I had a FABULOUS experience here!
My parents and I watch the show, and my dad really wanted to come here while we were in Vegas. Also, he had lost his wedding ring (whoops!!) and he needed a replacement anyway, so he was going to keep his eyes peeled!
So we got there about 20 minutes before opening time on Wednesday. We were one of the first ten people in line, so we got in right away. As we walked in the door, they told us "IN ABOUT 15 MINUTES, WE'RE GOING TO BE CLOSING FOR FILMING".
So my dad hurried up and went over to the rings. He fell in LOVE with one of the first ones he saw. There was a fantastic selection of men's wedding bands. And so he bought a ring (and got to haggle on the price!! He was thrilled!) and they were going to size it. A different guy came back as we were all standing there and asked us "do you guys want to be extras on the show during filming?"
Ummm....does a bear sh*t in the woods?!?!!
So that was pretty amazeballs. The whole process was neat to watch and I really had no idea what went behind an episode of the show. It was a fantastic experience to be a *tiny* part of!!
But overall, I thought the staff was really nice and efficient. The woman that sold my dad his ring (Laura I think) was SO personable and sweet. She talked about Chumley and the process of the actual store. She was a fabulous person to talk to!
When they were on the Leno show the other day they were joking around about the store saying it has turned into "a t-shirt shop with a pawn license", but I think it is SO much more than that!!