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.

Cheque and Pawn is hardly a subtle addition to this end of the Albany Road. It's a shame that the…read moreglaring yellow and black paint job is so blatant as it tends to overshadow the much more tastefully painted Rojo. I thank my lucky stars that I have never been forced to use a pawn shop, but I have to say, I've come close to hocking my grannies wedding ring on a number of occasions. As far as I'm aware, they take full advantage of the fact that their customers are desperate, offering very little for the items that they retain, and applying high levels of interest on the repayments. This is harsh as they are providing a secured loan, and if their clients default they immediately face stiff penalties, and ultimately lose the item that they have used as collateral. Seeing as the money that they were offered for the item in the first place was significantly lower than the market value, these kinds of loans verge on being punitive. So, which ever way they look at it, they are set to lose out vastly when taking out these arrangements. They either get clobbered by megalithic interest rates, or stand to lose a treasured item for a fraction of what it would cost to replace it, and if it has sentimental attachments... well... tough! I guess that people must be on their knees financially before they would ever consider using a pawn brokers for a loan, and on this basis, I would imagine, that many of these people find it nigh on impossible to meet the hefty repayments. I don't like businesses that target the poor and make them poorer. Yes, I'm sure that they have their uses... but at what cost?

I was really nervous about selling my gold - I'm sure you've all seen the garish, tacky adverts on…read moreTV (think Dale Winton and gold medallions!) - but Prestige were really different - which drew me to them in the first place. They were really professional, and their classy and subtle approach to buying scrap gold definitely comes across in their website and just from talking to staff members. They really put me at ease and gave me a really good price for my gold. I used the money to go on holiday! And didn't feel embarrassed to sell my gold either! Really amazing service from this bunch!

If you are buying there is a wide range of electrical products, such as TV's, kitchen appliances,…read morestereo sets, cameras, game consoles. The list goes on! This shop gets very busy so if you are keen I recommend going early in the day, you can pick up some real bargains, especially around christmas time they do a lot of deals. They also exchange items with you for cash, but beware they do not offer what you think your item is worth, always with the excuse that they have plenty of what you are selling! I highly recommend this place for cameras and lenses.

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!!