The Money Shop


    The Money Shop

    The Money Shop is one of the leading providers of various financial services in the UK. They are best known for their popular services that include pawnbroking, gold for cash exchange, foreign currency exchange, cheque cashing, selling jewellery and personal loans. With more than 220 outlets throughout the country, there is no shortage of places for people looking to borrow money, exchange goods or jewellery for cash or whatever else they require. Although the company has changed hands over the years and has evolved with the times, it still remains the same kind of establishment it has always been. That aims to deliver a high quality of customer service and help people out with their financial needs.

    The Money Shop Opening Times and Locations

    As established already, there are over 200 different stores in The Money Shop family. A large number of these pawn shops and financial product providers can be found in the capital, with both Birmingham and Liverpool having a stronger concentration of them too. However, as they are situated in more than 150 cities and towns, there is always one close by. They are relatively easy to spot, even if they have a small storefront, thanks to their vibrant and eye-catching The Money Shop signage with an orange background, the words money and shop in black and the word the in white with a red background.

    Generally speaking, from Monday through to Saturday, Money Shop opening times are from 9.30am to 5.30pm. You will find that most are closed on Sundays. Another exception to the rule is public holidays such as bank holiday Monday in May, Easter Monday and Good Friday, Christmas Eve and Boxing Day, during which they may have different The Money Shop opening times. Anyone interested in finding the answer to the question 'what are the Money Shop opening times near me?' should consult opening-times.co.uk. This will help to ensure that the Money Shop opening times in your area are the ones you expect.

    5 Things You Didn't Know About The Money Shop

    As a chain of pawn stores and financial product providers for over 20 years, there is not a lot that most people don't know about The Money Shop. However, there are still some interesting things we discovered from digging a little deeper.

    1. A couple of members of the team at the company's Nottingham-based head office raised over £1,300 for the charity Help for Heroes in 2012, when they took part in a 14,000 sky dive with the Red devils.  as part of the company's pledge to collect a total of £250,000 for the charity.
    2. Antiques expert and television personality David Dickinson appeared in one of the company's television advertising campaigns.
    3. There are a wide variety of different money management guides available on the official website
    4. The Money Shop even offers its own alternative to high-street business accounts from banks.
    5. The Money Shop claim that they will beat any real travel money quote that a customer has received from any post office, supermarket, travel agency, bureau de change or high street bank.

    Products and Services

    The Money Shop is obviously well-known and extremely popular up and down the UK for its pawnbroker services and financial products. Over the years, it has grown and expanded its operations, to include alongside pawnbroking, cheque cashing, short-term loans, small business bank accounts, sending and receiving money to friends and family, travel money and foreign currency exchange, cash for gold and jewellery sales.

    As it has faced backlash and problems in the past, it has cut some of its services and takes money lending a lot more serious. There are numerous advice and money management sources on the organisation’s website and in store.

    Brief History

    The Money Shop has been running for more than 20 years and still remains one of the country’s most popular money lending and pawnbroker chains. The company has exchanged hands a number of times. It was in 1999 that Dollar Financial Corp, an American-based financial services group bought The Money Shop. The company is a member of the Consumer Finance Association, CFA, and try to offered their customers peace of mind when they are looking to choose a financial services provider and pawnbroker.

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