Monday, November 25, 2013

A Day Like No Other

It’s not a national holiday, but some people plan for it all year. It’s a day not for the timid or weak, complete with a thrill of the hunt, racing hearts and sweating palms. While the rest of the world sleeps off their over indulgence of a Thanksgiving feast, those of us committed to beating full retail prices are out celebrating BLACK FRIDAY! And Queen of PAWNS is no exception. We will be opening the doors to all our locations at 5 am, November 29^th and we will remain open until 7 pm. Bring your gift list with you and get ready for some serious savings. Everything in the store will be marked 50% off regular price! No other day of the year will bring you more possibilities to purchase top quality items at such rock bottom prices.

The day after Thanksgiving our friendly staff will be waiting for you to assist with your holiday shopping. Over the past year, our blog has provided several “cheat sheets,” to help you be better equipped and a more informed shopper for those higher ticket items. To make things a little easier we are including some useful links to these past entries.

If you are considering purchasing a television, be sure to read this first: SUPERBOWL XLVII - Kudos to the Host City, New Orleans!

This entry about watches and how they work will be helpful if you are considering any kind of watch: How Watches Tell Time.

Don’t even think about blindly shopping for gold. Before purchasing this precious metal for your precious someone, be sure to read our two part series: Don’t Be Fooled, Know Your Gold, Part I & Part II

Not all home video game consoles are created equally. In case you missed it, last month was dedicated to home gaming systems: Which Home Console Suits You Best.

Shopping help for home video games are found here: Simplify Your Search for the Perfect Home Video Game.

Of course, our staff is well informed and very helpful, so it is not necessary for you to be an expert in anything before making a wise purchase at QoP. We generated this list of useful links because want you to feel confident and empowered in your gift giving this season; we also know that there are certain types of shoppers who won’t even buy a toothbrush without doing extensive research. (We promise, we won’t mention any names!)

Come on by our biggest and most grand sales event of the entire year. How many ways can we say, “HUGE SAVINGS!”? Before you go anywhere else, shop at Queen of PAWNS for our BLACK FRIDAY Sales Event. Be the smartest gift giver amongst your friends and family. But before that, have a beautiful and abundant Happy Thanksgiving!

Queen of Pawns - South Florida

3380 south military trail

Lake Worth, Florida 33463

561-434-4858

1180 South Military Trail

West Palm Beach, Florida 33415

561-343-4149

6080 Okeechobee Blvd.

West Palm Beach, Florida 33417

561-656-4149

Queen of Pawns - Central Florida

5831 South Orange Blossom Trail

Orlando, Fl 32839

407-722-8811

1700 West Vine Street

Kissimmee, FL 34741

407-201-3930

All Our Stores are Open:

Monday - Saturday 9am - 7pm

Sunday 10:30 AM to 3:30 PM

Monday, November 18, 2013

Holiday Time Is Family Time

Queen of PAWNS is a second generation pawn business that has been family owned and operated since we opened in 1995. We believe in the importance of family and quality time spent together. As a culture, our lives can be so busy that many of us forget to make family time a part of our routine. Also common, job opportunities often take family members to different regions or states. Although there is no way to reclaim lost time, the holidays are the perfect opportunity to maximize on fun dates with your kith and kin.

Never allow money to be an excuse from enjoying quality entertainment. Just as we at QoP believe in never paying full retail price on the items you need and want, we equally know of some terrific low cost or free events and activities in the same regions as our stores. Here’s some links to a few great activity calendars:

For those of you on the east coast, near our West Palm Beach locations, a couple reliable listings include: West Palm Beach’s Calendar of Events and WPB City Calendar. Scroll through the listings on those sites and see what suits your family best. Also, the Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach is always hosting fantastic & free family friendly activities, classes and events. Their website is www.WPBPL.com.

In the Kissimmee/Orlando region, we like to check in with these sites on occasion: Kissimmee Events & Experience Kissimmee. A couple other cool things happening that we want to mention is the Osceola Fall Art Festival and the “Now Snowing in Orlando” attraction at Celebration Town Center.

And if you find you are in need of any items for your holiday gathering preparations, such as televisions, barbecue grills, microwaves, movies, DVD/BluRay players or gifts, you know who to call.

Queen of Pawns - South Florida

3380 south military trail

Lake Worth, Florida 33463

561-434-4858

1180 South Military Trail

West Palm Beach, Florida 33415

561-343-4149

6080 Okeechobee Blvd.

West Palm Beach, Florida 33417

561-656-4149

Queen of Pawns - Central Florida

5831 South Orange Blossom Trail

Orlando, Fl 32839

407-722-8811

1700 West Vine Street

Kissimmee, FL 34741

407-201-3930

All Our Stores are Open:
Monday - Saturday 9am - 7pm
Sunday 10:30 AM to 3:30 PM

Friday, November 8, 2013

Dear Santa

Today through November 13^th is officially, Dear Santa Letter Week. We wish we were clever enough to make this up, but it’s true. Even though is may still seem a little early, this IS the week to write your letters to Santa. After all, he does have quite a long list, especially with the ever growing population. So, it is a good idea to get your letters out now - particularly if you hope for a response.

Writing letters to Santa is a great activity to kick off preparations for the holidays. It’s fun, educational and gives you a sneak peek as to what the kids are hoping to find under the tree this year. Know that when we say, “kids,” we are not excluding the adult-kids either.

Queen of PAWNS has complied a list of some very convincing ways to communicate with Santa. Don’t ever doubt that the jolly ole Saint Nick is communication savvy. Email, postal mail, telephone and video - Santa can receive letters and respond back many ways. Here’s some suggestions for emails, postal addresses and how to get responses from Santa Claus himself.

We experimented with several avenues to email Santa and here’s what we liked the most:

At EmailSanta.com, you fill out a few fields to get an immediate response on your screen. The auto-responder for this site is outstanding and detailed. Another site we like requires you to register an account. This is great for parental control. However, the auto-responder for a response from Santa isn’t quite as clever. Compare for yourself, go to NorthPole.com.

One way to send postal mail to Santa is to address your letter to:

Santa Claus

North Pole, Alaska

There is no guarantee that a letter or any response will come back when mailing to that address. If you do want a response from Santa, one very affordable way, which will only cost postage is to have you or someone you know write the letter. Then follow the instructions to participate in the “Letters From Santa” program, sponsored by the United States Post Office.

If you want something a little fancier, for a fee you can design your response at Santa’s Official North Pole Mail . Similar, but a little more affordable and just as much fun is a telegram from Santa. Go to Telegram From Santa.

Once you have your little (or big) kids write their letters, make a copy of their wish list. Then come to Queen of PAWNS and see what is in store to make Christmas wishes come true. Remember, we have our free layaway plan and most especially, be sure to come to our Black Friday sales event, when our doors open at 5 am for the most spectacular savings of the entire year!

Queen of Pawns - South Florida

3380 south military trail

Lake Worth, Florida 33463

561-434-4858

1180 South Military Trail

West Palm Beach, Florida 33415

561-343-4149

6080 Okeechobee Blvd.

West Palm Beach, Florida 33417

561-656-4149

Queen of Pawns - Central Florida

5831 South Orange Blossom Trail

Orlando, Fl 32839

407-722-8811

1700 West Vine Street

Kissimmee, FL 34741

407-201-3930

All Our Stores are Open:
Monday - Saturday 9am - 7pm
Sunday 10:30 AM to 3:30 PM

Saturday, November 2, 2013

Royal Layaway Until Christmas

Santa’s elves got nothing on us. Queen of PAWNS spins our own Christmas magic months before the holidays are on most people’s minds. Our workshops are always open and stocked with fantastic gifts for all boys and girls, young and old alike. Yes, QoP realizes that the Turkey hasn’t even landed and we’re already talking about Christmas, but we have an important message that is becoming more and more time sensitive with each passing day.

The holidays can be a very stressful time for many of us. Work often becomes more hectic, holiday parties and family gatherings can be demanding - and then there’s the gift list. With the average household budget getting tighter and tighter, it can be quite a challenge to reward every good boy and girl on your list with gifts worthy of their packaging. We at Queen of PAWNS cannot control most of these stress factors, but what we can do is help you budget for beautiful gifts that will dazzle and show just how much you care about your family and friends.

Aside from huge savings daily on top shelf items, we also offer a free layaway plan especially designed for Christmas to help you prepare up to SIX MONTHS in advance for your holiday gift giving. If you find that perfect item, but don’t have enough cash that day to purchase, it can still be yours to give! All you need to do is once you picked out your item, put down a 10% deposit* of the current price and before you know it, your item is paid off! (Layaway policy listed below.) Of course, at this point, the holidays are less than 60 days away, that is why we are in your ear NOW.

Another great opportunity to take advantage of even steeper discounts will be our Black Friday sales event, of course the day after Thanksgiving. Stay tuned for more details!

*LAYAWAY POLICY:

Deposits are non-refundable.

10% minimum deposit at time of purchase.

Layaways must be paid off and picked up no more than 60 days after date of initial deposit.

Layaway terms are extendable only in writing.

Once a layaway term expires, deposit will be forfeited and items will be put back on sales floor.

There are no extra layaway or service charges.

Layaways are non-cancelable and non-refundable.

Layaway articles are removed from the sales floor.