Ep 7. Drama Online, Part 2

In the eighth season of Hardcore Pawn, the owners and employees of American Jewelry and Loan continue to deal with the daily drama and challenges that come with running a pawn shop in Detroit. In episode seven, titled Drama Online, Part 2, the team is back dealing with outrageous customers and even more outrageous items being brought in for pawn or sale.

Seth, one of the shop's managers, is dealing with the aftermath of a social media post that went viral and resulted in a negative backlash towards the store. He is called out by Ashley, the general manager of the store, for not using better judgment when he posted the controversial post. Ashley is concerned about the damage that the post may have caused to the store's reputation and the resulting decrease in business that may follow.

Meanwhile, Les, the patriarch of the family-owned business, is dealing with his own customer drama as he attempts to deal with a woman who wants to pawn her wedding dress. The woman is trying to get a much higher price than Les thinks is fair and the situation quickly turns into a heated exchange between the two.

The staff also deals with a customer who is trying to pawn his prosthetic leg and another who wants to sell a taxidermy alligator. These are just a couple of examples of the strange and eclectic items that are brought into the shop on a regular basis.

In addition to the daily drama that comes with running a pawn shop, the shop is also dealing with the external pressures of the struggling Detroit economy. More and more people are coming into the store looking to sell or pawn their possessions in order to make ends meet. The owners and employees are constantly dealing with the challenge of how to balance making a profit with being fair to their customers in their time of need.

Overall, Hardcore Pawn season 8 episode 7 is an intriguing look into the lives of the staff at American Jewelry and Loan as they navigate the ups and downs of running a pawn shop in a struggling city. The episode showcases the crazy items that come in and out of the store, the struggles of dealing with difficult customers, and the internal and external pressures that come with trying to keep the business afloat.