SuperPawn

When my wife asked me what I wanted for Christmas I told her a DSLR camera, but when she came back from Costco and told me that the cheapest package was $ 500 I thought maybe I really didn’t need a new camera. But then it occurred to me, I don’t buy new cars because the depreciation just isn’t worth it, so why should I buy a new camera. In fact why not check the pawn shops to see if they had something that I would like. My first stop was SuperPawn on Scottsdale Road. It’s basically right across the street from SkySong and while its not the biggest shop they have, it seems to have a good selection. In fact they had four cameras that I found interesting… a Nikon D40X for $ 250, two Canon Rebels and a Nikon D3200 for $ 200. I wrote down the information and went to do some quick internet research. I pretty quickly determined that the D3200 was the camera I wanted as it had great reviews and lots of Nikon parts and lenses are available to add as I get to be a better photographer. I went back to the store and told Garrett that I was interested in that camera. I would have bought it right then, but he said that it had come in with a battery charger and some cables as well, but he needed to find them. I gave him my phone number and told him to call me when they had all the stuff. A day or so later he called me back. Unfortunately in the hustle and bustle of the holiday season they couldn’t figure out what they had done with the other stuff, but he had researched it and I could get a battery charger at Amazon for $ 25 and because I had waited he knocked another $ 50 off the price. A DSLR camera for $ 150? Heck yeah! I jumped in my car and headed right over. They also give you a guarantee. If you make a return in one week you get your cash back and if you do it in the first 30 days you get store credit.
After getting the camera, I headed to Fry’s Electronics where I got a battery charger for $ 15, a memory card, and a card reader that don’t come with the camera anyway. In fact, Fry’s had the exact same camera for $ 350 with the lens I have, and the same $ 500 package as Costco that includes a bag and a second lens (buy still not the memory card or memory card reader).
I then went out and took as many pictures as I could in the first week just in case there was a problem and I needed to return it, but it turned out the camera works great at shooting pictures and videos.
So in sum, I got a new camera and accessories for at least $ 200 than just the camera alone and now I can have that extra money to buy additional lenses, filters, flashes, etc. as I want them.
I also found out that pawn shops are a great place to buy something like this and they even had a good selection of power tools, televisions, game systems, stereos, jewelry, bikes, and musical instruments. If you’re in the area check out SuperPawn and ask for Garrett.

I came here on a Tuesday. I love to go bargain hunting on my days off so naturally I stopped here. I walked in and it looks clean. There is a bit of clutter, but I blame it on the location size. It’s so small and I feel bad that all the associates have to cram all of the stuff in this small location. It was a particularly busy time of day, however this sweet lady named Rosana told me to wait a few minutes while she helped out other people (I’m a pretty patient person). So I took the time to browse. 15 minutes passed and I still didn’t get helped, and I could understand, there is a super long line of people and only 2 people working the counter. The only reason I’m not mad, is because I know how stores work and if anything I blame corporate. Anyway, I was helped by Bridget and Rosana and Luisa at some point and love them all. I really dislike racist people that do these reviews because I think all of these people are sweet and kind and have helped me with awesome buys! I always buy my Electronics from here! Anyway this is my review from what I have seen the past few months! Awesome place.

Both employees we dealt with were friendly and helpful. Nice selection of stuff. Prices were more than fair and we got a discount as well. Shop is in a nice area of South Scottsdale with ample parking.
May not be the biggest square footage or selection — but I’d rather have quality over quantity. We’ll be back for sure.
Awesome blu ray/​DVD section, game systems, tools and audio visual stuff.

In Vegas, the Superpawn shops are pretty clean and full of good stuff… so, I expected the same out of this Scottsdale location. Boy, was I wrong! This place was terrible! They didn’t have any quality items for sale. All of their stuff was junk.
Besides the lack of product, the service here was terrible as well. All of the employees were busy working the pawn windows, so I had to wait 20 minutes to have someone open up a jewelry case to look at some watches. During that time, I felt rushed and the employee told me that if I was just going to browse she’d have to come back to me later because she was busy and would have to help the other customers who were waiting to pawn stuff… seriously?! How are they supposed to make money when you’re not selling?!
This experience would never have happened at their Vegas stores. They take care of their customers out there and have a balance between employees helping pawn customers and buying customers.
Return Factor — 1%