Golden Pawn
« Your attic deserves a valuation. »The owner's motto · Milton Quill
- OwnerMilton Quill
- Since1965
- Address244 Front Street, Downtown
From the 3e Avenue works, take Front Street and find the window with six alarm clocks. - Opening hoursMon–Sat 9am–9pm; valuations until 8:45pm, ten seconds reserved for working torches.
Its story
Milton opened in 1965 with scales and an overly strong magnifier. He lends against watches, radios, cameras and stereos after a five-minute valuation.
In 1984, forty alarm clocks rang during a negotiation. Passers-by came in; Milton sold enough clocks to buy a soundproof cabinet, which he never uses.
Anecdotes
- In February 1984, customer Amos Reed brought a lit torch; Milton observed it for exactly ten seconds.
- In December 1985, a Melvin test cassette made all six window radios beep.
- In April 1986, Dolores Van Pelt inaugurated a shelf already holding her former paperweight.
The ad
Played completely straight, on NEON 103.5 FM.
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VOUS AVEZ UN OBJET !
VOUS AVEZ BESOIN D'ARGENT !
VOUS AVEZ CINQ MINUTES !
GOLDEN PAWN, DOWNTOWN !
Montres !
Radios !
Appareils photo !
Chaînes stéréo !
Et objets dont même votre grand-mère a oublié l'utilité !
Estimation rapide !
Prix immédiat !
Et si vous apportez une lampe de poche qui fonctionne encore…
(ralentir)
le vendeur la regardera avec respect pendant au moins dix secondes.
(pause)
GOLDEN PAWN !
Votre grenier vient peut-être de devenir RENTABLE !
Et si ce n'est pas le cas…
(accélérer)
revenez avec autre chose !
Good to know
- The magnifier is never used to enlarge prices on receipts.
- An object of unknown purpose gets a “to be determined” label.
The neighbour
Future PhoneFuture Phone is two windows away; Milton takes its old devices and always demands the chargers.