Bristol Gold are truly a wonderful and honest business. I have visited twice in the last month,…read moremost recently today to sell Some gold and the whole process was made so easy and professional. I have dealt with both Jason and Dylan and a couple of other guys who have all been really helpful and always very professional. I was able to go into there safe private room to make the sale and I was paid within a couple of minutes with the best and most fair price I could have asked for. I was even made a coffee and given delicious chocolate biscuits. It's in a great location also if you're driving with loads of free parking in the surrounding roads. I will hopefully be paying a visit again soon to purchase a phone. I drove an hour and a half to get to them, but we'll worth it for the very fair price I was given and the super service. I was nervous when I read the words 'pawn shop' online, but trust me there is nothing to be worried about. I honestly 100% recommend these guys with all my heart. Thank you again so much, best wishes from Lucy

Whilst the thought of a pawn shop may be horrible when you are hocking your stuff to eat, when you…read moreare on the other hand it is a surprising jumble sale of electronics and jewellery. Bristol Gold sits at the top of Lodge Causeway near Forest Road and is nothing special to look at - a black box shop with staff behind high counters and protective glass. But the window has some nice pieces of jewellery in and good prices, plus mobile phones and ipods. Inside the shop window has a back display and there is a rack of console games (priced £2 to £15), more phones (all displayed with their police check certificate so you aren't going to buy anything that has been stolen) and a box of DVDs for £1 each. I felt comfortable enough to have a rummage through the DVD box and came out with a copy of The Thing and Galaxy Quest (ahh guilty pleasures). The lady behind the counter was chirpy and encouraged me to look through the free CD box which was amusingly like looking through a tweenie girl's CD collection from 2002.

With the economic market looking like it is, it's not unlikely that you might find yourself…read moreslightly broke and in need of an extra bit of cash. Here at Cash Converters on East Street, Bedminster, they can offer you many for your unwanted items. AS long as it's got some worth, you can trade in your electricals/music/dvd items for money, and they sell them in the shop. OK so the rates aren't great, but they've got to run a business. Come in here if you're looking for a musical instrument or new Hifi which won't break the band, and they've also got a good range of CDs, DVDs and Cameras for sale.

Buying from cash converters can be a bit of a gamble, you don't really know what you are buying but…read morethere can be great bargains to be had. Want a portable DVD player for £20 - bargain! My husband bought some audio equipment from here which totally didn't work when he brought it home. I was impressed that Cash Converters refunded him his money. Last time I popped in here was to see if my stolen laptop had been flogged in here! You do get the feeling that buying something from cash converters could be a bit like buying a bike down Brick Lane!

I have used the services of A and B on a few occassions and i am writing this review to let you all…read moreknow that it is a great place to use if you need that quick cash loan until payday! They dont judge and are very professional and efficient.Your jewellery is checked over and weighed and based on this they will offer you a loan which you are free to accept or decline.You are then given a slip to take back when you need to retrieve your goods and can pay back the loan.If you find you need the loan for longer than you thought you then go and pay the interest on the loan to keep your goods in the store and stop them being sold to pay your debt.The rates are fair and to be honest i have only used this service as a quick fix so unable to give more info i am afraid.Well worth bearing in mind instead of going into the red!!

Warning this jeweler massively over charged me. They charged…read moreme £22.20per gram of 9k gold ( spot price on that day was £18.05 ), but most others charge just %5 above spot ,which at todays prices should of been £18.95. As I bought £1000 worth of 9k gold they over charged me by around £170. So I recommend never buying from this shop. I know I will not be using them ever again.

My mother in law comes here especially to get her jewelery repaired. I think it says a lot about a…read moreshop when someone is prepared to travel from one side of town, when there are other stores nearby who offer the same service. A lovely antique necklace I have broke, the string the beads were held on was ancient rather than antique, they did a fantastic job repairing. Highly recommend if you need something repairing or want nice personal service when buying something special for someone

Wessex Reclamation moved to the St Werburghs trading estate a couple of years ago. It's run by a…read morecouple of reasonably talentless individuals, one of whom has a more winning personality than the other. Not nearly as well stocked as some of the other architectural salvage and reclamation yards, and often more pricey, I would strongly recommend that you ring first to see if they have what you want in stock before going to the trouble of going there in person. Being in a difficult to access location during times of heavier traffic (before 10,00am and after 3.00pm), with displays that are nothing to look at, there's no point in visiting the place unless you can guarantee that they have what you are looking for. It's advisable to ask really probing questions over the phone to be certain of this, failure to do so may result in being fobbed off with questionable information designed to get you to the yard where you are more likely to buy something, even if it's not what you wanted.

As a lad my dad would spend hour after hour dragging me reluctantly round scrap yards, junk shops…read moreand reclamation centres. 'One man's rubbish is another man's gold' I learnt, and the reluctance slowly turned to interest, to an un-quenchable thirst for tat. Nowadays my house is full of wonderful knick knacks from around the place and indeed from Wessex Reclamation. In this wonderful rabbit hole of once loved items you can find so many great finds. Most things are on the larger side such as antique fireplaces and door frames but you can pick up some vintage crockery, cutlery and more. My favourite find to date in this place was a Victorian lavatory hand sculpted and painted like a British countryside scene. So beautiful it was that the thought of using it as a loo filled me with horror and I let it be. Perfect for nosing around on a rainy Sunday afternoon this place comes highly recommended to any amateur antique hunter.