Pawn Stars’ Rick Harrison Talks Brick and Mortar and Reality TV Katie Morell Freelance Writer and editor, Self-employed Follow Katie Morell sits down with the Pawn Stars star about landing a TV show while running a small business. FEBRUARY 02, 2012 Next time you’re on the Las Vegas Strip, hop in a cab and drive three miles north. Ask the cabbie to stop just before the Graceland Wedding Chapel and get out in front of an establishment titled Gold & Silver Pawn Shop. Sound familiar? If so, you’ve probably seen Pawn Stars, the smash hit reality show on The History Channel featuring the shop and four of its employees, including Rick Harrison. After taking a few photos outside, step inside and say hello to Harrison and his crew. Then shop around; you never know what treasures you’ll find. Harrison and his dad, Richard (a.k.a ‘The Old Man’ on the show), opened the establishment in 1988 as a 24-hour shop. Customers immediately flocked, and business hasn’t slowed since. Still family-owned, the shop attracts thousands of tourists each day largely thanks to rare items (think Super Bowl rings) and its presence on TV. I sat down with Harrison to hear how his brick and mortar shop has stayed so successful and how, as a small business owner, he landed an enviable TV contract. Why is Gold & Silver Pawn Shop so popular? I think it’s because we are so different than other Las Vegas pawnshops, which are mostly owned by large, corporate chains. I made my store a lot nicer than any other pawnshop, too. It has beautiful showcases and is always very clean. It also helps that we are open 24 hours. When we opened, no one else was doing that, and it was a major need in this town. Sometimes people need money in the middle of the night…they don’t want to stop partying, so they come to us.
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