People reclaiming pawned valuables<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Instead of pawning their valuables, most
\nvisitors to the Senen pawn house this year are there to reclaim
\ntheir jewelry and electronic goods.<\/p>\n
According to Sofyan, the head of the pawn house in Central
\nJakarta, in contrast to last year, 60 percent of visitors are now
\nreclaiming previously deposited items while the rest are tending
\nto pawn electronics rather than jewelry.<\/p>\n
Some customers have brought in electronic goods, generally
\ntelevisions and stereos, both for the money and also to ensure
\ntheir items are safely stored while they are out of Jakarta
\ncelebrating Lebaran in their hometowns, Sofyan said.<\/p>\n
Television sets can be pawned for around Rp 600,000 to Rp
\n800,000 depending on their condition while gold jewelry can pay
\nroughly Rp 40,000 per gram.<\/p>\n
In past years, when Lebaran and Christmas have approached,
\nmany Jakartans have brought in their valuables to convert into
\nready cash for the holidays. This year, however, is different.<\/p>\n
\"I assume that people now are less willing to spend their
\nLebaran or Christmas bonuses than in previous years and want to
\nminimize the amount of their debts by reclaiming their pawned
\npossessions,\" Sofyan told The Jakarta Post, adding that the
\nnumber of visitors had jumped to 200 per day since Monday,
\ncompared to roughly 75 people on normal days.<\/p>\n
In response to the growing demand, the pawn house has extended
\nits opening hours for the last two days before Lebaran.<\/p>\n
Forty-seven-year-old Ernawati, who was at the pawn house with
\nher daughter, said she wanted to reclaim the necklace she had
\npawned two months ago so that she could wear it at Lebaran.<\/p>\n
\"I have been paying the installments regularly and as we now
\nhave the Lebaran bonus I can pay in full,\" she said.<\/p>\n
Ernawati finds the pawn house very useful in difficult times,
\nespecially when the family's savings are short.<\/p>\n
She pawned her necklace when there was an \"emergency\"
\nsituation in the family, she told The Jakarta Post.<\/p>",
"url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/people-reclaiming-pawned-valuables-1447893297",
"image": ""
},
"sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
"sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com"
}