Aaron's Sales and Lease in Grand Forks ND -LIE-CHEAT-STEAL- Aaron's, 120 day payoff, cooking the books Grand Forks North Dakota

When I moved in to my new place mid last year and had just dropped 2k on deposit and first months rent I was a bit strapped for cash grin emoticon However, what made it even worse is that all of my furniture had been ruined in storage. I figured a quick fix would be to lease and then pay off within the 120 day pay off agreement some furniture from Aaron's here in Grand Forks (Fyi it is a franchise not a corporate store) I figured at least I would have something to sit on. I could have purchased on credit from a furniture store but because I have small children and NO FURNITURE I couldnt wait the weeks/months a furniture store would have taken to deliver new furniture to my home. So I caved and went to Aaron's. I got a living room set and was talked in to a T.V. as well. I was under the impression that the TV I would be "leasing" would be new. When it was delivered--- as in left on my living room floor--- I realized it was in fact used when I hooked it up. It had a small hole in the screen, the base and other parts of the T.V. were scratched ect. I called and complained that I thought I was getting a new TV not a used one, I also told them I knew it was used because of said wear and tear. My living room set pay off 120 day price was 1500$ About 30 days later I went into the store and made a 2000$ + payment and told them to pay off the furniture set and apply the rest to the television (which I was still only planning on leasing and returning) They said that they would do that.

Well, about 2 months later the TV in question got a bleed on the screen. A rainbow appeared while I was watching it. I called Aaron's who came and picked it up and replaced it. It took 3 months for them to contact me again regarding the TV. They claimed that I had damaged it and that I would have to pay the entire price of the TV which was an RCA 50" LED50B45RQ 1080p 60Hz LED HDTV (let's be real here, it isn't even a 120hz tv) The MSRP on this T.V. is 550$ as stated on RCA's own site, but you can buy it online from Walmart for 360$. I told them that I did not break the TV and that it was in poor condition already when I received it which they were made aware of and that I was not going to pay and additional 650$ they claimed that I owed on it. Now here is where it get's interesting!!! Now because I wont pay a total of 1200$ for a DAMAGED USED POS, they are threatening to take my furniture saying I supposedly never payed it off. Guess what they did? They CHANGED what my 2k went toward in their system so that my furniture was 100$ under the payoff price and applied the rest to that TV. They claim their so called "regional manager" is the one that took my payment and that I told him to do it that way...Why the hell.... would I come in with 2k AND NOT pay off that s**t furniture? Who in their right freaking mind would do that so that I end up owing interest on some furniture I bit the bullet to get in the first place? Because this store is a franchise and not a corporation-- corporate cannot see how they mess with their computer records or any payments/transactions that they do. BEWARE!!! Sit on your d**n floor if you have to--- DO NOT EVER --- get ANYTHING from these scam artists. EVER.