Ahh, to be a fly on the wall in the pawnshop...

Messy Issue:  We had one lady call us on her due date and request extra time because she woke up that morning covered in MOLD!! We're not really sure what that means, but it's an A++ excuse!

Reptile Attack:  One customer actually came in with a HUGE bandage taped over his nose and explained he needed to pay late because he got bit by an IGUANA!

Quick Recovery:  You know it's 21'st century medicine when a customer claims to have had an angioplasty on their due date, but will definitely be in to pay the following day.

Bad Day:  You'd think you would call it a day if you got hit by a car during your lunch break.  That's not what stopped this customer from coming in on time... later that day, he went horseback riding with his girlfriend, got thrown off and broke his collarbone!

Jeff hasn't shot anybody in years!!!!!

please feel free to come
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Getting Even:  A man came in and asked us what our most expensive ring was.  He asked if he could purchase it, and return it about an hour later for a 10% rental fee.  I asked why.  Apparently, he caught his girlfriend in bed with his friend.  He wanted to buy the biggest diamond ring he could find, approach her in tears and say he had planned on giving it to her and then take it back and say... "see what you missed out on!"... ouch!

Be My Valentine: Usually you are greeted with a warm smile, flowers, candy or something romantic from your significant other on Valentine's Day.  This poor customer needed money for a hotel room because he came home from work only to find all of his possessions, including clothing in a bonfire on the front lawn.  Be careful of what you say to your lover next time!

God Sent for Him: One of our customers owned a very successful construction business who always purchased a lot of tools from us.  One day, he came in after a scuba diving trip to Cozumel, and told us he had a life changing experience.  While diving, he saw an angel floating through the water.  He immediately walked away from his business to begin a career in underwater angel photography!  Good luck, Benny!

Secret Agent:  An elderly gentleman came in and was quite nervous.  He kept looking over his shoulder as if he was in trouble.  When asked if everything was O.K., he said he has been running from the CIA for 32 years because of information that would change the world and they didn't want to get out.  Obviously curious, we wanted to know what this valuable information was.  He was kind enough to watch out for our well being and not tell us because we would then be on their "target list".

People will come up with just about anything to borrow money!
Odd items for Loans:

Silicon Champion:  Unbelievable! A relative of the 1991 Minnesota Twins championship baseball team pawned his authentic world series champions diamond and gold ring to buy his wife new boobs!  He was so happy with the way they turned out, when he came to pick up the ring, he offered to pay us DOUBLE what he owed!

Creative Financing:  It is not uncommon for someone who is short of cash and maxed out on their credit cards to do this:  they have a store related credit card (ie, Best Buy, Sears, Computer City) and ask what they can go buy with those cards to come back and pawn!

Young Movie Critic: A middle aged lady wanted to pawn her VCR.  She sobbed and cried in an elaborate way about how difficult it was to take the VCR from her 3 year old daughter's room because it is what he uses to watch cartoons.  As soon as we plugged it in to test it, the most explicit of adult videos was cued up.  Guess they start young nowadays!

Not quite Steven Spielberg:  a couple came in wishing to pawn their camcorder.  Explaining that everything worked and we could test it out, we used their tape.  Looking through the viewfinder, the pawnbroker  desperately tried to keep a straight face while realizing that this couple had made their own home video... a very detailed and graphic porn style.  Tough to look at them the same when discussing a loan!!!

Prosthetics:  It sounds strange, but it should be a good loan to lend money against such strange things as gold teeth, glass eyes, prosthetics, wheelchairs and hairpieces.  They're personal, expensive and hard to replace, which usually means they'll come back to pick them up!

Tickets to the show:  We'll loan on concert tickets, sporting events and even parking pass's as long as their due date comes before the event!