Money Mart

Situated as the classy front-​man of the ever-​so-​ghetto Adult Maxxx/Popeye’s Chicken plaza is this friendly neighborhood Money Mart, and as far as I know, B-town’s only 24hr location.
Confession time: When it comes to credit cards, I suck. Me with a credit card is like handing Bart Simpson a submachine gun (Hey Dave, the 90’s called, they want their semi-​edgy jokes back).
Ok, maybe I’m not that bad, but my last experience with them in high school led me to go down the pre-​paid credit card route instead (you know, for car rentals, hotels, online purchases, etc.), hence my union with Money Mart.
I really have never had an issue with the Money Mart credit card, nor do I have any reservations about the 2 dollar fee for loading money onto it, so I would definitely recommend it to anyone who doesn’t want a credit card, but wants to take advantage of certain credit card perks now and again.
Beyond that, there’s nothing really appealing about Money Mart. I’ve always found their payday loans to be an absolute rip-​off (not just theirs, any payday loan joint), and it shocks me to see so many people going for these things. I can’t fathom being so poor with money, that you’re willing to sacrifice $ 20 per every $ 100 on your future paycheck to get a loan from these guys. I think I’d sooner take my chances on kneecap-​hammer-​wielding sociopath loan shark. But that’s me.
Another thing to note about this particular location, and you better be sitting, because I’m about to throw down a shock-​bomb: It’s incredibly ghetto, and horrendously understaffed. I don’t think I’ve ever gone in there when there wasn’t a line, or 1 teller doing other work stuff, and will make you wait for 20 minutes, just because. And as a classy guy (*waits for the laughing to die down*), I refuse to throw stereotypes around in a review, suffice to say they exist. I think the only time I’ve ever seen another white guy in there was some 200 year old antique trying to western union the Vietcong to let his war buddies go, and bitched about the $ 15 fee.
Not that being a minority makes me uncomfortable, but they don’t like it when you glance at their neck tattoos or neon purple thong string that doubles as a bra strap. I thought the point was to be noticed?
Anyway, this location gets points for being open 24/​7, but really needs to hire more people.