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I Saved a Dog's Life. And Made $10
Amber comes in with her boyfriend's .30-30 almost in tears. "I've got to borrow $200 to take my dog to the vet or he's going to die!" I never did see the dog but I'm sure it's one that could be stepped on.
She comes back a few days later to get the gun. It turns out he had been eating dirt (maybe it's a purebred) and swallowed several pieces of gravel which plugged him up. One choice was to operate ($1000). Or give him something to throw up. She didn't know what it was called but it was a few drops in the eye. They took him in the back and in five minutes he was puking his little guts (and the gravel) out. I probably wouldn't have charged her anything for the few days but I still had to process a 4473 on her. Jim
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Are you assuming that we know a bunch more that I do or is this the punchline of a joke?
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"Amber comes in with her boyfriend's .30-30 almost in tears. 'I've got to borrow $200 to take my dog to the vet or he's going to die!'"
Translation: "Give me 200 bucks our I'll shoot this dog." "I never did see the dog but I'm sure it's one that could be stepped on." Translation: "It's a cute little puppy." "She comes back a few days later to get the gun." Translation: "She needed another $200." After that I get confused. [/QUOTE]
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12-01-2011, 05:24 AM
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Are you a veterinarian? What is a 4473? How did you make the $10? I am trying my best, but you gotta help us a little bit here...
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12-01-2011, 05:30 AM
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Guys, he runs a pawn shop....
She pawned a gun, and picked it up quickly, he made $10 on the paperwork... |
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12-01-2011, 05:31 AM
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Thanks for the translation, I was worried for a minute.
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12-01-2011, 05:45 AM
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But thats most of the customers in a pawn shop....
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FWIW you can induce vomitting in an animal by giving it a few tablespoons of hydrogen peroxide. Congrats on the $10 but the vet made $200 for $.25 of medicine. lol
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12-01-2011, 06:21 AM
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But it took a half bottle to get her to puke.
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Sorry, I didn't mean to be obtuse. Sid has it right.
At worst I considered you might think she was going to shoot her boyfriend. I don't know why people tell me these things. Jim
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12-01-2011, 06:29 AM
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O2W...Has the sucking economy really bolstrered your business? And are you finding people who never have thought of pawning anything now customers?
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12-01-2011, 06:57 AM
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But Sammy!!!! If you played BEFORE leather helmets you are at least, well, now, uhm...... Jim, I keep thinking I'm going to stop by and annoy you one day when travelling between OK and IN or Texarkana and IN but it just never happens. I know you get some great lies, bet this one was true enough to drive you to post for our amusement. THANK YOU!!!! 
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Glad the pup is ok and glad she picked her stuff back up! So many do not and its sold for almost nothing...
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12-01-2011, 07:55 AM
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You get to hear some pretty interesting stories when you are pushing pills as well. So often you just want to look at them and tell them you know its a lie, or that yes I know what this treats, and no I don't care how you got it, etc, etc.... |
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12-01-2011, 08:02 AM
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And almost nothing? I've never been able to get a smoking deal on a spoon in pawn shop. Occasionally you can buy a cheap tool, because they don't know what it is, but those guys know spoons... |
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12-01-2011, 08:12 AM
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Strangely enough, they seem to know pool cues as well...
 But once in a blue moon a bargain can be found on customs...prices usually too high on "factory" cues like McDermott, Viking, Meucci, etc. But once in a while a good custom can be found...
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1) I'd have to sell their used 'widget'. Selling used stuff is work. I don't want to be running a yard sale all day. But yes, with this ecomny I could have crap piled up to the ceiling if I bought everything that comes in. 2) When their widget gets overdue, instead of putting it up for sale right away, I'd rather give them a chance to pick it up (even if I write off a few months intrest, no point in charging more than the thing is worth). Because sooner or later they're going to need money again and will bring the same thing back to pawn and I'll make money off them again. I'm not necessarily being big hearted, it just seems to make good business sense. I suppose it's different in a big city. I'd rather see everyone working, because I'll always have customers who spend more than they make. But when work slows down I have to tighten up and turn away a lot of marginal loans. GH, I keep waiting for someone to stop in; it's cheap entertainment. Jim
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