarification, they really get nasty when you challenge what they are saying. I was told my pay off was $300. I pay $252 and she says there is still $159 owed. That math ain't mathing. This occurred on Thursday April 13, 2023 at around 3:30pm. and I'm at work, so they call at any time. The last three transactions they've called me to get the card number when I saw her take a photo copy of the card when I went in to set up auto-pay. She tells me that everyone else's auto-pay is working except for when it comes to my account. So I say fix it. They (a female and a male) were both yelling at me that it was somehow my fault. When I just gave them the card and it went through as I have done on the last 3 transactions. So why again is this my fault. I've been on auto-pay for every Saturday but this mix up has been going on for about 2 months now. Ridiculous. I'm so glad my bedroom set is almost paid for. I will never use them again.

Desired outcome: They should be fired or at least given some customer service training. Those guys definitely don't know how to speak on the phone. They sound like they didn't graduate high school.

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Rent-A-Center Damaged

Ive called store and corporate several times and issue still not resolved I rented a stove and fridge almost a year ago and the delivery driver broke my huge mirror off my wall and put a hole in my wall store manage recieved pictures and driver admitted he did damage store manage tried to offer me a free week payment for damages and not to report damages stating the driver was new and could loose his job or written up I stated I was not agreeing with offer because mirror and wall damages would be more so I filed a complaint with corporate and still havent heard anything this is redicious im thinging about seriously renting from another company

Desired outcome: please refund or assest damages

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Mar 27, 2023 1:41 pm EDT

delivery driver knocked my mirror off my wall and did damage to it and my wall as well installing fride and damage was never reimbursed claim was filed several times wirh store and disctrict manager as well a corporate driver admitted to damages was advised by store manager not to contact corporate he didnt want any actios taken towards his new driver because he needed his job and he will take care of it after 3 month nothing was done so he then ststed he would give me a week free on my merchadise i stated no because mirror and damaged wall repairs would be more i then file with corporate and still havent heard anything my items are almost paid off so its been a long time to not resolve this issue

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Rent-A-Center Harassment/trespassing

Has threatened my child and his friend to open the door, lied to them and told them that they spoke with me and it’s okay to open the door to try to enter my home while a minor was there and no adult. He also tried to enter my home twice, he turned my door knob while my minor was home and purposely was scaring him. and has been in my windows ! I spoke with the manager at Dixie highway location, she told me she does not believe us and she wants her property back she did not care about my son at all! Regardless if we owe them or not it’s illegal to trespass and harass. Today they tried to open my door again by physically turning my doorknob & looked in my windows for over 10 mins.

Desired outcome: I want them to leave me alone or I will press charges for trespassing as I have them on camera. Criminal and civil laws will result in different actions taken, they are wrong AND I WILL PROSECUTE ABOUT MY CHILD IF I HAVE TO

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Rent-A-Center My refrigerator hasn’t worked in 3 weeks. They came out here to get a payment and we gave them $400 but still did not get a replacement.

My name is Leslie Napier and I rent to own a whirlpool fridge from you all. I stopped making payments because it stopped working. They came out here this past Saturday and my son gave them $400 but they still did not get a new fridge. I have been in the hospital with a brain tumor so I wasn’t here to talk to them and I usually speak with Joey b. He’s a very nice young man but still hasn’t replaced my fridge.

I have called everyday and everyday they say tomorrow. I owe $1400 on a fridge that doesn’t work and ruined over $400 worth of food. So please do something I’m begging you. Or should I just throw it out the back door and take that $1400 and go buy s new one. I’m done playing games. Just tell them to come get this one.

Desired outcome: A NEW replacement fridge

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Rent-A-Center A person was allowed to purchase items and they were added to my account

Gary White my former boyfriend went to the Newton Rent a Center store 4404.

He was called several times by store manager Sharon Myers to pick up a set of tires she had found for him to rent. I am thinking he is going to set up his own account. But she allowed him to put a set of tires on my account without my consent. She cropped a previous electronic signature of mine to set this up. When I noticed the tires on my online account. I went to the store to confront Ms. Myers she looked at me and said you have nothing to worry about he is going to pay as if she lived with him and just knew he was going to pay. I could not understand why she allowed that to happen. There were other people around who heard our conversation, but none of them stepped in to say anything. I felt she wanted to make a quick sell for a quota or something. Mr. White did not believe in bank account, so I assume she put it on my account because I had a bank card. Mr. White also lied to her and told her agreed to this when I did not. As a policy she should have known to reach out to me first before setting this up. Mr. White and I are no longer in a relationship at first, he was paying the bill then he stopped because he wrecked and totaled his car. I got a call from the current store manager who was rude she did not say Hello how are you doing she simply said, "what are we going to do about these tires on your account." When I tried to explain what Ms. Myers did she accused me of lying because of the electronic signature. So, I got very upset. I paid the bill because I had another item that I needed to pay on. I called back and spoke to Tyler another manager he said he would make it legal that moving forward that no one could come in the store and add anything to my account without my knowledge. And the lady was in the background saying "that's why you come in the store to pay or set up new items on your account. First of all, I work, and the store is not close by, so I choose to pay online. She was unprofessional and needs to take some courses in customer service.

Desired outcome: The car has been wrecked and the tires are on them. I want my money back for what I have paid so far.

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I own rental located at, 22643 E 790 Road, Welling, Ok. 74471. The refrigerator located in the rental belonged to me. Around January 17, 2023 the refrigerator quit working. It was a side by side stainless about 5 years old. I paid a repairman $93.25 to diagnose the problem. It was determined the control panel was out. In addition I paid him $332.78 to order...

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Rent-A-Center Subcontractor - 1099 form

Hello, I'm a subcontracted TV repair service center in Michigan and I work locally on issues with Rent a Center warranty TV's. I'm contacted by local Rent a Center's stores when their customers have issues with their TV's. I normally receive a 1099 tax form every year for services done throughout the year. I didn't receive a form this year, I have tried emails, calls, district managers and NO one can get in touch with HR or the corporate offices in Texas. I myself, have left 10 messages in two weeks and countless emails asking for at least a reply or a way to contact the right department, nothing. If anyone can give me a contact number where you ACTUALLY speak to a person, it would be greatly appreiated.

Desired outcome: PLEASE respond, receive my 1099 form..

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Me and my husband filled out a online order form. We attached all required inforamtion needed to process our application. I called the office where I wanted to order the TV and a lady picked up very rude. I told her that I had filled out all paperwork online and tried to give her my reservation number which she said she did not need. While I was on the...

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First off I dont this auto pay stuff due to the fact that I dont always have enough money in my account to cover my payment so therefor rent a center over draft my account like they did today and im pissed about this like I will have the cash instead of having it on my card and this is at the store in covington ga 30014. I was told that you have to have...

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Rent-A-Center My PS5

My name is Angel Rodriguez I am doing this complaint because Rent A Center charge to much money for my son ps5 my son pay 2,100 dollars for his game and then I my self have another ps5 which I made like three to five payments on and on my app it said I didn’t pay any thing I call Rent A Center in broad Street and they told me that they wipe my account by accident and they still didn’t fix it my son have receipt for all the people he may all his PS five and I got payment of my to I took pictures of my account I call my bank so they could send me my account information now they have send some one to my house telling me that I old them last month I went to do my payment and the charges me 350 dollars and then he told my son if I gonna pay for the ps5 last month I told go head take the payment out of my card he told me everything is good and the next it show that I didn’t make payments I need some one higher to call me or I’m calling the police and taking it to court because I have proof

Desired outcome: The lady told me she felt threatened because I told her that I was going to call the corporate office

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I purchase a refrigerator from the store at 231-01 merrick blvd they phone # is [protected]. I purchase a refrigerator 2 years ago. The refrigerator was big, so they had to take the doors off to get it in my house. 6 months later the fridge broke and its now covid slowly being over. I called the manager sophia explain everything to her. She offers to send...

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I thought a place such as rent-a-center was supposed to help those that need things at a resonable price monthly or weekly but oh i was so wrong i have never and i mean never been talked to the way cruze has spoke to me you are a MANAGER yet you called me poor, uneducated and needed to grow up? i simply was nice and understanding with you until you talked...

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Rent-A-Center Overpaying for my product

I paid my rental bill twice in November two rentals on one by Bank One in cash receipts for both and they still haven't received my money both statements are complete my first payment to Rent-A-Center was made on the 17th on my bank card of $140 while standing down payment was approved next day they call set my payment did not go through I had to bring another $140 cash down there but my bank still saying Rent-A-Center was paid off cards I have $140 floating in the air that was paid to Rent-A-Center they say they did not receive my payment but I got receipts on my phone and paper my member ID is [protected] my phone number is [protected]

Desired outcome: Say they did not receive my bank payment but Bank says they was paid in full

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Rent-A-Center Customer service/payment/ taking me to court

I unfortunately bought a refrigerator from them . It was a problem from the beginning. It didn’t fit,the installation men were lovely but the store mgr was screaming at them about taking too long. Anyway, all is well until my mom was I’ll I missed a payment called and she harassed me 10 times a day I said I’d after she was out amd she kept calling. I called corporate and said forget this paid them in full and NOW the store says they aren’t paid and suing me . They re a franchise amd never got the money . Sent me a subpoena and everything . Awful people

Desired outcome: To drop the case BECAUSE ITS PAID IN FULL

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Rent-A-Center Leaking personal client info

On Nov 6th, 2022, an acquaintance of mine (who is also a client/ customer) went to make a payment at Rent a Center (731 South 1st St in Yakima, Wa). When making the payment; because the acquaintance and I do share the same name; the workers that were attending them, asked them if they perhaps knew me. My acquaintance states that the workers gave out my full name and told them about the issues we have had previously due to a washer and dryer not working properly and wanting to see what they can do to fix it. The acquaintance also mentioned that the workers tried to describe my features in order for the customer to see if they could recognize me. Alas the customer said no, but in reality, they knew who I was. I just don't think it is professional or even correct to release personal client information. It makes me feel wary and uncomfortable knowing that they gave out my information in the first place.

Here is one of the issues I have had with them just recently:

I've recently went to the store to make a payment.

While making a payment, I asked if they could come by to see if the washer and dryer could be fixed. The issue with the set was the dryer wasn't drying and the washer wouldn't drain. I've made previous calls beforehand (complaints that had lasted for months) asking when they can stop by my place to fix the set or if there was a solution to this problem that I was having. They said they couldn't do anything due to my set being paid off. At this point, I wasn't even aware that my items were paid off. At the place I go to, they usually tell you when an item had been paid off and give you a certificate, and when you buy an item, they always ask if the customer thinks if an insurance coverage is necessary, this is for everything. They didn't offer the insurance for the set when I started paying. I actually haven't put any coverage on the items that I have previously purchased, but they always asked me, and I would say no, in this case, they didn't mention it. Like I said before, they said I paid it off, I didn't know it was paid off. They said that it was paid off in September and I didn't even know about it due to me having various things needing to be paid off. With this being said, I was frustrated and upset because I had no idea was paid off, my set wasn't working, and I've had this problem with my dryer and washer for months and calling to see when workers can pass by to see if they can do something about it, and nothing was done. Fortunately, they came to a solution for this issue afterwards

This example is particularly of what they leaked to my acquaintance and I'm not having it.

Desired outcome: Don't want them to leak my info again and come to an understanding because what they did was not right.

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