Rent-to-own Events - RTO Customer & Employee of the Year Rules & Judging Criteria

Contest Rules & Judging Criteria: 

• The entry deadline for 2008 contest is July 11, 2008.
• Winners and finalists will be announced in August 2008.
• Click here to enter contest online.
• Click here to download a PDF contest entry form.

Rent-to-Own Customer of the Year
Eligibility requirements:

• Must be a customer of an APRO rent-to-own company member in current standing.
• Must be nominated through an official application. You may nominate yourself. You may nominate as many people as you deem appropriate. An application (PDF) can be downloaded by clicking here or fill out our online application.

Judging criteria:

• Current rent-to-own customer
• Contributes to the community, society and/or family
• Good human-interest story
• Positive life experience because of rent-to-own
• Length of time customer has used rent-to-own
• Positive feelings toward rent-to-own company or companies they have used
• Please view these past winners as examples

Rent-to-Own Employee of the Year
Eligibility requirements:

• Must be an employee of an APRO rent-to-own company member in current standing.
• Must be nominated through an official application. You may nominate yourself. You may nominate as many people as you deem appropriate. An application (PDF) can be downloaded by clicking here or fill out our online application.

Judging criteria:

• Prefer store-level employee, but not required
• Good human-interest story
• Positive personality traits: honesty, integrity, kindness, etc.
• Concern for customer
• Leadership traits
• Volunteer/contribution to community
• Valued by company owner and peers
• Loyalty and length of service to the RTO industry
• Project positive image of industry
• Please view these past winners as examples