Amini’s Home Rug and Game Room

Free pinball, free popcorn, and rugs that «really tie the room together». What more could you ask for?
I found Amini’s on the pinball map at
where they were listed as having 15+ tables. Upon arrival, this figure seemed to be closer to 30 tables in total, all set to free play. My mind was atwitter, I felt like a meth-​head on the set of Breaking Bad.
They had billiards tables, indoor/​outdoor lighting, home theater setups, you name it. Within their MASSIVE game room were slot machines, air hockey, Skee-​ball, a basketball hoop shot, stand up cabinet games, and the aforementioned lineup of pinballs. The tables were absolutely gorgeous, many of which were in near-​perfect condition (the KISS and Wrestlemania tables appeared mint). Every table had on pricetags, and there were complimentary bags of popcorn by the front door for customers. Bonus!
In talking to Bob Holman – one of Amini’s general managers – I expressed interest in their Williams’ «Demolition Man» as a purchase or possible trade for my current pin, and he seemed conducive to talks. Stay tuned for updates.
If I had a single criticism, it’d be that the pricing on most of their showroom items was high. Granted, most of their pinballs were wonderfully refurbished, but $ 5.3K for «No Good Gofers»? That’s pretty nuts.
So did I buy anything… no. But I’m a BIG fan of these guys nevertheless. I was treated with respect and kindness on my visit, and I hope to do business with them soon.
Oh, and that bronze dome is killer awesome. Looks like Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia from the outside.

One positive aspect of this place is that their store is pristine and beautiful on the outside, an amazing palace built for a Sultan.
However, on the inside, its an interior designer’s worst nightmare. Product is thrown around in a haphazard manner. So many billard tables are arranged in such a way, that its hard to navigate through the store’s showrooms.
I was remotely interested in building a nice home theater room when I purchase my first house, but whenever I started looking at the furnishings, I couldn’t find any prices.
In addition, I was drawn to their pinball machines and they looked refurbished, not like brand new machines.
I might come back for another look-​see, but I doubt that I will purchase anything from this store.
Also, the salesman tried to use car salesman like tactics, which was kind of disturbing.

Amini’s is a beautiful store with a great location! The staff is very helpful when it came to finding exactly what I was looking for with a great price. I was looking at buying online but was scared that it wouldn’t look like the picture. So happy I found Amini’s because after I added up all the extra services they provide and purchasing the new addition to our home everything ended up being cheaper!!!

I recently stopped in at Amini’s to check out their pinball machines, and I was not impressed. They had several Bally/​Williams games from the 1990’s, all listed as being in «Collector Quality» and selling for high-​end restoration prices.
However, it appears their idea of «collector quality» only means that they purchased it from a collector. In every other sense, the machines were far from pristine. In particular, The Addams Family machine had central playfield wear all the way through the clearcoat, several pieces of mylar, and the hole under the electric chair was severely worn. The ramps were dirty, and the rubber looks like it had never been maintained. For $ 8000, I’d get a machine that I’d have to completely dismantle, and spend several weeks repairing and recoating the playfield. No thank you.
Other machines being touted as Collector Quality had severe inlane wear, major interior scuffs, and several lights out. At best, these are above-​average quality used games.
They seemed to get very defensive when I pointed out the excessive wear on these machines. I overheard this «collector quality» sales pitch several times while I was testing the machines, and several claims that the pins were in «pristine» condition. It was very upsetting to hear them pushing this claim upon hapless first-​time buyers.
Either their idea of condition is severely disconnected from reality, or they hope that someone will be naïve enough to believe their claims. As it stands, every one of their pins is being listed for about twice what it is actually worth.

I wish I could think of something nice to say but I just can’t. We suffered through the high pressure sales tactics and made a purchase when we were promised a rush order in six weeks. Ten weeks later we had not heard back. When we contacted them they made several excuses and claimed our furniture would be in the following week. The same claim was made each week for the next five weeks! We also realized after the fact that we significantly overpaid. My advice — shop around. You WILL find it cheaper at another store.