Posted by Xchange4Cash on November 19th 2014
Charity Fun Day – Crohns & Colitis UK
In aid of Crohns and Colitis UK we will be holding a CHARITY FUN DAY!
Saturday 6th December 2014
Xchange 4 Cash, 52 Gold Street, Northampton
9am – 5.30pm
We hope to raise lots of money for the Charity and create awareness for the diseases that are becoming more and more common.
Here is a link to our Facebook Event Page for the Charity Fun Day
https://www.facebook.com/events/752143121489873/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming
Please copy and paste it onto your own Facebook page, Blog or Twitter feed,
This will really help us spread the word and gain as much interest as possible
To make the day a great success!
We will be running competitions throughout the day, and there will be face painting and cakes for sale, along with freebies from the charity!
We really hope you can make it, and bring along the friends and family!!
Posted by Xchange4Cash on November 14th 2014
FRIDAY FILM REVIEW – NOVEMBER STAFF PICKS!
We are 3 weeks away from “Small Business Saturday UK” and have decided to take part in this National Promotion.
We are planning and plotting some events and competitions throughout November and December, and our Company aim is to get our store more interactive alongside our Social Media pages.
One of the ways we plan to do this is through Movie reviews in store! One of our staff members will chooses a selection of movies he thinks are worth a watch, and will right a short review,
which will be displayed alongside the DVD or Bluray! So pop in and see which movies he has chosen, many of these are only £1 each!
Once we get comfortable with this we will then be encouraging our customers to write there own review of a movie they have purchased from us, and tweet it to us!
Please have a look below for our First Staff Picks!!
Lord of the Rings Trilogy – Grab these DVDs now! With stunning special effects and a great cast, wizards, Dwarfs and Hobbits, makes this extraordinary story of Heroism, war & friendship a must see! Great Family Film! One for the fans of Fantasy Movies. All £1 each instore and online! buy here
American Pie 1-3 – A Classic lewd and crewed Comedy Trilogy, Follow a group of Teen’s as they begin a hilarious and outrageous journey to lose their virginity, fall in love and get married.
These are also only £1 you can buy your copy instore or online here www.xchange4cash.co.uk/stock/dvd
The Day After Tomorrow – In our opinion, one of the finest disaster movies made. Watch as New York gets flooded and LA is torn apart by tornados during earth changing storms! A must see for anyone who loves Action movies! Buy yours HERE!
Back to the Future Trilogy – A Classic Family Film, with a great soundtrack! Supercool special effects, starring Michael J Fox and Christopher Lloyd and not forgetting the Dolorean! This movie will take you back in time and looking to the future with a smile on your face! Grab it HERE!
Remember if you would like to take part in our “Customer Picks” then all you have to do is:
- Pop in store – 52 Gold Street Northampton
- buy one of our Bargain DVDs or Bluray
- Watch it ( thats the easy bit!)
- Tweet us your review @XCHANGE4CASH
We look forward to reading them, and will feature our favourites in store and online!
Posted by Xchange4Cash on November 10th 2014
A bit of English History, found in Antiques we’ve bought in!
We are lucky enough to come across some real gems in our line of business, and this early 19th Century Violin is no exception!
William & Ethel Fleck Violin
The original owner purchased it at auction, and bought it to us to make a quick bit of money to tie him over till pay day
We are so grateful he did, as it is a lovely piece of history!
On inspection and valuation of the item we noticed inside are the markings
William and Ethel Fleck, High Wycombe, “Iona” -1911
This lead us to further research where we found out that William Fleck,
originally a doctor, worked from 1884 and died in 1914, he and his wife Ethel Fleck
were amatuer Violin makers. They made decent violins and Ethel Fleck was
responsible for the finish and varnish of instruments left by her late husband.
She too, is listed as an amateur British violin maker and worked circa 1900 in High Wycombe.
From are research we can see these Violins made by the Husband and wife team are rare,
and on contacting a British Specialist String Auction we have learned that they have never had one go under the hammer.
An Auction house in America auctioned a William & Ethel Fleck Violin in 1992 and it was estimated at $1200-$1400.
If you are interested in purchasing this Violin or have one to sell, you should contact us via our website http://xchange4cash.co.uk/contact
or by phone 01604 945 530,
you can also pop in and see us in our Shop at 52 Gold Street, Northampton, NN1 1RS
Posted by Xchange4Cash on November 5th 2014
The Key to Unlocking Temporary cash quick!
At Xchange 4 Cash we help hundreds of people each month with the struggle of making it to the next pay day.
Whether it’s just after Christmas, or an unexpected bill half way through the year, you don’t need to struggle.
What if there were a way you didn’t have to slip into your overdraft? Or take out a long term loan to tide you over?
Look around you; are you surrounded by items you don’t really want, or need?
After the Christmas period we tend to brush the older smart phones and consoles to one side to make way for the newer ones.
You may also have unwanted items in the loft, hiding in the cupboards, in the shed?
What about granddads war memorabilia that is sat gathering dust? Or the power tools you never use?
All these items are the key to unlocking some temporary cash.
Get Cash for Crimbo!
At Xchange 4 Cash we buy all types of second hand items and always strive to offer you the most cash possible.
But what if you don’t want to sell your possessions?
Let’s image you have been bought a new tablet for Christmas.
You no longer use your laptop as often and feel you can go a month or two without it.
So why not pop it down to us? We’ll value it for you, test it, and providing you’re happy with our offer, we’ll give you cash in hand for it.
There are no credit checks; all you will have to do is sign an agreement to say the item is yours, and bring some ID along with you.
Then, we’ll look after the tablet for an agreed amount of time, and hold on to it for you until you’re ready to buy it back.
This process has worked for hundreds of our happy clients in the past.
We really appreciate how it feels to overspend, or not have as much money left at the end of the month as you had hoped;
something that happens to most of us after Christmas and New Year celebrations.
So, why not enter 2015 with less money worries?
Simply pop in to speak to our friendly team about how we can help you.
We look forward to seeing you.
Posted by Xchange4Cash on October 27th 2014
Happy Halloween-Half term-Holidays!
It’s been a while since we have updated our website and our blog. We have had a very busy and exciting summer, with record sales! And an added staff member. We have widened our variety of stock and now have a bigger selection of Jewellery and Antiques.
We are now getting ready for the Christmas period, and can’t quite believe it is upon us already! There are lots of events on around the town over the next two months, which are kicked off with the Street fair that is currently on.
St Crispins Street fair Sat 25th – Tues 28th
Carousel in the drapery, northampton
This is the 3rd year the fair has returned to Northampton since it was scrapped in 2005. The lay out is a bit puzzleling though, as they have split the rides between Abington Street and the Market Square, and Commercial street Car park. On visiting the fair ourselves, we didn’t bother to go down to the Car Park, as it was a bit of a walk, once we had walked up through Abington Street from Gold Street, which makes me wonder who else felt the same? I think if I was a ride operator I would be annoyed to be down the bottom in the car park, however maybe being next to the main road did them a favour?
We went on the Big Wheel in the market square which was High, Fast and windy!, I think £3.50 was a normal price for this type of ride, but could have benefitted from a family ticket maybe?
We also walked through the Market Walk Shopping centre, and they have a competition on through half term for the kids to find all the Ghosts in the Shops inside the centre and write down there names, I don’t think I have spent so long in the Shopping centre for years!! So it certainly worked in terms of a marketing ploy! I saw lots of ideal Christmas prezzy’s in Bias and some great Christmas Cards in Pick a Card
It’s worth entering the competition as the you will be entered into a draw to win an iPad or £250 spending money, and the kids will have fun searching for the ghosts!
Don’t forget to pop in and see us if you are in town and have the kids in tow, we have loads of cheap games for all consoles and some bargain DVDs they will love spending there pocket money on! Starting from 50p!
We look forward to seeing you soon!
Have a Happy Halloween!
Posted by Xchange4Cash on August 8th 2014
Marvel – Guardians of the Galaxy – out now!
Fancy a Friday night Movie date?
Released 31st July 2014, Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy, is set to smash it at the box office! Check out the trailer here!
Not your typical super hero movie, the story revolves around an intergalactic adventurer, a talking racoon and an anthropomorphic tree!
I think the mix of comedy and adventure is spot on!
To read a handful of reviews you can click here
The costume styling and make up for this film must have taken some time, to see the casts amazing transformation check out these photos
So, you’ve read the reviews, watched the trailer….got to see it?? you can catch it tonight from around 8pm!
Here’s a link to Northampton’s main cinema’s – Cineworld & Vue to book your tickets!
If the release of Guardians of the Galaxy has got you in the mood for some more Marvel action we have Movies from £1 in store! Come and have a look at our huge selection of DVDs and BLURAY
Start your Marvel Movie Marathon! at Xchange4cash
Posted by Xchange4Cash on July 25th 2014
The Last of Us – PS4 released in 3 days, 9 hours, and 30 minutes and counting…..
The Last of Us – Remastered
The last of has been remastered for the Playstation 4, players can expect high resolution characters, and improved lighting and shadows!
Due to be released in 3 days in the US, but in the Uk we have to wait till the 1st of August!
Of course you can pre order from all great Games retailers! And i don’t think it will be long un till we acquire a copy in our store! So keep your eyes on our website store, and Facebook page www.facebook.com/Xchange4Cash
For now you can read a review here www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/the-last-of-us-remastered
You can also watch a Trailer of the remastered game here
Posted by Xchange4Cash on July 18th 2014
A Study has shown We replace our car’s as often as we replace our Mobile Phones!
A study carried out in July for Privileage Car Insurance found that the average British Motorist changes their Vehicle Four times in 10 years! That’s found to be as often as we replace our Mobile Phones!
I have worked out that on average that would be a change or upgrade every 2.5 years.
What’s the reason for this?
I decided to ask a few of our customers in store what they thought some of the reasons might be, and the answers were pretty similiar.
The most popular answer being ” To have the latest design, and popular brand”
Other answers were ” To look cool in front of friends”, ” To keep up to date with Technology” and ” Because i was offered an upgrade”
Therefore I think due to the fast pace environment we all live in these day’s we can quickly become left behind and out of date, with things like Phones and Cars as the Technology is changing all the time!
We really have no choice but to replace and renew as often as we can, Just simply, to “keep up!”
If you would like to read the whole article on the Survey click here
We are living in a “Now” culture, we see things we want them, we get them! There’s no waiting and saving up anymore, But if you don’t have the luxury of a Contract Phone provided by a network to offer you a FREE upgrade, then Shopping with us or any other second hand store is a great way of keeping up to date with the ever changing Technology. We sell the latest phones, for great prices and with the option to pay over 12 weeks, if you want to spread the cost – interest free!
Here is a couple of Mobile Phones we have in stock recently with a link to read a review on each.
The Acer liquid E3 – a larger screened phone Starts from £114.99
You can read a review here
The Samsung S4 quoted as having a ” Phenomenol screen!”
we stock this phone on a range of different networks and unlocked £249.99
You can read a review here
The iPhone 5S ” Powerfull Core” – instore from £364.99
You can read a review of this phone here
To purchase any of these Phones from us you can buy in our online store http://www.xchange4cash.co.uk/stock/phones Or pop in store to have a look and compare for yourself!
Posted by Xchange4Cash on July 11th 2014
Salek takes home the PS4!!
So you may have seen that on Sat 5th July we held a FIFA Tournament in our store.
It was the first Playstation/FIFA tournament we have thrown, and we were apprehensive as to how it would go down!, i think it would be fare to say it went down as a great success! And every one seemed to enjoy watching as much as playing the Tournament.
It started at 10am, and there was a bit of re jigging to do, due to some no shows, and people still in bed! But we got started in the end!
There were 16 entries in total, Round 1 saw each player go up against another, with straight knock out, and the winner of each of the 8 matches went through to the next round.
Next was the Quarter Final, with the successful 8 players moving through to play against each other, again straight knock out, and the 4 successful players went through to play in the Semi finals.
We were then left with the 2 Finalists, Who battled it out in the 12 minute final game to win the Playstation 4!
The tournament ran till about 3.30pm, with Salek winning and taking home the console!
The standard of play was second to none, all entrants were tip top FIFA players!
Big up to are contestants! : Daniel, Dean, Aidan, Teddy, Salek, Andrzej, Rob, Maciej, Blake, Sean
Here is some edited video footage of the day! Enjoy!
Posted by Xchange4Cash on July 1st 2014
4 More days…….
4 More days till one lucky customer will be taking home a PS4 500GB Console!!
Yes, the ‘Xchange4cash’ FIFA WORLD CUP TOURNAMENT Kicks off THIS SATURDAY! 5th July!
We have only 6 more places left! so sign up quick! – Don’t miss out!
