I had the day off and I went wandering through some of the local pawn shops. I have found that if you are not careful the pawn shops owners will let you pay over and above new prices for used and sometimes worn out merchandise. But what I wonder about is the whole industry of pawn shops is built on people down on there luck, or broken dreams. I was looking at wedding ring sets and wonder how much pain is behind them ending up is a glass display case. I was talking to the pawn shop owners when this women walked in with (I assume) her daughter, pulled off her rings and asked if she could pawn them for $25. The owner let her have $20. I watch them walk down the road after, it was sad.