H&B Jewelry & Loan Co

Marc Tobin from H&B was awesome. I got a quality ring at a fantastic price. Marc ensured I was well-​educated with my purchase and really went above and beyond to ensure I was happy. Great experience and good people.

I’ve done business with H&B for several years; it’s high time that I give them props for their professionalism and respect for others. They are serious business people who run an above board operation. I have always found them to be knowledgable, fair and honest; don’t hesitate to transact with H&B.

I did a lot of research when looking for an engagement ring. Shopped online, mall jewelry stores and a multiple jewelers/​pawn shops. Mark at H&B was by far the best. I got a great ring for a great price. Not much fuss at all. I do a little shopping at pawn shops here and there and I am never going back to the pawn shop I used to go to. I am going to H&B on 3^rd from now on.

We went to H&B to look at wedding rings and had a great experience. The staff was professional, friendly, and SO helpful! They provided us with a large book with photos, rings to try on, and suggestions based on our interests. We placed an order and received our rings in less than a week. The rings fit perfectly, they are exactly what we wanted, and the price was right.

Our current social circumstance dictates that an Artist (the poor starving kind) has only one access to funds, often PayCheck Loans, and Pawnshops, and H & B Loans is one of the best.

Reality TV would have you think hitting the racks and shelves at a pawn shop could be a gold mine…
However, walking into H&B you are quickly reminded of just how real reality is. The smell that wafts up your nostrils once you step inside reminds you more of the waiting room after 10pm of a Greyhound Station. There are fewer Les’ and Ricks and more Chumlees. The items for sale are far from the family heirlooms and rare treasures featured on the History Channel and more along the lines of starving artists’ amps and guitars.
The sad part about hitting a pawn shop is the fact the staff can’t seem to distinguish the difference between those looking for money and those looking to spend money. Expecting a welcome mat is not the request but a greeting and the ability to answer questions should be the norm. However, I guess this is the norm for a pawn shop?! So my rating is three stars because I assume what I see on TV isn’t real. Guess I’ll just stick to the Internet, because if it’s on-​line it MUST be true!

About a year ago I was in the market for an custom engagement ring for my fiancée. I had looked for months and had found a place to have the setting made but was still at a loss as to where to purchase a quality diamond. I found out about H & B Jewelry & Loan by searching the internet and decided to go check them out. As soon as I walked in the door I was greeted by multiple friendly staff as well as the owner who just happened to be the person who helped me with my purchase. I ended up spending almost HALF of what I would have anywhere else and could not be happier!

H&B have the most friendly staff! They always have a great and updated selection of wares and a comfortable environment; their staff is always willing to help you with whatever you need.

Let’s be honest, no one wants to pawn their stuff, but it is becoming an ever increasing reality in this awful economy (unless you somehow have a good job or something called «savings»). Now the job that I have does not pay the bills. The CEO gets $ 100,000 just to relocate but I get less than $ 20k a year. You can complain about it all you want, but that is just time that takes away from thinking about what you own that can be sold. Now I also don’t have «savings.» I have heard about this phenomenon, but have never been able to drum any up (In the summer of ’03 I once saved 13 dollars under my mattress for 4 months, but that is the closest I have ever come). A good chunk of my time is spent sitting around looking at my stuff, wondering what the street value is. It was at H and B that I pawned my computer for the first time (it should be noted that I do not have a drug problem or any other costly expenditure unless you count my degree which is pretty flippin’ useless at this point in life, I just don’t make enough money to live, eat, and pay the bills. Not everyone that uses the pawn shop is a junky, that should have been my first statement).
So I decide that the most expensive thing that I own is my computer and unless I get some temporary money for the thing I am going to lose the roof over my head. H and B is just a block down from my work, and one day I bring my sqwak (computer) into work and plan on giving it up during my lunch break. 11 o’clock rolls around and I russell up a buddy (for moral support) and we head down to H and B. I walk in and the place looks like a typical pawn shop. I get up to the counter and the gentleman working asks what I am there for. Then he asks what I want for it. It is way too much, but another dude comes over and looks at the box and they actually work with me to get me the best deal that they could. I was pretty blown away by this. They ask me no embarassing questions, they don’t make me feel icky, they type up my stuff, give me the scratch (money) and send me on my way.
When I finally had the money to buy it back I was so excited. I went in, got the thing and plopped down at the local internet emporium and surfed away. A couple of days later I realized I was a little hasty in my buying back of the sqwak and had to pawn the damn thing again, but it was the same guy and he didn’t ask questions, just rang me up, got me my money, and I was out the door (I went back a third time, now have it back, and vow never to do it again, but if I do, it will be at H and B).
So if you are poor and find that your only solution is to temporarily pawn the things that you love, why not do it at H and B? They are friendly and won’t make you feel like a sorry loser (which most likely you are, I know from personal experience).
I know it’s hard being poor, but we’ll get through it together. I mean look at me today, I am writing reviews on Unilocal and buying $ 1.75 coffees. Living the sweet life.
You know something, you’re a little sweetie-​pie, aren’t you?