I went into A1 on the weekend, as I was looking for a Mac. Mark was the person helping me. Really…read morenice guy, he listened to what I was looking for and my price range. Mark and I even joked about me being such a Mac geek while he was bubble wrapping the computer for me. Over his shoulder I saw an Xbox Series One X, so I inquired. We bantered back and forth a little, then agreed on a price. HOWEVER, when he plugged it in to make sure everything was working properly he noticed a flaw. He took down the price again and asked me if i still wanted it. I said "yes of course". Point is, most places don't care and sell it at normal price. Most places don't take the time to get to know what their customers are looking for. Mark took the time. I walked out of there a VERY happy customer. Yes, I will be going back there. I recommend you check out this place. PS. Mac and Xbox work perfectly. Thank you for your friendly service. Trena

I just bought a 2022 MacBook Air, (M2/8gigram/256 gig HD) at A-1 Trade and Loan on Commercial…read moreDrive for $848.21. ($950 tax in). The salesman took pity on me driving from Squamish (100 k) to buy a cheaper one he had just sold, so he gave me a 20% discount from his price of $1050. I have seen the same item on Amazon for upwards of $1600. I would certainly do business there again.

Rostik and I have been doing business for 3 decades. He's always been very decent ans…read morestraightforward. He knows a lot about watches. Norbert Z.

Lots of cool products and kishe items. Staff are quite knowledgeable about the countless items for…read moresale.

We went today with the intention of getting my dad's old watch fix. We were instantly greeted by…read moreextremely friendly staff, and we were very pleased with the friendliness and professionalism of the staff there. We were there for about 30 minutes and there were 4 different customers that walked in and each one were greeted with the same level of friendliness and professionalism. The staff members' attitudes were beyond reproach, we were highly impressed and pleased with the experience. Their prices was also much lower than what we had initially expected, which was icing on the cake by itself. We walked away from the store with a new watch for dad, and we would go back again in the future for our jewelry needs.

Friendly people, I had a ring custom made it turned out beautiful, stones were top quality. I…read morewould highly recommend!

Just decided to pop my head over here as I was passing through the neighbourhood to do some…read moreshopping. While the employees did seem somewhat friendly enough, but something about the employees kinda made me feel they gave off a bit of a negative vibe. Not only that but the place could really use a bit of overhaul in terms of redecorating, because it looks more like a auto repair shop rather than a pawn shop/pawn broker. The one other thing I should mention is that a lot of their items isn't always priced too clearly. Some do have a price, yes, but not all (or at least not clearly). This is actually not a good sign, because as the other reviews had mentioned, you could potentially be ripped off or be attempted at being ripped off if they wanted to. The only good news about this place is that they do have a decent amount of selections of DVD, BluRay and video games if you're into that, although I do suggest that you inspect the quality first. You should really only go to this place if you really have to, and if you do, ALWAYS try to demand that you inspect it. If they refuse, walk away.

I always wondered what this "hole in the wall" place was about. So I went in today while waiting…read moreat the transit loop. It was a big, dark dingy building with a massive amounts of so called "treasures". Lots of construction tools being sold here. I didn't buy anything, but took notice of a few art pieces but made a decision not to buy after witnessing poor business practice. I was observant of how the business owner conducted herself and how patrons were treated. I was completely saddened by what I saw. A person "pawning" goods here for $25 would have to pay back $30 - ludicrous. There was obviously some concern from the patron. But the African-Canadian female behind the counter was a "rough & tumble type", who did not explain this from the very beginning. Her attitude was "don't like it, go somewhere else". She was very happy to take the person's goods, ID and begin processing their information quickly. It was not until after the data-entry into the computer was almost done, that she started to explain what the terms were and ONLY because the person asked. She was ruthless and brutal but always with a smile. Definitely taking advantage of those living in poverty. What a nasty business this is. She had some older Caucasian, crony by her side throwing comments out to bring the value down of the goods the person was pawning. What a con-job partnership these two have going on. Stay away from this place. Spend your money where it's more ETHICAL and where you know PEOPLE are valued and treated well. I can't stand business owners like this - brings the "Royal" City down.

The staff was friendly and helpful, I just wish they could…read morehave taken my E-bike as a pawn but they recently stopped accepting E-bikes. Still staff was lovely.

I've traded a lot of Playstation 3 games in there for other games, and sold the games I don't…read morelike... Very friendly staff and cool stuff to look at when you're bored. I knocked off one star because some of the prices are too expensive for used products, but if you ask for a deal, they'll give you one 50% of the time.

Their place is decent, has a lot of products at a fair price. The staffs there are relatively…read morepretty friendly. For those of you that wants to go and look for a quick item to buy as a gift or for yourself, this might just be a good place to check out. But there's actually a few things that should be changed. 1) It's too overcrowded with stuffs. Their store is already a relatively pretty small place, yet they still try and fill the place up with items to the point where there's just barely enough room for one person to freely move around in without bumping shoulders with someone else. I understand that they have to try and make enough money to pay for the rent and bills of the place but overcrowding it kind of does make some people not want to come back due to the lack of space. 2) The people that works there are friendly enough but for someone that has gone there more than once, one thing that I've noticed was even if there's only a couple customers there, they will just continue to talk to each other and not bother to ask if you need any help until you are there for some time or until you ask for it. That's obviously not going to be the case all the time but if this continues to happen regularly then the customer service might need a little tweaking up. 3) Despite how they do have some special deals or offers on their items or a certain time of the year, there might be some sort of percentage off on their products, but during normal store hours, their products are often times about the same price as the retail price or slightly more so. Bottom line: I think this store is definitely worth checking out because it often time could have a bunch of things you might want but you have to remember that this store is cramped and you'll barely be able to move around in there without bumping into somebody.

Everything is extremely over priced and they will offer you extremely lowball offers if any at all…read morebecause they have no space to store any more items or even move around the store, which feels like a fire hazard. This is a pawn shop for rich people who are bad with money. I highly advise against going here for anything or I can guarantee you'll feel ripped off or they'll just straight up say "if you dont like it go to another pawn shop" so the service is crappy as well.

I have dealt with the owner of this shop for couple years now and he us always helpful. Very…read morefriendly and down to earth Good experience small around , alwAys gives me a fair price. I was even late a few days past the month on an item on Loan and he only charged me a month fee instead of two I would recommend... good guys :)

Listen and trust me when I say "Do not pawn anything at this pawnshop" The owner will completely…read morerip you off by giving you $10 for every $100 that your item is worth! Then charge outrageous interest on the item. He will also add hidden charges on top of the interest when you go to retrieve said item. I pawned a brand new surround system he gave me $40 after 3 months he wanted $125 to get it back. DO NOT ENTER this place.

I am always impressed by this store quality and courtesy.....I have always felt appreciated…read more......Thank you Alex 5 stars for you both!!!!!

If you have real jewelry not costume, designer hand bags, expensive watches, gold jewelry, and you…read morewant to turn it into cash. They will pay cash for your items. Gold is paid out at the current daily rate. And they have a device that can determine if your gold is 10K, 14K 18K 24K or fake and will pay you accordingly.