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Monday, November 23, 2009

Who Rates Best (& Worst) in the Twin Cities Area? Now You'll Know.

	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 Twin Cities Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine
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	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
	Name	Number of ratings	for quality	for price		Firm's price index score
1.	Best Buy All locations combined	222 ratings	Twin Cities Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 25 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
2.	Best Buy 1000 W 78th St Richfield, MN 612-861-3917	27 ratings	Twin Cities Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 25 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
3.	Best Buy 1885 County Rd D E Maplewood, MN 651-704-1901	23 ratings	Twin Cities Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 25 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
4.	Best Buy 8301 3rd St N Oakdale, MN 651-739-1899	26 ratings	Twin Cities Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 25 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
5.	Best Buy 1643 County Rd B2 W Roseville, MN 651-746-0538	30 ratings	Twin Cities Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 25 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
6.	Best Buy 12905 Elm Creek Blvd N Maple Grove, MN 763-416-6300	24 ratings	Twin Cities Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 25 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
7.	Best Buy 12633 Riverdale Blvd NW Minneapolis, MN 763-422-0032		Twin Cities Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 25 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
8.	Best Buy 300 Northtown Dr NE Blaine, MN 763-780-8668	16 ratings	Twin Cities Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 25 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
9.	Best Buy 15300 Cedar Ave Apple Valley, MN 952-431-2466	23 ratings	Twin Cities Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 25 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
10.	Best Buy 13513 Ridgedale Dr Minnetonka, MN 952-544-0377	24 ratings	Twin Cities Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 25 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
11.	Best Buy 12600 W Frontage Rd 35W Burnsville, MN 952-894-8130	17 ratings	Twin Cities Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 25 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
12.	Best Buy 11600 Leona Rd Eden Prairie, MN 952-941-5149		Twin Cities Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 25 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
13.	National Camera & Video 12055 Elm Creek Blvd N Osseo, MN 763-425-1417		Twin Cities Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 25 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
14.	National Camera & Video Exchange All locations combined	966 ratings	Twin Cities Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 25 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
15.	National Camera & Video Exchange 930 Hennepin Ave S Minneapolis, MN 612-332-3728	35 ratings	Twin Cities Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 25 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
16.	National Camera & Video Exchange 2401 Fairview Ave N Roseville, MN 651-636-0693	280 ratings	Twin Cities Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 25 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
17.	National Camera & Video Exchange 9300 Olson Memorial Hwy Golden Valley, MN 763-546-6831	299 ratings	Twin Cities Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 25 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
18.	National Camera & Video Exchange 14380 Burnhaven Dr Burnsville, MN 952-898-4888	151 ratings	Twin Cities Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 25 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
19.	National Camera & Video Exchange 7101 France Ave S Edina, MN 952-927-9010	164 ratings	Twin Cities Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 25 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
20.	ProEx Photo All locations combined	75 ratings	Twin Cities Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 25 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
21.	ProEx Photo 7735 150th St W Apple Valley, MN 952-891-4083	21 ratings	Twin Cities Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 25 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
22.	Proex Photo & Portrait 7961 Wedgewood Ln N Osseo, MN 763-416-4840		Twin Cities Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 25 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
23.	Ritz Camera All locations combined	139 ratings	Twin Cities Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 25 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
24.	Ritz Camera 2710 Lincoln Dr Roseville, MN 651-636-0595	27 ratings	Twin Cities Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 25 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
25.	Ritz Camera 3001 White Bear Ave N #2089 Maplewood, MN 651-777-0641	17 ratings	Twin Cities Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 25 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
26.	Ritz Camera 12680 Riverdale Blvd NW Minneapolis, MN 763-427-0182		Twin Cities Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 25 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
27.	Ritz Camera 13185 Ridgedale Dr Hopkins, MN 952-546-7710		Twin Cities Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 25 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
28.	Ritz Camera 12657 Wayzata Blvd Minnetonka, MN 952-546-8722	17 ratings	Twin Cities Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 25 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
29.	Ritz Camera 2300 S Dale Ctr Edina, MN 952-927-5451	25 ratings	Twin Cities Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 25 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
30.	Ritz Camera 8251 Flying Cloud Dr Eden Prairie, MN 952-942-8619		Twin Cities Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 25 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
31.	Target All locations combined	18 ratings	Twin Cities Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 25 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
32.	West Photo Shop 21 University Ave NE Minneapolis, MN 612-379-2321	56 ratings	Twin Cities Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 25 local camera stores. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.

Twin Cities camera stores by neighborhood

MN
Camera Stores in Apple Valley, MN	Camera Stores in Blaine, MN	Camera Stores in Burnsville, MN
Camera Stores in Eden Prairie, MN	Camera Stores in Edina, MN	Camera Stores in Golden Valley, MN
Camera Stores in Hopkins, MN	Camera Stores in Maple Grove, MN	Camera Stores in Maplewood, MN
Camera Stores in Minneapolis, MN	Camera Stores in Minnetonka, MN	Camera Stores in Oakdale, MN
Camera Stores in Osseo, MN	Camera Stores in Richfield, MN	Camera Stores in Roseville, MN

Subscriber Comments/Reviews

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).

Subscriber from COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MN wrote about NATIONAL CAMERA & VIDEO EXCHANGE, Roseville, MN on 11/15/09: I think they have a price match policy, but I think it's worth paying a..........

Subscriber from PLYMOUTH, MN wrote about NATIONAL CAMERA & VIDEO EXCHANGE, Golden Valley, MN on 09/12/09: Excellent free camara training!.......

Subscriber from SHOREVIEW, MN wrote about NATIONAL CAMERA & VIDEO EXCHANGE, Roseville, MN on 08/05/09: Incredibly knowledgable, helpful,expert staff........

Subscriber from BLOOMINGTON, MN wrote about NATIONAL CAMERA & VIDEO EXCHANGE, Burnsville, MN on 08/03/09: Excellent classes on how to use the cameras........

Subscriber from PLYMOUTH, MN wrote about NATIONAL CAMERA & VIDEO EXCHANGE, Golden Valley, MN on 08/01/09: When it comes to buying camera equipment, National Camera is superior to any other option...........

Subscriber from CHASKA, MN wrote about NATIONAL CAMERA & VIDEO EXCHANGE, Golden Valley, MN on 08/01/09: A great store with very knowledgable people. They will match other's prices and bring all..........

Subscriber from APPLE VALLEY, MN wrote about NATIONAL CAMERA & VIDEO EXCHANGE, Burnsville, MN on 07/17/09: The free camera classes that are offered with the purchase of a camera are very..........

Subscriber from MINNETONKA, MN wrote about NATIONAL CAMERA & VIDEO EXCHANGE, Golden Valley, MN on 06/30/09: They have a good selection of products and some of the best sales people. Prices..........

Subscriber from MINNEAPOLIS, MN wrote about NATIONAL CAMERA & VIDEO EXCHANGE, Edina, MN on 06/22/09: Very helpful staff. I also attended one of their digital camera workshops, which met my..........

Subscriber from LONG LAKE, MN wrote about NATIONAL CAMERA & VIDEO EXCHANGE, Minneapolis, MN on 04/08/09: I enjoy walking in and getting all my questions answered. Very helpful staff when they..........

Subscriber from LONG LAKE, MN wrote about BEST BUY, Hopkins, MN on 04/08/09: Not impressed........

Subscriber from MINNEAPOLIS, MN wrote about NATIONAL CAMERA & VIDEO EXCHANGE, Minneapolis, MN on 09/10/08: They are great!.......

Subscriber from LAKE ELMO, MN wrote about NATIONAL CAMERA & VIDEO EXCHANGE, St Paul, MN on 08/18/08: See other comment on #8, which is technically a very vague likert scale to work..........

Subscriber from MINNEAPOLIS, MN wrote about NATIONAL CAMERA & VIDEO EXCHANGE, Minneapolis, MN on 08/13/08: I didn't like a new camera so I took it back. I was given a..........

Subscriber from EAGAN, MN wrote about NATIONAL CAMERA & VIDEO EXCHANGE, Burnsville, MN on 08/12/08: VERY competent sales people who are very knowledgable about cameras/photography. Felt that the recommendations given..........

Subscriber from MINNEAPOLIS, MN wrote about NATIONAL CAMERA & VIDEO EXCHANGE, Minneapolis, MN on 07/30/08: Fantastic place to go for information. The prices for most equipment is high compared to..........

Subscriber from MINNEAPOLIS, MN wrote about NATIONAL CAMERA & VIDEO EXCHANGE, Minneapolis, MN on 07/29/08: have a problem or question...this is where to go.......

Subscriber from MINNEAPOLIS, MN wrote about NATIONAL CAMERA & VIDEO EXCHANGE, Minneapolis, MN on 07/17/08: Always great advice and recommendations. They suggest things you might not have thought about. It's..........

Subscriber from MINNEAPOLIS, MN wrote about RITZ CAMERA, Roseville, MN on 07/15/08: Very friendly and helpful staff........

Subscriber from MINNEAPOLIS, MN wrote about NATIONAL CAMERA & VIDEO EXCHANGE, St Paul, MN on 07/15/08: Not enough staff at times; long wait for service when selecting new products........

Subscriber from GOLDEN VALLEY, MN wrote about NATIONAL CAMERA & VIDEO EXCHANGE, Minneapolis, MN on 11/07/07: they had the best price and support on my new camera.......

Subscriber from SAINT PAUL, MN wrote about NATIONAL CAMERA & VIDEO EXCHANGE, St Paul, MN on 10/09/07: Great personal attention. Knowledgeable staff. Provides class instruction on use of camera........

Subscriber from MINNEAPOLIS, MN wrote about NATIONAL CAMERA & VIDEO EXCHANGE, Minneapolis, MN on 09/23/07: Matt was terrific!.......

Subscriber from WOODBURY, MN wrote about BEST BUY, Woodbury, MN on 09/20/07: They are very knowledgeable about their product and match anyone's price. I wish they would..........

Subscriber from WOODBURY, MN wrote about NATIONAL CAMERA & VIDEO EXCHANGE, St Paul, MN on 09/20/07: They also match prices, but don't have as many sales as other places i.e.Best Buy.......

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