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	Name	Number of ratings	Checkbook's top rating ()		Firm's price index score	What percent of customers rated firm "superior" on our survey for "overall quality"
	Name	Number of ratings	for quality	for price	Firm's price index score
1.	Best Buy All locations combined	121 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 33 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
2.	Best Buy 330 NE Northgate Way Seattle, WA 206-306-7663	22 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 33 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
3.	Best Buy 17364 Southcenter Pkwy Tukwila, WA 206-574-4617	31 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 33 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
4.	Best Buy 2214 S 48th St Tacoma, WA 253-476-4871	10 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 33 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
5.	Best Buy 31601 Pacific Hwy S Federal Way, WA 253-945-0073		Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 33 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
6.	Best Buy 457 120th Ave NE Bellevue, WA 425-452-8060	13 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 33 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
7.	Best Buy 19225 Alderwood Mall Pkwy Lynnwood, WA 425-670-2670	20 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 33 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
8.	Camera Clinic 518 NE 165th St Shoreline, WA 206-367-2440		Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 33 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
9.	Cameras West 17420 Southcenter Pkwy Tukwila, WA 206-575-1775	44 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 33 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
10.	Cameras West 1908 4th Ave Seattle, WA 206-622-0066	41 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 33 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
11.	Cameras West 14309 NE 20th St Bellevue, WA 425-641-6677	98 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 33 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
12.	Costco Wholesale All locations combined	100 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 33 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
13.	Costco Wholesale 2219 S 37th St Tacoma, WA 253-475-2093	14 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 33 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
14.	Costco Wholesale 10000 Mickelberry Rd NW Silverdale, WA 360-692-1140	24 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 33 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
15.	Costco Wholesale 1801 10th Ave NW Issaquah, WA 425-313-0964	26 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 33 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
16.	Costco Wholesale 8629 120th Ave NE Kirkland, WA 425-827-1693	16 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 33 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
17.	Fred Meyer All locations combined	16 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 33 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
18.	Glazer's Camera Supply 430 8th Ave N Seattle, WA 206-624-1100	223 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 33 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
19.	Ken's Camera 1427 3rd Ave Seattle, WA 206-223-5553	10 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 33 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
20.	Ken's Camera 8907 Evergreen Way Everett, WA 425-353-5533	47 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 33 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
21.	Kenmore Camera 18031 67th Ave NE Kenmore, WA 425-485-7447	263 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 33 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
22.	Kits Cameras All locations combined	381 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 33 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
23.	Kits Cameras 401 Northgate Way Seattle, WA 206-364-6224	40 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 33 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
24.	Kits Cameras 4726 42nd Ave SW Seattle, WA 206-932-4190	14 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 33 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
25.	Kits Cameras 27111 167th Pl SE #101 Kent, WA 253-638-0132		Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 33 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
26.	Kits Cameras 735 NW Gilman Blvd #D Issaquah, WA 425-427-1374		Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 33 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
27.	Kits Cameras 12816 SE 38th St #A Bellevue, WA 425-641-6224	26 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 33 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
28.	Kits Cameras 3000 184th St SW #196 Lynnwood, WA 425-771-7720	37 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 33 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
29.	Kits Cameras & One Hour 5500 Olympic Dr #A107 Gig Harbor, WA 253-858-5367		Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 33 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
30.	Omega Photo 1100 Bellevue Way NE #6 Bellevue, WA 425-455-2126	62 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 33 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
31.	Optechs Camera Supply 3708 Airport Way S Seattle, WA 206-343-9900	10 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 33 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
32.	Robi's Camera Center & Digital 10015 Gravelly Lake Dr SW Lakewood, WA 253-584-0210	31 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 33 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
33.	Tall's Cameras All locations combined	223 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 33 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
34.	Tall's Cameras 403 Northgate Mall Seattle, WA 206-365-0604	24 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 33 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
35.	Tall's Cameras 281 Southcenter Blvd Tukwila, WA 206-433-1111	33 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 33 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
36.	Tall's Cameras 2616 NE 46th St Seattle, WA 206-522-6566	63 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 33 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
37.	Tall's Cameras 116 Bellevue Square Mall Bellevue, WA 425-455-2233	52 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 33 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
38.	Video Only 19220 Alderwood Mall Pkwy Lynnwood, WA 425-776-5900	12 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 33 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.

Seattle camera stores by neighborhood

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Camera Stores in Bellevue, WA	Camera Stores in Everett, WA	Camera Stores in Federal Way, WA
Camera Stores in Gig Harbor, WA	Camera Stores in Issaquah, WA	Camera Stores in Kenmore, WA
Camera Stores in Kent, WA	Camera Stores in Kirkland, WA	Camera Stores in Lakewood, WA
Camera Stores in Lynnwood, WA	Camera Stores in Seattle, WA	Camera Stores in Shoreline, WA
Camera Stores in Silverdale, WA	Camera Stores in Tacoma, WA	Camera Stores in Tukwila, WA

Sample Subscriber Comments & Reviews for Camera Stores in the Seattle (Puget Sound) Area

CHECKBOOK provides subscriber comments on their experiences with the firms they use. Please remember that individual subscriber comments are informal. Subscriber comments may give you insight into the types of features and problems that exist in a service field, but are not the best basis for selecting or rejecting a specific firm. To assess the quality of a firm's performance, we recommend that you give more weight to the percentages of favorable ratings. Those percentages are generally based on much larger numbers of consumers' ratings (the number of consumer ratings is noted above).

As You Can See Below, Some Camera Stores Get High Praise from Their Customers.
Some Others Don't. So Choose Carefully.
Here Are a Few Samples of the Thousands of Comments
CHECKBOOK Has Collected on Hundreds of Different Camera Stores.

Subscriber from REDMOND, WA wrote about a local photo equipment store: Employees offer excellent service to customers........
Subscriber from LAKEWOOD, WA wrote about a local photo equipment store: Knowledgeable but a bit pricey. Still, the best game in town........
Subscriber from MUKILTEO, WA wrote about a local photo equipment store: Great place to shop!.......

Subscriber from BOTHELL, WA wrote about a local photo equipment store: They are a great camera store with that local, small-town feel. They treat every customer..........
Subscriber from KIRKLAND, WA wrote about a local photo equipment store: The professional photographers camera store........

Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote about a local photo equipment store: I was disappointed in after-service. I went in to the store several times regarding questions..........
Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote about a local photo equipment store: Some of the sales people are more knowledgable than others...get a good one. They also..........

Subscriber from BELLEVUE, WA wrote about a local photo equipment store: A knowledgeable staff makes camera buying here a pleasant task........

Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote about a local photo equipment store: Sales people who actually know what they are selling!.......

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