One of three locations in Fredericksburg this Rent-A-Center  provides excellent products and friendly, efficient service. Though small, the store offers furniture (mainly sofas and beds) and brand-name appliances including Sony, Panasonic, Mitsubishi and Toshiba. The store also provides the option of  "rent-to-own" financing, which allows customers to pay off a product interest-free within 90 days.

The Rent-A-Center in the Fredericksburg Shopping Center's

back corner is one of the chain's more than 3,000 stores. The local store, which opened in 2005, is on the small side but offers plenty of flat-screen televisions, sofas and beds. Find name brands like Sony, JVC, Ashley and Simmons. RAC lets customers rent towards ownership of the available products.

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