The staff is very friendly. They are very reasonable people. Junior is a great guy, but all the…read morestaff is excellent. They pay a lot more than a lot of other places.

They are all very nice. Donna is the best. She is friendly and is helpful. I have sold items and…read morehave been paid handsomely. I also took a loan against my gold items and they are reasonable on the offer to borrow and the interest rate is the best around. I am very happy doing business with them.

These guys were terrific , they really hustled and made a last minute request very easy to handle -…read moregreet service , terrific product ( Ms Pac-Man and Galaga? cmon) highly recommend !

Arcade Specialties provided the arcade machines for our wedding, and they were not only a HUGE HIT,…read morethe team was easy to work with, and even went the extra mile the day of the event with a few things they threw in for free. Overall, I really enjoyed working with them, and the quality of the machines they provided was excellent.

Wonderful selection of toys and games. Customer service was top knotch and I will absolutely be…read moregoing back. Reasonable prices (competitive to Amazon/target pricing) plus free gift wrapping! If you like me are boycotting Amazon and trying to shop small and at independent stores, go to Jesse's toys!!

The recent experience with the store manager, Maggie, regarding product knowledge during the…read moreselection of toys for my grandchildren was unsatisfactory. As a long-standing customer, I have noticed a significant decline in the store's previous standard, particularly following the departure of Mick and his highly knowledgeable team. The current state of the store no longer aligns with my past positive experiences

This place has turned into my place for drum equipment. A heads-up to Eric, and the rest of the…read moreguys I deal with in the drum area. I'm not the most personalble guy and can come-off as a slight bit antisocial (Just sit me behind a set and I let the drums do the talking, for me!) and the guys handling the drum section know how to interact with people that are even as recluse as me, and that shows an excellence in customer service! Guitar Center, in Southington, should be ashamed, and should take some notes on work ethic from these men.

So I just heard that the 100 year-old Sam Ash chain of stores is closing - and that is what has…read moreprompted this review, I apologize in advance for its length: For over 26 years, my company did business with Sam Ash. Back in the 90's I would walk into the Woodbridge, CT store and be properly and professionally greeted, guided to the salesperson that would help with my purchase and get great advice, information and service from a knowledgeable staff member and most of the time, fellow musician. Who could ask for more? Fast forward to the 2020's and the retail giant is totally unrecognizable - so hearing the news this morning that the chain was closing didn't exactly come as a shock, as I predicted this years ago. The tell-tale signs were everywhere and honestly, I'm surprised it took this long. It doesn't however make this news any less heartbreaking. I say heartbreaking because anytime a brick and mortar establishment closes, every American should stop and tremble. This is the end of another era. Out of tradition or some sort of misplaced loyalty, I've always stopped into Sam Ash to give them yet "Another Chance" to redeem themselves and every time, I left the store empty-handed, disappointed and kicking myself for wasting my time there - again. No greeting at the door. No smiling faces. No staff to help. No knowledgeable staff on hand. So, I stood there and waited and waited. When someone finally decided to acknowledge me, they were useless. Then to add insult to injury, as time went on, they rarely stocked anything I needed. So I just stopped considering them as a supplier. Most of the time, I was there for high-end sound reinforcement for live performances - Large power amps, speakers, sonic maximizers, cabling, wireless mics, mixers, etc. My last visit there about ten years ago. I was shopping for a full-size keyboard to incorporate into my studio. I had specific questions as I'm a guitar player, not a keyboard player, and I got stuck with a salesperson who knew less about keys than I did. So how many time times do professional musicians, engineers, producers and sound people let this scenario play out before we let Jeff Bezos take care of us? And here we are. Towns across America are full of little corner music shops that sell low end everything for the grade school student and beginning musician and that's as it should be, but professionals go to stores like Sam Ash for the performance grade stuff. And when you're dumping two thousand to 12 thousand on a Les Paul or Strat or maybe 5K on a vintage Vibrolux, you want your sales staff to know their stuff. You EXPECT to be treated a certain way. You want to be able to touch, feel, see, hear and play that dream guitar you've been waiting a lifetime to buy. You want to smell that cedar top on that new Classical guitar. Kinda hard to do with an on-line purchase. Imagine buying a new car without the test drive! And THAT is what makes this a sad day in America. It's another sign of the times. Another example of how we've fallen as a Capitalist society. Some people celebrate that I guess. I don't. I'm sad to hear this news. I'm going to miss Sam Ash despite my feelings. I'm going to miss the experience of buying in person. No one wants to see a business fail. This is a part of history we're losing. Someone worked hard to build that business. It was someone's dream. And Sam Ash won't be the last. Guitar Centers is suffering from the exact same issues and collapse of the business model and I say they're next - but will they turn it around? Will their board of directors send out district and regional managers or "secret shoppers" and start fixing the issues before Jeff Bezos takes their dollars too? Will they read reviews like this one and get off their collective asses to turn the Titanic around? Probably not, when you can't find anyone today who really knows what hard work is - how do you fix it? Who's training their staff? There comes a point when the damage is done and it's not salvageable. Goodbye Sam Ash. I take no pleasure in writing this. I'm disgusted. I'm disappointed. I'm sad. I just hope that those in control at the top levels of management of these chain stores, read their reviews and pay attention - take them to heart and make the effort to improve your businesses. I know I'm not the only one who feels this way, it's just that most people won't take the time to write something like this - but I feel better for having said it. Maybe by some miracle, someone will come in and scoop Sam Ash up and right the ship at the last hour. I can dream, can't I? Ron L, Southington , CT

While they may specialize in tabletop gaming, Clockwork is still one of the best comic shops in the…read morearea. They have an extensive selection and the real estate to display all new issues week to week for your browsing pleasure. I don't know about you, but I'm a big fan of picking my comics off a wall, not a computer screen. Clockwork's got a pretty big wall. Best part? They offer a pretty sweet discount for subscribers. No other shop I've been to in CT offers a better perk. I'm not a tabletop gamer, but if that's your thing, you can find a friendly game here most nights every week.

Good place went there a few times they had $1 comic books which was great some of them I used for…read moreart collages.i am an artist..I do so many diy and art projects I always wanted to get into figurine paintings I saw a couple times they had them and that was another art endeavor I wanted to get into. Good place overall owner is a nice guy

My sole purpose yesterday (03/21/26) visiting Milford Pawn Shop was to sell my wedding ring and to…read moreget further closure on my recent divorce. The owner quickly surveyed my ring and proceeded to tell me how much it was worth to me in cash value? No questions were asked about the history or how much it cost originally? I personally thought it was worth a little more but honestly I just wanted to get rid of it.

Fabulous service!! Guys were very kind and accommodating!! Couldn't be nicer.... definitely…read morerecommend!!

Jenilmarie was so helpful. I was looking for helium inflatable number balloons, but they were too…read morebig, so she gave me another idea to use the manual inflatable balloons since they were the perfect size. They worked well and are still inflated as it was kept as a keepsake! Thanks so much for your help!

I do really like this store but the prices get me down. If you are throwing a theme party of some…read moresort you will definitely find unique and interesting decorations. I got some great stuff for upcoming birthday parties being thrown for friends. As for any Halloween parties you might be throwing/ attending this month; this place has the most awesome decorations and a HUGE HUGE HUGE selection of costumes. I was so close to buying a Miss Piggy costume but I have no costume parties to go to this year. Anyway, I would have probably bought more Halloween decorations if some of the things I wanted, like a talking skeleton, weren't 30 dollars. I waffled between 3 and 4 stars but gave the place 4 stars because everyone who worked here was memorably friendly/helpful. Numerous times I was asked if I needed help finding something or anything, and not in the way where you feel like they are hinting that you are shoplifting or something. In the way that you feel like the employees actually care about you finding what you want :)

Today I stopped by called Silas Deane Pawn Shop. I first gave them a call to see if they had a…read moreoculus quest. They picked up the phone and confirmed it! The guy was really cool and helped us straight from when we walked into the door. There was a lot to choose from, but depending on what you're looking for specifically you should definitely call ahead. There were TV's , movies, hand bags, kitchen appliances, videos games, watches, jewelry and so much more. Today my partner bought an oculus quest for $132, for the 128 GB but that is a steal. He made sure everything was working and told me we have 7 days to bring it bring it back if there were any issues. Thank you and hope to be back again soon for other purchases. The value of the items in store were decently valued.

I've bought gold here before and they were very fairly priced. This past time I came in with a…read morebunch of gold to trade in that I inherited, but had no interest in wearing. They gave me top dollar trade in value for all of my gold pieces and a GREAT deal on an authentic Tiffany'&Co gold infinity band. They tested all of my items on the floor for gold type and quality and I compared the price for the Tiffany&co online. I left with a new ring I'm very excited about AND cash in hand from my trade in value. Thanks, guys! I'll bring my back again soon!