Get the Picture - Buying a Camera in Lakewood , WA

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Get the Picture - Buying a Camera in Lakewood, WA and Nearby

Thinking of making the switch from film to digital? As with any major purchase, you'll want to make sure you get good advice so that you end up with the right camera for your needs, at a good price. Armed with our ratings of area stores and our price comparisons, the purchase should go smoothly.

From Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine

	Name	Number of ratings	Checkbook's top rating ()		What percent of customers rated firm "superior" on our survey for "overall quality"	Firm's price index score
			for quality	for price
1.	Robi's Camera Center & Digital 10015 Gravelly Lake Dr SW Lakewood, WA 253-584-0210	30 ratings	How does "Robi's Camera Center & Digital" rate compared to other camera stores in Lakewood , WA? Subscribe Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
2.	Best Buy 17364 Southcenter Pkwy Tukwila, WA 206-574-4617	31 ratings	How does "Best Buy" rate compared to other camera stores in Lakewood , WA? Subscribe Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
3.	Cameras West 17420 Southcenter Pkwy Tukwila, WA 206-575-1775	44 ratings	How does "Cameras West" rate compared to other camera stores in Lakewood , WA? Subscribe Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
4.	Cameras West 1908 4th Ave Seattle, WA 206-622-0066	40 ratings	How does "Cameras West" rate compared to other camera stores in Lakewood , WA? Subscribe Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
5.	Ballard Camera & Photo Lab 1836 NW Market St Seattle, WA 206-783-1121	33 ratings	How does "Ballard Camera & Photo Lab" rate compared to other camera stores in Lakewood , WA? Subscribe Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
6.	Cameras West 14309 NE 20th St Bellevue, WA 425-641-6677	96 ratings	How does "Cameras West" rate compared to other camera stores in Lakewood , WA? Subscribe Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
7.	Best Buy 330 NE Northgate Way Seattle, WA 206-306-7663	22 ratings	How does "Best Buy" rate compared to other camera stores in Lakewood , WA? Subscribe Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
8.	Best Buy 19225 Alderwood Mall Pkwy Lynnwood, WA 425-670-2670	20 ratings	How does "Best Buy" rate compared to other camera stores in Lakewood , WA? Subscribe Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.


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Sample Subscriber Comments/Reviews About Camera Stores

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 BOTHELL, WA wrote Another Store: Very knowledgable about the product they are selling. Purchase offer included free class on how..........
Subscriber from BREMERTON, WA wrote Another Store: Very pleasant and knowledgeable staff. Much preferable to buying in a larger, noisier place........
Subscriber from BELLEVUE, WA wrote Another Store: Ignore what the salespeople promise about returns. Read your cash register receipt to find out..........
Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote Another Store: Service here ranges from excellent to not so good, depending on who's behind the counter........
Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote Another Store: I had plenty of time to hold and test the cameras I was interested in,..........
Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote Another Store: Even though this store doesn't have the best prices (like online stores) or the very..........
Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote Another Store: Some of the sales people are more knowledgable than others...get a good one. They also..........
Subscriber from LAKEWOOD, WA wrote Another Store: High priced, opinionated staff, but knowledgable about high-end cameras and gear.......
Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote Another Store: Average for industry........
Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote Another Store: Limited invetory of cameras made shopping there less than satisfactory........
Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote Another Store: depends on who is the sales person. one knew nothing about cameras. another knew alot...........
Subscriber from REDMOND, WA wrote Another Store: Employees offer excellent service to customers........
Subscriber from BOTHELL, WA wrote Another Store: Store is old and "dowdy". The place is probably a firetrap and sometimes you are..........
Subscriber from SAMMAMISH, WA wrote Another Store: Their parent company searched for a month and found a copy of my missing receipt..........
Subscriber from BELLEVUE, WA wrote Another Store: Worst photo processing experience of my life. They damaged my irreplaceable original........
Subscriber from EDMONDS, WA wrote Another Store: A terrific all around camera store. You have a question? They can answer it........
Subscriber from LYNNWOOD, WA wrote Another Store: Did not have a big selection of electronic picture frames, but camera selection was good........
Subscriber from KIRKLAND, WA wrote Another Store: The professional photographers camera store........
Subscriber from REDMOND, WA wrote Another Store: My father wanted to replace his old Sony DSLR in just a couple of days..........
Subscriber from BELLEVUE, WA wrote Another Store: Each time I go to this store, due to the proximity to my home, I..........
Subscriber from SHORELINE, WA wrote Another Store: Had a bad experience with one salesperson - a man old enough to understand service...........
Subscriber from EVERETT, WA wrote Another Store: Pricing on high end of items I want to purchase. Items on sale at great..........
Subscriber from BELLEVUE, WA wrote Another Store: Knowledgeable staff. Very helpful in making selections that fits your needs. My favorite camera shop..........
Subscriber from VAUGHN, WA wrote Another Store: THE AFTER THE SALE SERVICE IS VERY POOR.......
Subscriber from WOODINVILLE, WA wrote Another Store: Don't purchase their Expanded Service Plan. It takes them forever to get a camera repaired..........
Subscriber from BOTHELL, WA wrote Another Store: They are a great camera store with that local, small-town feel. They treat every customer..........
Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote Another Store: I went to Best Buy knowing exactly which camera I wished to purchase. I felt..........
Subscriber from BOTHELL, WA wrote Another Store: very good!.......
Subscriber from SHORELINE, WA wrote Another Store: Very good customer service.......
Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote Another Store: They did almost pass off a returned camera as new but then made an adjustment..........
Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote Another Store: friendly and knowledgeable staff.......
Subscriber from KIRKLAND, WA wrote Another Store: Very helpful staff. Well-stocked store. Prices are not unreasonable for a local retail outlet........
Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote Another Store: Secured a highly desired camera that I thought impossible to find; cost was 40% less..........
Subscriber from MUKILTEO, WA wrote Another Store: Generally superior, with some slips towards adequate depending on staff........
Subscriber from KIRKLAND, WA wrote Another Store: They have a large supply of photo items that many of the mainstream photography outlets..........
Subscriber from BELLEVUE, WA wrote Another Store: The customer service and knowledge is excellent. Shopping there guarantees that you get help and..........
Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote Another Store: I was disappointed in after-service. I went in to the store several times regarding questions..........
Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote Another Store: I am very happy with my camera, but that is because of the work I..........
Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote Another Store: This store has lacked some of the services available at other locations. This is sometimes..........
Subscriber from BOTHELL, WA wrote Another Store: Awesome service.......
Subscriber from EDMONDS, WA wrote Another Store: I went in knowing what camera I wanted and why,but they were helpful in helping..........
Subscriber from KIRKLAND, WA wrote Another Store: What a pleasure to walk into a store and talk to people who know and..........
Subscriber from KENT, WA wrote Another Store: always helpful staff.......
Subscriber from RENTON, WA wrote Another Store: Staff seemed uninterested in sale........
Subscriber from KENMORE, WA wrote Another Store: Moved to the area a couple of years ago. Have been a camera buff for..........
Subscriber from EDMONDS, WA wrote Another Store: Was very hard to get someone to wait on you. Maybe they need more help...........
Subscriber from BOTHELL, WA wrote Another Store: Good selection.. but beware of prices. sometimes you get a better deal on-line........
Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote Another Store: Only place in Seattle I can find wide selection........
Subscriber from BELLEVUE, WA wrote Another Store: Good locally owned camera store........
Subscriber from LAKEWOOD, WA wrote Another Store: Knowledgeable but a bit pricey. Still, the best game in town........

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