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Why Buy your Electronics at a Pawn Shop?

The world of consumer entertainment technology is an ever-changing and rapidly advancing field. No sooner than you buy your newest smartphone is there a better version of it available. You just finish setting up your cutting-edge home theater system, only to see the ‘updated’ version being advertised. That Blu Ray player that has barely a few movies played through it has now evolved to feature streaming capabilities. It’s nearly impossible to keep up with all of the ‘latest and greatest’ marketing, but some people seem to be on top of the trend at all times.

Home Electronics at Metro Pawn & Gun

Home electronics have come a long way since the days of the cassette player connected to an analog stereo amplifier and a pair of speakers. Today’s home electronics are a fusion of computer technology, Wi-Fi, streaming media and multi-channel, multi-room digital applications of every sort imaginable. Surely you would need to purchase such items at a specialty audio/video establishment, right? Well, you can, if you want to pay top-shelf prices!

Upgrading your Electronics

In the world of consumer electronics, you barely have time to figure out how your new gadget works before a new model of it becomes available. Technology never stops moving forward, and the market’s appetite for progress is equally insatiable.

Preparing for College

It’s that time – your high school graduate is getting ready for college. It’s a big step into a new chapter of life - a transition from living at home to the greater world and one which requires much planning. Many incoming college students will be spending much of their non-classroom time in a dorm room. As such, they will need to make all their necessities work in a relatively modest space, and there will be little room for non-essential items. College is definitely an exercise in frugal living, or in efficient resource management at the very least.

Why Visiting a Pawn Shop is like going on a Great Treasure Hunt

While many people may not think of a trip to the local Pawn Shop as exciting, these shops are a goldmine for the treasure hunter in all of us. Pawn shops have been around for thousands of years, the first shops originating in China. Their original purpose was, and remains, a way for people to turn their possessions into cash either by selling them outright, or " Pawning" them. This means getting a loan based on the value of the item.

Car Audio has Come a Long Way!

Radio broadcasting began in 1920s, and became an instant sensation. People could listen to voice and music transmitted over the air – the stuff of science fiction at that time! Vacuum tube radio receivers were popping up in people’s homes everywhere, and it would not be uncommon for friends, family and neighbors to gather at the home of a person who had one of these amazing new listening machines to revel in this amazing technology. Soon enough, this innovation became mobile, and in the 1930s, we had the first car radios.