 celebrating a bit of history and a whole lot of service the 3 rd of july is thought of by most people as the prelude to the annual 4 th of july holiday it s a day to gather all the stuff that is needed for the family gatherings and celebrations this third of july here at glendale pawn and jewelry was special too but probably not for the reasons that you might think now that all of the commotion from the annual holiday has dissolved into the history books gpawn had the chance to sit down with our very own rick and talk about something that happened 15 years ago on the 3 rd of july  well it was 15 years ago and my job doing a series of construction projects had run out i didn t want to follow the job to las vegas and i figured a temporary job at glendale pawn and jewelry would be just the ticket until i got hired on at the sheriff s office  this statement began a conversation that marks not only a milestone for rick and all of us here at glendale pawn and jewelry  but also serves for us to reflect on the passage of time and how the old adage   the more things change the more they remain the same  is a prophetically true statement in this case so with 15 years of service to glendale pawn and jewelry in the history books we decided that we d sit down with rick and see what s changed and what s remained the same gpawn  wow 15 years that s a long time what s changed  rick  well nobody listens to vanilla ice much anymore just kidding don t print that okay  gpawn  no worries rick if you can t trust gpawn who can you trust  rick  well let s see gold was selling for 280 300 an ounce what is it this morning something like 1530 an ounce that s pretty dramatic i used to sell 14kt gold literally all day long at 12 a gram that s pretty incredible when you think about it gpawn  how about technology seen some changes there  rick  oh yeah nobody thought dvd s would ever replace vhs video 15 years ago now vhs is considered vintage retro  too funny gpawn  so what s the strangest thing you ve seen at the pawn shop in your 15 years here  rick  well don t print this either  gpawn  rick we re pals here okay don t worry  rick  well somebody tried to pawn a real skullbut that was a long time ago gpawn  that s it somehow i was hoping for more than that so what have you enjoyed the most during your 15 years at glendale pawn and jewelry   rick  without a doubt  helping people  some very good people have come through the door here needing a quick loan wanting to sell something or looking for a bargain on a very fine piece of jewelry helping these people out really makes me feel good inside not very many jobs give you the opportunity to just straightup help someone the way this job does it s quite clear after a short chat with rick that his 15 years have seen some changes pop culture has changed the technology has clearly changed and continues to change but the fundamental needs of our customers have remained the same people need a loan have something to sell or need to save a lot of money on some great items so rick has been with us for 15 years that s no small accomplishment in this day and age glendale pawn and jewelry has been serving the community for over 25 years which is also an incredible milestone there s a reason for our history here come see us or visit us online and you ll understand why we have this history oh tell rick congrats for his service while you re here or drop us a line and we ll make sure he gets your message congratulations rick here s to another 15 gpawn hoists an imaginary adult beverage in your honor perhaps the real thing a bit later this evening  thanks to all 467 of you and growing who read this blog on a regular basis we re glad you keep stopping by  gpawn rick s pick for his 15 year anniversary at glendale pawn and jewelry   check it out    blog post  pawn shops pawn shop blog pawn brokers pawn shops online jewelry pawn shop az pawn shops arizona pawn pawn shop arizona the 3rd of july is thought of by most people as the prelude to the annual 4th of july holiday it s a day to gather all the stuff that is needed for the family gatherings and celebrations this third of july here at glendale pawn and jewelry was special too but probably not for the reasons that you might think 