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Who Rates Best (& Worst) in the Seattle Area? Now You'll Know.
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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
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Checkbook's top rating ( ) |
What percent of customers rated firm "superior" on our survey for "overall quality" |
Firm's price index score |
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Office Depot
16512 Twin Lakes Ave Marysville, WA
360-654-1972
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How does "Office Depot" rate compared to other camera stores in Marysville , WA?
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Best Buy
19225 Alderwood Mall Pkwy Lynnwood, WA
425-670-2670
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20 ratings |
How does "Best Buy" rate compared to other camera stores in Marysville , WA?
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Best Buy
330 NE Northgate Way Seattle, WA
206-306-7663
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22 ratings |
How does "Best Buy" rate compared to other camera stores in Marysville , WA?
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Ballard Camera & Photo Lab
1836 NW Market St Seattle, WA
206-783-1121
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33 ratings |
How does "Ballard Camera & Photo Lab" rate compared to other camera stores in Marysville , WA?
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Cameras West
14309 NE 20th St Bellevue, WA
425-641-6677
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96 ratings |
How does "Cameras West" rate compared to other camera stores in Marysville , WA?
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Cameras West
1908 4th Ave Seattle, WA
206-622-0066
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40 ratings |
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Best Buy
17364 Southcenter Pkwy Tukwila, WA
206-574-4617
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31 ratings |
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Cameras West
17420 Southcenter Pkwy Tukwila, WA
206-575-1775
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44 ratings |
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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).
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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.
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Subscriber from RENTON, WA wrote
Another Store: Staff seemed uninterested in sale........
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Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote
Another Store: I was disappointed in after-service. I went in to the store several times regarding questions..........
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Subscriber from KIRKLAND, WA wrote
Another Store: The professional photographers camera store........
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Subscriber from REDMOND, WA wrote
Another Store: Employees offer excellent service to customers........
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Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote
Another Store: I had plenty of time to hold and test the cameras I was interested in,..........
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Subscriber from EVERETT, WA wrote
Another Store: Pricing on high end of items I want to purchase. Items on sale at great..........
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Subscriber from BOTHELL, WA wrote
Another Store: Store is old and "dowdy". The place is probably a firetrap and sometimes you are..........
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Subscriber from BELLEVUE, WA wrote
Another Store: Worst photo processing experience of my life. They damaged my irreplaceable original........
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Subscriber from BOTHELL, WA wrote
Another Store: They are a great camera store with that local, small-town feel. They treat every customer..........
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Subscriber from LAKEWOOD, WA wrote
Another Store: High priced, opinionated staff, but knowledgable about high-end cameras and gear.......
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Subscriber from LYNNWOOD, WA wrote
Another Store: Did not have a big selection of electronic picture frames, but camera selection was good........
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Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote
Another Store: friendly and knowledgeable staff.......
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Subscriber from VAUGHN, WA wrote
Another Store: THE AFTER THE SALE SERVICE IS VERY POOR.......
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Subscriber from EDMONDS, WA wrote
Another Store: A terrific all around camera store. You have a question? They can answer it........
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Subscriber from KIRKLAND, WA wrote
Another Store: Very helpful staff. Well-stocked store. Prices are not unreasonable for a local retail outlet........
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Subscriber from WOODINVILLE, WA wrote
Another Store: Don't purchase their Expanded Service Plan. It takes them forever to get a camera repaired..........
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Subscriber from BELLEVUE, WA wrote
Another Store: Ignore what the salespeople promise about returns. Read your cash register receipt to find out..........
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Subscriber from BOTHELL, WA wrote
Another Store: very good!.......
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Subscriber from SAMMAMISH, WA wrote
Another Store: Their parent company searched for a month and found a copy of my missing receipt..........
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Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote
Another Store: depends on who is the sales person. one knew nothing about cameras. another knew alot...........
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Subscriber from BELLEVUE, WA wrote
Another Store: Knowledgeable staff. Very helpful in making selections that fits your needs. My favorite camera shop..........
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Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote
Another Store: Some of the sales people are more knowledgable than others...get a good one. They also..........
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Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote
Another Store: Limited invetory of cameras made shopping there less than satisfactory........
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Subscriber from SHORELINE, WA wrote
Another Store: Very good customer service.......
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Subscriber from EDMONDS, WA wrote
Another Store: Very, very helpful and experienced. Could answer all my questions and very patient, Would recommend..........
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Subscriber from WOODINVILLE, WA wrote
Another Store: Very knowledgeable staff; had good recommendations........
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Subscriber from KIRKLAND, WA wrote
Another Store: What a pleasure to walk into a store and talk to people who know and..........
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Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote
Another Store: Secured a highly desired camera that I thought impossible to find; cost was 40% less..........
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Subscriber from BOTHELL, WA wrote
Another Store: Awesome service.......
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Subscriber from EDMONDS, WA wrote
Another Store: I went in knowing what camera I wanted and why,but they were helpful in helping..........
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Subscriber from KENT, WA wrote
Another Store: always helpful staff.......
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Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote
Another Store: Average for industry........
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Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote
Another Store: Only place in Seattle I can find wide selection........
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Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote
Another Store: They did almost pass off a returned camera as new but then made an adjustment..........
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Subscriber from BELLEVUE, WA wrote
Another Store: Good locally owned camera store........
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Subscriber from MUKILTEO, WA wrote
Another Store: Generally superior, with some slips towards adequate depending on staff........
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Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote
Another Store: Service here ranges from excellent to not so good, depending on who's behind the counter........
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Subscriber from BELLEVUE, WA wrote
Another Store: The customer service and knowledge is excellent. Shopping there guarantees that you get help and..........
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Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote
Another Store: This store has lacked some of the services available at other locations. This is sometimes..........
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Subscriber from BOTHELL, WA wrote
Another Store: Very knowledgable about the product they are selling. Purchase offer included free class on how..........
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Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote
Another Store: I went to Best Buy knowing exactly which camera I wished to purchase. I felt..........
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Subscriber from LAKEWOOD, WA wrote
Another Store: Knowledgeable but a bit pricey. Still, the best game in town........
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Subscriber from BREMERTON, WA wrote
Another Store: Very pleasant and knowledgeable staff. Much preferable to buying in a larger, noisier place........
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Subscriber from REDMOND, WA wrote
Another Store: My father wanted to replace his old Sony DSLR in just a couple of days..........
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Subscriber from KENMORE, WA wrote
Another Store: Moved to the area a couple of years ago. Have been a camera buff for..........
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Subscriber from KIRKLAND, WA wrote
Another Store: They have a large supply of photo items that many of the mainstream photography outlets..........
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Subscriber from EDMONDS, WA wrote
Another Store: Was very hard to get someone to wait on you. Maybe they need more help...........
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Subscriber from BOTHELL, WA wrote
Another Store: Good selection.. but beware of prices. sometimes you get a better deal on-line........
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Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote
Another Store: I am very happy with my camera, but that is because of the work I..........
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Subscriber from SHORELINE, WA wrote
Another Store: Had a bad experience with one salesperson - a man old enough to understand service...........
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