The Money Shop is a slightly sinister place that does "payday advances" and small loans etc to an even shifty and sometimes desperate clientele. I've only ever visited here once, when my financially insolvent former employers ended up paying us by cheque. I came in here to cash said cheque, but after being interrogated in the manner of the gestapo then being told they'd take about 20% of the value of the cheque for the privilege, I decided to bank it instead. read more