my fil finds us all the stuff at the pawn shops he makes the rounds on saturday mornings lol. the computer i'm on right now came from there $200 bucks brand new computer none of the programs were even opened on it. we got it since the kids game computer died. we also got dh's mt bike an over $500 dollar bike for $70 bucks nubs still on the tires. so many deals can be had.
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I don't think I've ever been in a pawn shop I don't even know where there IS a pawn shop. I asked DH if he knew and he said the only one he knew about was in a really bad part of town and the only reason he knew that was because it was on the news with something bad happening there.
I've never been in one either but every time I'm in a casino town, I see them near the casinos. I always say I should go in and check out the jewelry to see if there is anything good. Can you imagine the people pawning their jewelry to go hit the slots and strike it rich?
I don't think I've ever been in a pawn shop I don't even know where there IS a pawn shop. I asked DH if he knew and he said the only one he knew about was in a really bad part of town and the only reason he knew that was because it was on the news with something bad happening there.
In California, the ones I've seen, are pretty nasty and I would fear for my life to go into them , but the ones in Idaho and Washington, seem a little better quality. There also is Pawn 1 which seems to be a chain of them and they keep them clean and safe ... I've never even seen bars on the windows there.
I get some great things at the local pawn shop. Wii with 3 controllers and 2 games for $100. Other Wii games for $15. TomTom (GPS) for $40. They also have movies, CD's, games, jewelry, etc.
They actually have a pretty nice collection of jewelry as well. They shine it up, or whatever they do with jewelry, I thought they actually brought in new stuff until they explained to me that it was all stuff that people pawned. I actually found a wrap to my wedding ring that I wish I had bought at the time but didn't because I thought it was something they always carried. Oh well.
dh bought a table saw at the pawn shop for &40...just needed a new blade and it works great.
he has also bought dvd's for $2 each and they all work fine.
ds and dd bought buy games for their DS there a lot...usually $5-10 each. ds bought a used x-box controller for his sister to use two weeks ago for $15 and it works great too.
What good buys have you made at a pawn shop?
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, but the ones in Idaho and Washington, seem a little better quality. There also is Pawn 1 which seems to be a chain of them and they keep them clean and safe ... I've never even seen bars on the windows there.
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