Sunday, March 23, 2014

Birthday Invitation

What does Aretha Franklin, Sarah Jessica Parker, Elton John, race car driver Danica Patrick, Olympic bronze metal winning ice skater Debi Thomas, and Queen of PAWNS have in common? On March 25^th we all celebrate the same birthday! What a great crowd, huh?

The candles on the cake add up to 19 this year! A big, special thank you to our loyal customers who have made it possible to live the dream here in Florida for 19 years. For our entire birthday month, all Queen of Pawns stores have been giving our customers surprise birthday discounts. We love surprises, and we thought you might too. You never know what kind of treasure you may find at one of our pawn shops and our low prices are worthy of a celebration of their own! Note that the month isn’t over yet. Be sure to check in with us before the month is through to score your own birthday surprise.

This year we have a birthday wish - if you have had a great experience at Queen of Pawns, would you mind letting us know? We would love to hear from you! You can comment here on the blog, by email (info@QueenofPAWNS.net), Facebook or the old fashioned way - on a piece of paper. It would be such a sweet birthday gift!

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

Sunday, March 16, 2014

Why Swim When You Can Float?

Often in Florida, March can be the coolest and windiest month of the year. Most locals aren’t thinking about playing in the water just yet. But we want to remind you that now is the time to start planning a relief strategy for the hot summer days that will be here before you can say, “June.”

Queen of PAWNS welcomes the 29^th annual Palm Beach International Boat Show, March 20^th through the 23^rd. From dinghys to superyachts, this world famous boat show has something for everyone. Even if you are not in the market for a boat, this is still a great weekend event for the entire family. According to the event’s press release, in addition to the expansive display of yachts, boats and accessories, the Palm Beach International Boat Show also features educational activities and special events such as swimwear fashion shows, the IGFA School of Sportfishing seminars, and youth fishing clinics presented by the Hook The Future, a non-profit organization. Tickets are on sale now; you can purchase them online here. For more information about the entire event, go to the show’s management and producer, ShowManagement.

If you are already a boating and water sport enthusiast, we encourage you to stop by one of our stores before dropping big bucks at the boat show. The best savings on luxury is at Queen of Pawns, where you will often find plenty of top quality rods and reels, water sport equipment and boating gear at ship-wreck bottom prices. Pop on by because you never know what you’ll find in our treasure trove. In honor of the boat show, find your water sports equipment at any of our locations with unbeatable discounts until the end of the month!

And, on march 25^th, Just two days after the boat show, Queen of PAWNS is celebrating its 19^th birthday! Come and celebrate with us - we are having a HUGE birthday sale!

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, March 7, 2014

Spring Forward

Daylight saving time (DST) or “summer time” is upon us. Yes, spring hasn’t even arrived yet and there is already talk of it being summer time. So, tonight, or rather tomorrow at 2 am, it is time to “spring forward” your clocks. Don’t get confused - it’s only summer time in terms of telling time and not the season. That doesn’t clear things up any, does it? This is making us dizzy. Let’s start over...

Daylight saving time (DST) starts Sunday, March 9^th. Remember to “spring forward” and turn your clocks one hour ahead. The official time change occurs at 2 am, but if you don’t happen to be awake at that time, just know that when you do wake up Sunday morning, you have basically lost an hour.

Here’s some fun facts about DST: You may have noticed that we called the event “daylight saving time.” It is a common mispronunciation for people to say “daylight savingS,” (with an S). This mispronunciation is so common that it goes unnoticed. We’re not sure that it really makes a much of a difference in the big picture - but it could win you a round of trivia.

As of 2007 the United States has infallibly changed our clocks by springing forward the second Sunday of March and “falling back,” to standard time the first Sunday of November. The only places within the United States that do not acknowledge the time change are Arizona, the Navajo and Hopi Indian Reservations which include Arizona and part of Utah and New Mexico, Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

Here in Florida, because of our southern location, DST is not very useful nor does it have much affect on how we use our daylight hours. For that reason, there is political opposition to DST in our state.

All we know for now is that beyond daylight saving time, the best savings in Florida are at Queen of PAWNS. Whatever the political debate is on DST, we think nothing is more satisfying than adjusting the time on a new-to-you luxury watch from Queen of Pawns. (We believe we have our priorities in order, don’t you?) Speaking of time, once again we are noticing how time flies, because March is our BIRTHDAY MONTH! It will be 19 years on March 25^th since we opened our first store in Florida. All month we will be having surprise sales and radical discounts on our top quality merchandise. Be sure to stop by, say, “Hi,” or “Happy Birthday,” and have some fun “springing into savings,” at Queen of PAWNS.