 pawn shops and the green connection may 9 2011  for many people these days it s all about our carbon footprint others are concerned about the total value of the input energy used to create new products and many are wondering if our consumer based society is actually sustainable here at glendale pawn jewelry we think that these are valid issues that deserve thought and consideration let s take a hypothetical situation and see which is the more green method of purchasing the things we want and need okay for the sake of discussion let s say you re interested in purchasing a pair of bose model 201 direct reflecting speakers now these are some excellent speakers that will compliment almost any audio system or home theater superb sound and legendary bose quality buying these speakers new will set you back about 22000 the environmental impact of the new speakers includes the energy and raw materials required to manufacture them the packing materials and boxes  anyone who has unboxed a new piece of electronic equipment these days can testify to the incredible amount of waste involved in packaging  and finally the energy involved in transporting the speakers to the point of sale ever wonder where all that packaging goes  these same speakers are available at glendale pawn jewelry for 4999 the environmental impact of the packaging is zero you take them home plug them in and you re goodtogo the first owner has absorbed the hit from the carbon footprint involved in the manufacturing and transportation of the item so you re free from that impact and you saved over 15000 in purchasing these speakers can we get a wow  thought so  now we could get much more detailed and break it down even further but our first mission here at the glendale pawn jewelry blog is to never bore you to tears remember when we promised that early on in our blogging career  in closing if you d like to save over 15000 and be a little nicer to the planet just click the image below be nice to the planetbuy some speakers  as always thanks for stopping by  gpawn send your comments about this blog posting to  info arizonapawnshopscom please include your permission to make your comments public or let us know if you d rather keep them private we love to hear from you  tags environment glendale pawn and jewelry green packaging waste   blog post  environment glendale pawn and jewelry green packaging waste for many people these days it s all about our carbon footprint others are concerned about the total value of the input energy used to create new products and many are wondering if our consumer based society is actually sustainable here at glendale pawn jewelry we think that these are valid issues that deserve thought and consideration 