Rick Davis Gold and Diamonds
5301 Brainerd Road
Brainerd
(423) 499-9162
What they sell: Necklaces, rings, statuettes.
Coolest thing on offer: A large elephant statuette.
Why you want to shop here: Feels (and smells) like Vegas.
Staff photo by Andrew Schwartz / J&M PawnJ&M Pawn
5821 Lee Highway
Brainerd
(423) 305-1010
What they sell: Guitars, fishing implements, knives, guns.
Coolest thing on offer: See the stars with a Celestron telescope. Second place is the ghillie suit, though it’s unclear if this is for sale or just on display. Make an offer!
Why you want to shop here: Proprietors say that unlike other pawn shops, J&M hasn’t sold out to The Man.
Staff photo by Andrew Schwartz / Cash America PawnCash America Pawn
Multiple locations
What they sell: AC units, pistols, mixing stands, musical instruments, TVs, bikes…
Coolest thing on offer: A huge bike lock.
Why you want to shop here: You need a TV, and cheap!
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Multiple locations
What they sell: TVs big and small and other standard pawn shop accoutrements.
Coolest thing on offer: A power drill. If it’s been taken, another one may well be in stock soon.
Why you want to shop here: No need to buy new power tools. First check EZPAWN.
Staff photo by Kathy Bradshaw / JP's Pawn Shop "On the Hill"JP’s Pawn Shop “On the Hill”
519 Chickamauga Ave.
Rossville, GA
(706) 406-2098
What they sell: On any given day, you might find lamps and lures, gold and guitars, signs, saws, sanders and Shop-Vacs. Along with just about everything else imaginable.
Coolest thing on offer: It’s got to be the giant fish head cooler, the huge light-up fish sign from an old bait and tackle shop or the set of WWII German snow skis.
Why you want to shop here: Mother-daughter team of Christie and Lexi Perkins, along with shop cats Sister Kitty, Mama Kitty, Monkey Butt and Smokey Josephine, run this women-owned store. And the eclectic array of unique merchandise is way more fun than your average pawn shop.