Below is the press release we’re sending out for the launch of our new prepaid MasterCard! Check it out and go grab one for yourself here, we know you’ve always wanted to carry our faces around in your pocket!
Gold & Silver Pawn Shop Launches Modern Cash™ Prepaid MasterCard®
Prepaid Card Provides Financial Resource to Those Underserved by Traditional Credit Cards
Las Vegas, NV (October 10, 2011). Gold & Silver Pawn, proprietors and stars of the hit cable television series ‘Pawn Stars,’ today announced the launch of their signature Modern Cash Prepaid MasterCard. This limited edition card offers a low-cost, prepaid alternative to traditional credit cards, bank accounts and check-cashing establishments. The Modern Cash Prepaid MasterCard Limited Edition Gold & Silver Pawn Shop card is being brought to market in partnership with Redwood Hills Financial Group, a leading prepaid debit card manager. For more information, visit www.GSPawnPrepaid.com.
“For centuries, pawn shops have provided financial services to consumers who don’t have a traditional checking account or credit card,” said Rick Harrison, owner of Gold & Silver Pawn Shop. “Our prepaid debit card is a natural extension of what we’ve been doing for years in our shop – giving good people some financial ‘wiggle room’ and direct access to their money. This card provides customers with a cheap and reliable checking account alternative.”
Unlike a traditional credit card where a consumer ‘borrows’ funds and pays interest and possibly added costs for services and overdraft, a prepaid debit card allows the cardholder to spend what has been deposited on the card. This gives consumers ultimate freedom over their spending and can serve as a budgeting tool.
The Modern Cash Prepaid MasterCard allows cardholders to use the card anywhere MasterCard is accepted — in stores, online and at ATMs around the world. There is no set-up fee and no monthly maintenance fee for cardholders that deposit $2,000 per month or more onto the card. By having pay or benefits checks directly deposited onto the card, cardholders can avoid high check-cashing costs. Other options include online 24-7 account access, free SMS account alerts, and overdraft protection. A rewards program is in the works that will let cardholders bid on various consumer electronic and other retail items, including one-of-a-kind Gold & Silver Pawn Shop memorabilia. Cardholders that sign-up and load cards before the rewards launch date will earn bonus points.
Michael Odai, Chief Executive Officer of Redwood Hills Financial Group stated, “We are thrilled to be joining Gold & Silver Pawn and the Harrison family to bring to market the Modern Cash Prepaid MasterCard. This card will help build upon their vision of ensuring consumers are provided with affordable and attractive checking account alternatives.”
For a full list of card features please visit www.GSPawnPrepaid.com.
United Talent Agency brokered the deal for the Modern Cash Prepaid Limited Edition Gold & Silver Pawn Shop card.
About Gold & Silver Pawn Shop
Gold & Silver Pawn Shop is a family-owned pawn business run by three generations of the Harrison family: Rick, his son Big Hoss (Corey), Rick’s dad, The Old Man, and Corey’s childhood friend Chumlee. Based in Las Vegas, Nevada, the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop and Harrison family (and Chumlee!) are the subject of one of the most-watched and highly acclaimed television series ‘Pawn Stars.’
About Redwood Hills Financial Group
Redwood Hills Financial Group is a leading financial services company focused on bringing prepaid debit cards and other financial products to underserved markets. The RHFG executive team brings over 40 years of experience in the financial industry, web marketing industry and the statistical analysis field. RHFG’s goal is to combine best practice implementation with hands on experience to help its clients navigate the economic and regulatory landscape.
Media Contacts
G&S Pawn
Laura Herlovich, PR Plus
(702) 696-1999
laura@prpluslv.com
Redwood Hills Financial Group
Cheryl Overton, SparkPR
(917) 685-4289
cheryl@sparkpr.com
Sorry it’s been a while since we’ve wrote a blog post – but it has been a crazy year so far (all good of course). We’ve expanded the shop, added new employees and have truly been enjoying doing Pawn Stars.
We’re still the biggest Monday night draw on cable (with almost 8 million people watching!) and Chum is finally starting to get the hang of things – after 5 years.
I also wanted to bring some attention to the new eBay store – we’ve got everything from $300 liquor bottles to antiques, to Chumlee bobble heads.
Lastly I wanted to ask you guys and gals to feel free to ask questions! We love answering your comments about the show and our lives. The best place to reach us is on Facebook (that’s where we are the most active) or Twitter.
- Rick, Corey, Chumlee & The Old Man
]]>Meet the band and Big Hoss and support an amazing charity that gives back to the community. Tickets can be purchased here and all funds go to the Claddagh Fund. Be sure to tell Big Hoss that you read the blog or follow us on Twitter or Facebook!
If you come and are friends of ours on Facebook, read this blog or are on Twitter please come by and let us know!
We’ve asked you, our fans, whether we should be on the road a little more often. And it’s pretty clear from our Facebook fans that the answer is yes.
Already in 2011, we’ve been to the Spotlight 29 Casino in Coachella and at the Hanover Theatre in Worcester valuating people’s prized (and not so prized) possessions. We’re bringing the GS Pawn shop to the masses. We’ve had a lot of fun and are happy to be able to interact with our fans in different locations. Our next 3 shows all happen in May. If you’re in the Morristown, Red Bank, or Tulsa area make sure to come out and join us!
We understand that we’ve had a lot of feedback regarding the events and appreciate everything that you have suggested. We are always striving to make our shows more valuable to you and all the feedback helps us improve.
Our presence outside of the Gold and Silver Pawn Store continues but this time we won’t be evaluating the worth of your goodies. Instead, we’ll be celebrating! Big Hoss is getting older and we’re hosting a birthday bash at Jet Nightclub, part of The Light Group’s growing number of hospitality companies.
This is going to be tough to get into but we’ve got some VIP tickets to give away. Go to our Facebook page and let us know if you’ll be in the Vegas area on Friday, April 22nd, for a chance to win some VIP tickets. This is going to be an amazing night so get on it and win some VIP tickets!
]]>On unrelated news, Rick was interviewed by the celebrity news outlet TMZ. They were shocked to hear that we had a 5.5 carot diamond in our store worth well over $100,000. Although our show and our sales page on our website don’t focus only on the most expensive items, we sure have a variety of treasures in our store, some worth a lot of money like this diamond. That’s the nature of the Pawn Shop business – we deal with a wide variety of products. To see exactly what we have in our store, it’s best to come on down for a visit!
]]>We’re going to be hitting the road again, me, Chumlee, Corey & even the Old Man to do the Pawn Star road show and we’d love to see as many of you as possible. If you have some great gold and silver or anything that you think is really valuable bring it out when we visit the below locations.
Also we’ll be offering 4 pairs of VIP tickets for each location – All you have to do is comment on Facebook or on this blog post with what location you want to come see us at and your favorite Pawn Star moment from any of the previous seasons!
The VIP tickets include access to the show of your choice and a VIP cocktail party afterwards (21+) where you will meet all of us in a nice, more personal, setting.
Chum wants to see you there!
Gold & Silver Pawn Shop is going to do a “road show” style traveling tour. Check the dates below to see when we’ll be in a city near you!
November 13 – Diamond Jo Casino/Dubuque, IA Road Show w/Corey & Chumlee
November 14 – Diamond Jo Casino/Northwood, IA Road Show w/ Corey & Chumlee
November 20 – The Imperial Palace, Biloxi Mississippi with Rick, Corey and Chumlee
December 4 – Baldini’s Sports Casino/Sparks, NV Road Show w/ Rick, Corey & Chumlee
February 20 – Treasure Island Casino/Red Wing, MN Road Show/Rick, Corey & Chumlee
March 12 – Spotlight 29 Casino/Coachella, CA Road Show/Old Man, Rick, Corey & Chumlee
]]>Here are the dates for the Pawn Star road show:
November 13 – Diamond Jo Casino/Dubuque, IA Road Show w/Corey & Chumlee
November 14 – Diamond Jo Casino/Northwood, IA Road Show w/ Corey & Chumlee
December 4 – Baldini’s Sports Casino/Sparks, NV Road Show w/ Rick, Corey & Chumlee
February 20 – Treasure Island Casino/Red Wing, MN Road Show/Rick, Corey & Chumlee
March 12 – Spotlight 29 Casino/Coachella, CA Road Show/Old Man, Rick, Corey & Chumlee
Love forward to seeing you soon!
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Our coolest contest to date! All you have to do is create a design for the front of Chumlee’s new t-shirt & submit it on Facebook by uploading the picture to our Facebook fan page.
Chumlee will choose his favorite design & then the winner will get $250 in cash plus a bunch of signed swag from the shop (and bragging rights of course)! All you have to do is submit a design, it can be hand drawn, done in photoshop or however you want!
Be sure to comment below with a link to your design and why you think Chumlee you should choose you!
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