Mesa Typewriter Exchange

This is a great place to get your typewriter repaired or to buy one. I love the manual typewriter I bought here.

Um this place is amazing. As my never-​ending love affair with outdated technology continues, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to find anyone that can repair them. I’ve had my typewriter for about seven years and finally decided to get a new ribbon. I called in and the owner was very helpful. The replacement was only about $ 9 and he changed it out for me. He even fixed a key that hadn’t worked for who knows how long. The owner definitely loves his job and it shows. He showed me about five typewriters and had me test each one out and I could feel his enthusiasm. Apparently he’s been doing this for about forty years. Truly amazing, this is what local business is about. Even though it’s a bit of a drive from downtown, I will gladly make the trip.

I bought an typewriter for my daughter for Xmas this year, first thing on her list to Santa. While I was cleaning it up I had a problem. Not knowing what to do at this point I went to google and amazingly I found Mesa Typewriter Exchange. I took the machine in immediately and explained this was a Xmas gift from Santa and I really needed it before the 24^th which gave him only a week. The day after I dropped it off he called me and let me know it was all ready to go. What a lifesaver! I picked it up the next day and the final bill was less than the estimate since it was an easier fix than he thought it would be. You don’t get customer service like this very often anymore and I really appreciate it!

Brought a friend’s old Selectric in and Bill diagnosed and repaired it on the spot for a fair price! A great selection of eclectic old typwriters for anyone wanting to write the Great American Novel old school style.

Bill is the nicest guy! He went out of his way for us! He is a true expert in his craft. Our typewriters are all fixed up & ready to go. His knowledge about the typewriters is incredible!
Go see Bill! You will love his shop, so cool that typewriters are everywhere! He even rents them out for special occasions!

Let me start by first expressing my amazement that there are, as of now, no Unilocal reviews for such a unique place. How can it be that this hidden gem of a store has evaded exposure? My guess would be that, after visiting, its clientele chooses never again to type on a boring old laptop.
That being said, I’m the sort of person who is petrified of venturing into niche shops — including, but not limited to: cobblers, tailors and violin stores — for fear that my absolute lack of knowledge on the subject will be cripplingly obvious. But, with a troublesome typewriter and less than 24 hours before Valentine’s Day, I overcame this fear and called up Mesa Typewriter Exchange.
One of the benefits of these labor-​of-​love sort of stores is the unparalleled customer service, and Bill was no exception. He offered to meet me at the store at 7 PM, well past normal business hours, and when I showed up he was cheerful and excited to see my machine. Bill is a contagious mix of enthusiastic, knowledgeable, patient and unpretentious. Within a matter of minutes he had replaced the ribbon and had my typewriter working as good as new.
The shop itself is overflowing with typewriters of all sorts and sizes, from all decades and in all conditions. The fact that someplace like this exists, undiscovered, in the heart of downtown Mesa is a modern miracle, and anyone and everyone within 30 miles of this place should, at the very least, stop in for a look around, if not to fall in love with a typewriter of their very own.