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I guess we have a different idea of "first-class"

If it’s not first-class, I don’t want anything to do with it.

-- Aaron's Rents CEO Charlie Loudermilk on the decision to no longer host Rock acts at the Roxy

Rent-to-own (RTO) stores—two leading chains are Rent-A-Center and Aaron Rents—rent furniture, electronics, and other consumer goods short-term or long-term. The consumer can eventually own the item after paying many times the standard retail price through weekly rental payments with an extremely high interest rate, commonly around 300% APR. If the consumer misses a payment, the item is repossessed.

From "America's Growing Fringe Economy," Dollars & Sense Magazine