<p>Now when it comes to marketing, we don’t claim to be the smartest people on the planet, but we have access to some advisors that we feel are <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>pretty darn smart</strong></span> when it comes to this stuff.</p> <p>gpawn’s philosophy, prior to this wise counsel, has always been that as soon as anyone asks the question, <strong><em>“Gee, is it anything like Pawn Stars on television?”</em></strong>&nbsp; it’s pretty much the same response. <em><strong>We’re not in Vegas, we’re in Glendale, Az and our customers are pretty much like you and me.</strong></em> Good, solid hard-working folks who need a quick loan to pay off a doctor visit or maybe need to sell some stuff because they have too much stuff. There’s also a bunch of people that come to see us in order to save a <strong>BUNCH</strong> of money on some very nice, top-quality merchandise. &nbsp;That’s not to say that we don’t see some pretty interesting things come through the door, it’s just that we’re <a href="http://www.arizonapawnshops.com/"><strong>Glendale Pawn and Jewelry</strong></a>, not a television show. We’re not television stars because we’re busy helping people. <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>It’s what we do.</strong></span></p> <p>So when some very talented marketing advisors recommended to us that, <em><strong>“Hey! You guys need to play off the whole Pawn Stars thing!”</strong></em> gpawn sighed and &nbsp;grudgingly said…okay.</p> <p><strong>So here we go…</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Today’s Question: <em>Who would you rather hang out with?</em></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Let’s begin with:</strong></span></p><p><img src="http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/3822/pawnstars.jpg" width="240" height="320" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>This guy…Rick Harrison</strong></p> <p>Guess he owns some Pawn Shop in Vegas that’s been getting a lot of attention these days? First of all…he’s from Las Vegas. This is a city that is known around the world for being very good at separating you from your money. Second, he’s always calling in his “Buddies” who just happen to be “Experts” on such things as 18<sup>th</sup> century wooden toothpick holders or some other nonsense. &nbsp;Look at him…just look at him…he doesn’t look very pleasant does he?</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>gpawn says:</strong> “I’d be looking over my shoulder for the cops and hanging on to my wallet just standing next to this guy.”</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Followed by:</strong></span></p><p><img src="http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/3500/stanvspawnstars.jpg" width="271" height="456" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Our guy</span>...Stan Grossman!</strong></p> <p>He owns <a href="http://www.arizonapawnshops.com/"><strong>Glendale Pawn and Jewelry</strong></a> right here in <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&amp;tab=wl"><strong>Glendale, AZ.</strong></a> What’s Glendale known for? Great, hard-working people, solid families of all configurations and honest, money-saving values. Stan also has much more hair than Rick Harrison does. <strong>It’s GREAT hair too! &nbsp;</strong></p><p><img src="http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/279/shair.jpg" width="201" height="117" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Here's a close-up of Stan's great hair.</strong></p><p>Stan also has a fantastic smile, does a great Daffy Duck impression for the kids and is known for helping people with a loan, buying their stuff when there’s just too much stuff around the house and also saving people 30% - 60% on top quality merchandise.</p> <p>Have you ever seen Rick Harrison give a little kid a sucker? Nope. Stan gives suckers to kids of<strong> ALL</strong> ages. Ever seen Rick Harrison give away a free DVD just because he wanted to make sure a customer would come back and visit again? Nope. But, Stan does it all the time. &nbsp;Ever seen Stan call in buddies of his who just happen to be “Experts” in everything imaginable…<strong>NEVER.</strong> Stan doesn’t need “Experts” to make a deal. Stan <strong>IS</strong> the<strong> EXPERT</strong> at <a href="http://www.arizonapawnshops.com/"><strong>Glendale Pawn and Jewelry</strong></a>.</p> <p>Take a good look at Stan…now don’t you feel better about everything? How many people have you met that made you feel good just hanging around with them?</p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>gpawn says:</strong><em><strong> “No contest…I’d rather hang out with Stan anytime…”</strong></em></p> <p><strong>Good…we thought you’d agree…</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>SCORE: Stan Grossman 1…Rick Harrison…0</strong></span></p> <p><strong>LEGAL DISCLAIMER: </strong>None of this is meant to besmirch the mighty and well-deserved reputation of Pawn Stars or to imply that you’d lose your wallet if you stood next to Rick Harrison. We do not mean to suggest that if your hair is not as good as Stan’s, then there must be a character flaw within you.&nbsp; We also looked on the Internet until we found the most awful photo of Rick Harrison that we could…just a bit of full disclosure for you. &nbsp;It’s just the usual incoherent ramblings of our resident curmudgeon and pawn shop blogger. Nothing to see here…everyone just move along now &nbsp;<strong>– gpawn.</strong></p> <p><strong>INSIDER INFO:</strong> Stan is not available at the present time to veto, suggest another topic&nbsp; or withhold approval of this blog post, so gpawn felt it was a good time to publish it.</p> <p><strong>Great to see you again,</strong></p> <p><strong>gpawn</strong></p><p><strong><img src="http://img607.imageshack.us/img607/4360/gpawnavatar.jpg" width="100" height="125" /></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>gpawn’s pick of the post…new slot machine? (Nope, it’s a Pachinko machine!)</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.arizonapawnshops.com/vintage-retro/343143-1-sankyo-pachinko-machine"><img src="http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/2695/3431431.jpg" width="380" height="285" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Why lose your money in Vegas when you can lose it at home? </strong></p><p style="text-align: center;">(Oh yeah, it comes with a key so you can get your money <strong>BACK!</strong>)</p><p>&nbsp;</p>