Thursday, June 5, 2014

Honoring the Graduates of 2014

Queen of Pawns congratulates the Class of 2014 for your graduation achievement. You may be graduating from kindergarten, high school, college or with a post graduate degree. In any case, it is a major stepping stone in your life. It is the beginning and now a part of who you are. It is a part of you becoming an accomplished adult.

What does a Pawn Shop company such as Queen of Pawns has to say to a graduate? Follow your passion! The knowledge acquired with all your hard work will serve you in whatever you do. Know that you are unique. No one will do what you do, the way you do it. Be yourself and all you do in your life according to who you are. Being yourself serves you and everyone around you at a higher level.

At Queen of Pawns, we are passionate about what we do. We bring our ways of doing business with integrity and quality products at competitive prices and only carry items and services we believe in. We discovered long ago that we love being of service to our graduate customers and to offer them smart prices on computer equipment or electronics. Doing your homework in a computer from Queen of Pawns will not only make your life easiers, it will also be a money-saving decision.

Mac Book Air are ideal for law or business students who can profit from its super thin, light and powerful design. With up to 12 hours battery life students and faculty can kick back, relax and work on their thesis unplugged for up to 12 hours. 21.5 or 27 inch widescreen iMac are a fantastic investment for graphic design, film or art students who could benefit from Apple’s latest technology and design programs such as Photoshop, Illustrator or final cut pro. The future generation of professional can also find at the nearest Queen of Pawns a great selection of computers by Hewlett Packard, Dell, Asus, Lenovo, Acer, Sony, Toshiba, Alienware, Compaq, LG, IBM, Gateway or Samsung among others. Remember at Queen of Pawns you never know what technological treasure you might run into ! but what is certain is that you will find the lowest rates of the industry since 1995 !

At Queen of Pawns, we believe in providing high quality, luxury and technolgy without paying high retail prices. This helps us to help you to be smarter consumers, not to be “keeping up with the Jones’s”.

Well that’s our words of wisdom from Queen of Pawns to you the new graduate as you go on to continue be the amazing person that you are, in bigger and better ways. We look forwards seeing you in one of our stores soon !

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 - 7 pm
Sunday 10:30 AM to 3:30 PM

Saturday, May 31, 2014

We Heart General Contractors and Trades People

Whether you are a general contractor or a general laborer, think of Queen of PAWNS before paying too much for your tools. It happens quite often that we have a great inventory of tools whether you do lawn maintenance, carpentry, plumbing, masonry or drywall.

Let’s face it, you work to make money and you work hard for your money. Why waste hard earned dollars by paying full retail price for the tools you need to do your trade? At Queen of Pawns, you will find items like nail guns, saws of all kinds, generators, power drills, laser levels, air compressors, and tools for lawn maintenance. Occasionally, you may even find a trailer to tow your tools! As we have been saying, you never know what you will find at one of our stores.* But one thing is for certain, you will always find the best prices on top quality merchandise. Be smart, buy second hand, and get your tools of the trade from Queen of PAWNS!

*When looking for something specific, call the Queen of Pawns nearest you.

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 - 7 pm
Sunday 10:30 AM to 3:30 PM

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Queen of Pawns Highlights, West Palm Beach

Queen of PAWNS calls home, the town of the beautiful, sunny, breezy, and culturally bursting West Palm Beach area in South Florida. The first store we opened in 1995 on South Military Drive in Lake Worth and we do know just how lucky we are to be part of such a unique ecosystem of shopping, art, dining, entertainment and great people.

Lake Worth is in Palm Beach County and is just moments west of the city Palm Beach. As the name of the city suggests, the beach is literally right there and is perfectly situated 175 miles east of Orlando,76 miles north of Miami Beach, 50 miles north of Fort Lauderdale and 136 miles to the south of Cocoa Beach. In addition to easy access to salt water fishing, boating and water sports, West Palm Beach or WPB for short, is host to a large selection of exciting things to do.

Some of the great outdoor activities include amazing tennis courts and epic golf courses. For the equestrian enthusiast, just west of the beaches is the Palm Beach Polo and Players Club where the world famous Winter Equestrian Festival, the Global Dressage Festival and over 40 weeks a year of equestrian competitions take place.

WPB is one of the great places to expand your art exposure. One place being the Norton Museum of Art where you’ll find the largest art museum in Florida. They also organize traveling exhibits. The permanent collection features 19th and 20th century European and American art, Chinese, contemporary art and photography. The museum also hosts an event called Art After Dark every Thursday, when admission is half off regular price.

The annual SunFest also takes place in our home town and is also host to where top music acts perform right on the Intracoastal waterway. The annual Palm Beach International Film Festival held every April also attracts star spangled talent every year.

Our neighbors include CityPlace, Clematis street - which comes complete with a free, weekly outdoor event with food and live music appropriately called, Clematis by Night and antique shopping down Antique Row along Dixie Highway are where you go to start your shopping.

As for the best selection and prices in the West Palm Beach area, that would have to be Queen of PAWNS’ three locations. Come see what the best of the east coast of Florida has to offer!

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 - 7 pm
Sunday 10:30 AM to 3:30 PM

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Queen of Pawns Highlights Orlando & Kissimmee

Queen of PAWNS loves Orlando and Kissimmee in Central Florida! Orlando is referred to as the “Theme Park Capital of the World,” with the popular attractions Disney World, Universal Studios, Epcot Center, and SeaWorld. Not only are there theme parks, other greats in the area include themed dinner theaters, outdoor activities, swamp tours, fantastic fresh water angling (see Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

for more information), and of course, SHOPPING!

This area is about an hour’s drive from epic beaches such as Cocoa Beach and Daytona Beach and hosts the most comfortable weather generally between 70-80 degrees for most of the year. Because of this, Orlando attracts more than 51 million tourists per year. It is also home to the University of Central Florida.

You may live in the Kissimmee/Orlando area, or are just “passing through,” in any case make Queen of PAWNS a destination not to be missed. We have stores in both cities, with the Orlando location nick-named as our “Mega Store.”

Queen of Pawns Orlando

5831 South Orange Blossom Trail

Orlando, Fl 32839

407-722-8811

Queen of Paws Kissimmee

1700 West Vine Street

Kissimmee, FL 34741

407-201-3930

This showroom has something for everyone. Beautiful, cheerful, and filled to the brim with exciting merchandise. It definitely is a must see. You will want to come in, say hello to our friendly, bilingual and well informed staff. When you're there, you’ll see that theme parks are not the only fun destinations in Central Florida.

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 - 7 pm
Sunday 10:30 AM to 3:30 PM

Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Mother’s Day, a Few Days Away

Queenof Pawns, has multiple locations in Florida to help you find that perfect gift for mom on Mother’s Day only a few days away. See our locations below.

Mother’s Day is of course that special day set aside to treat mom to dinner and other goodies that you may have not done with the busy schedule we all have in our lives.

The really great news is that jewelry is NOW as affordable as it was back in 1995. Queen of Pawns has the best prices you’ll find and with it being so affordable why not treat mom to that special jewelry piece fromQueen of Pawns.

“See our previous post for what you can select from” (link to previous post), Queen of Pawns is the best destination to buy gold!!!

Mother’s Day is of course a holiday to honor the moms in our lives that is observed in different forms throughout the world. In 1872 Julia Ward Howe requested a celebration called a "Mother's Day for Peace" on 2 June of every year, though it was unsuccessful. Anna Jarvis in 1908 created the American incarnation of Mother’s Day and it became an official U.S. holiday in 1914. Other countries previously celebrated the honoring of motherhood, and those celebrations have utilized many of the characteristics from the US holiday, such as giving carnations and other gifts to your own mother. Most commonly Mother’s Day is celebrated on the second Sunday in May. Traditionally it includes giving moms flowers, cards and in this case, jewelry selections from Queen of Pawns.

Here are our locations, phone numbers and hours.

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 - 7 pm

Sunday 10:30 AM to 3:30 PM

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

“Happy Spring and Happy Mothers Day”

Happy Spring and Happy Mothers Day from Queen of Pawns. Sunday, May 11^th is the day and going to Queen of Pawns is a great way you can get a jump on it.

Located in South Florida and Central Florida, We invite you to come and visit any of our store locations nearest you to find the perfect dazzling jewelry piece for your mom.

You can choose from any of our fine jewelry pieces where our prices are competitive with what's going on in the gold market right now. While you’re there you may want to check out our electronics toys for yourself. Perhaps your mom would want one as well for staying in touch with a tablet computer or smart phone.

Take a look at the Queen of Pawns Jewelry section for some jewelry ideas. Better yet, visit Queen of Pawns for a great selection of rings, chains, charms, diamonds, pearls, sapphires, rubies and all sorts of stones. Having 18 karat 14 karat, 10 karat ... you name it !

See our locations at: http://queenofpawns.net/lakeworth01.html

For a little history of Mothers Day, it dates back to the original spring festival that it seems the Greeks paid tribute to the maternal goddesses. They utilized this occasion to honor the wife of Cronus Rhea, the mother of many Goddesses of Greek mythology.

Also ancient Romans participated in a spring festival, called Hilaria, dedicating it to Cybele, a mother goddess. This began some 250 years before Christ was born.

Quite a history is the origins of Mother’s Day. Although any day we can be honoring our Moms, Mother’s Day is a SPECIAL day to pay homage to it. What will you be doing for the moms in your life?

Queen of Pawns, again, is the best destination to buy gold for your mom and see what we have for yourself as well!!!

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 - 7 pm

Sunday 10:30 AM to 3:30 PM

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Have a Happy Tax Season

Sticking your head in the sand doesn’t make it go away. We’re talking about tax season. If you’re one of those people who avoid doing their taxes, you’re not alone. Reasons for ignoring tax season are many. Filing out forms can be very confusing and intimidating for many of us. While hiring an accountant can be a very costly expense. Queen of PAWNS is here to tell you that tax season doesn’t have to cost a fortune and it is better to get it done than to owe Uncle Sam for back taxes. Also, so many people miss out on awesome tax returns when they do their taxes themselves. If you’re concerned about affording an accountant to help you with these very tedious but necessary documents, there is hope.

The IRS has created a program called Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, or VITA, that offers free tax help for qualifying taxpayers. Heads up - if you make $52,000 dollars a year or less, this could be the perfect solution for you. Here’s a link to the IRS page that goes into further explanation about their VITA program. Check it out because they can explain it better than we can. Make sure you thoroughly go through the list of items you need for your fact to face appointment with a volunteer accountant. And just to be sure that you see the link to find a VITA volunteer near you, here’s the location finder.

Now, you have no further reason to avoid this responsibility. It’ll feel good to have it done and out of the way. And once you receive your refund check, you can reward yourself and your family with a little treat from Queen of Pawns without the guilt. Pick up an Xbox or PlayStation, a new-to-you television or sound system or get bicycles for the whole family - all at a fraction of the cost of regular retail. Be smart, get your taxes over with and have a Happy Tax Season!