An aluminium ladder hocked to the pawnshop operated by Hat Yai Municipality in Songkhla. (Photo: Assawin Pakkawan)
SONGKHLA: You can find almost anything at a pawn shop — from gold necklaces to a ladder — when the coronavirus hits people’s purses.
The pawnshop run by Hat Yai Municipality on Friday put on display goods hocked by cash-short customers. They ranged from small items like gold adornments to bicycles, air pumps and even an aluminium ladder.
Manager Taweewong Wongchuay said his staff would normally have rejected stuff like the ladder as collateral for a loan. But in extreme times like this, when many people were strapped for cash because of Covid-19, they had to be more flexible.
“The pawnshop tries to help everyone. We tend to take most things that people try to pawn,” he said. “This…
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