"Rand E." <rtomcala@xxxxxxxxxxx> moved upon the face of the 'Net and spake
thusly:
> We call them "Pawn Shops" here in the US, but they sound like the same
> thing except that it's difficult to find anything in them except plastic
> p&s anymore.
We call em pawnshops here too. "Cash Converters" is to pawnshop as
McDonalds is to restaurant---a branded franchise pawnshop and second-hand
dealer chain.
cjb
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