4 Fun Holiday Traditions to Start at a Pawn Shop

A pawn shop offers a unique shopping experience away from traditional stores. As the holiday season approaches, learn how to turn pawn shop shopping into some new holiday traditions the whole family can enjoy. Check out some ideas and ways to transform your holiday experience.

Once you try out some of the ideas, turn them into new annual traditions and celebrate with your family year after year.

1. Old Christmas Movies and Records

A pawn shop is an ideal place to shop for used Christmas media, like movies and music. Each year, an assigned family member can go to a pawn shop to pick out a used form of Christmas media to share with the family. For example, someone could pick out a DVD of a Christmas movie no one has ever seen before and watch it on Christmas Eve.

You may find some unique gems and releases that become new holiday favorites. If the person chooses holiday music, then they could browse through record collections and see all of the holiday records available. You could also look for alternative formats like cassettes or CDs.

With options changing consistently, everyone in the family has the chance to pick something unique and fun. A pawn shop could also offer electronic hardware like a record player, CD player, or extra speakers.

2. Family Board Games

A pawn shop is a great place to shop for unique and out-of-print board games. Around Christmas, everyone can gather together to play a board game and enjoy holiday snacks in the process. A pawn shop could feature classic editions of board games or games no longer at retail stores.

You could find board games based off of old movies or television shows. In some cases, you could find them based off old holiday movies. For example, in 1991 and 1992, multiple Home Alone board games were released. The games add a deeper connection to the movie and offer a fun alternative activity for the holidays.

3. Christmas Ornaments and Stories

Pawn shops may sell used holiday ornaments around the Christmas season. A holiday ornament from a pawn shop offer multiple ways to celebrate. You could surprise family members with special ornament gifts.

As you hand out ornaments, you could add another layer of fun. Since the ornaments are used, analyze the designs and come with stories about people who owned the ornaments before. The improvised game is a fun way to explore different characters, funny stories, and various ways people purchased specific ornaments in the first place.

For example, you could purchase an ornament with a unique food shape or character. Everyone can take a turn passing the ornament around and telling fake stories about how the ornament was purchased and ways it ended up in the pawn shop. The game is a fun way to get creative and have fun coming up with silly stories.

To expand the game, each person could pick out their own ornament from the pawn shop. Once the game ends, everyone can hang their ornaments on the Christmas tree.

4. White Elephant Gifts

One of the more popular holiday games that people play is the white elephant gift game. The game allows people to pick out a fun gag gift and exchange the gifts using a number-based system. A pawn shop offers unique finds including antiques, old media, and funny gag gifts.

When planning a white elephant gift game, set a price limit for the pawn shop, such as anywhere from $5 to $10. At different times, family members and friends can shop at the pawn shop to pick out fun gifts. With inventory always changing, you can find various options and ways to surprise others with the fun gifts.

Start a new holiday tradition with us at 2 J's Pawn & Gun. We have a large inventory of items and can provide you with unique ways to celebrate the holidays.