 An anonymous customer explained many people were being forced to pawn their stuff more frequently than normal. They said: 'As times have gotten tougher, inflation rates have caused me to come in once a month now selling things'. As with all crises though, someone tends to benefit, with customers snapping up bargains from the store's increased selection of goods. Roxi Kessler said to the station: 'You can't afford anything 'cause gas prices are so damn high it raises the prices of everything. Food, insurance, everything. 'The price is just skyrocketing. You can't afford to buy anything new." Scott Pasternack said the coffin was of of many things customers had been looking to pawn recently ( KDVR-TV) It comes as it was reported millions of households have no cash to fall back on as the cost of living soars. Around nine million people have no savings, and another five million have l){kind=link}
A pawn shop has reported a cash-strapped member of the public handing in a coffin in a desperate attempt to raise funds as the cost of living crisis continues to bite
A cash-strapped member of the public traded in a coffin at a pawn shop in a desperate bid to raise funds.
The large, grey casket was among a number of items recently handed into stores as people try to get by as costs continue to rise.
According to KDVR-TV, the item was exchanged for a cash loan at Pasternack’s Pawn Shop in Aurora, Colorado.
The coffin will cost any buyer the equivalent of around £435.