Les Gold’s Parking Lot Showdown: A Battle for Business

Hey Les, there’s a guy down in the parking lot right now putting flyers on cars saying, “We buy cars right now, right now.”

“You gotta be kidding me.”

“All I’m saying is… I think we should call the police because it’s illegal to gamble in Michigan.”

“You were gambling?”

Les Gold was staggered when he caught a man boldly advertising a competing business right in his own parking lot.

Infuriated, the entire Gold family confronted the daring intruder. Tension escalated quickly as Les demanded the immediate removal of the flyers. Each exchange pushed them closer to a boiling point.

What happens when tempers flare too far?

Join us and find out what led to the shocking moment when Les was taken down.

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Parking Lot Power Play

The man in question was no stranger—he was a regular visitor to the shop. But now, he was using the parking lot to attract customers away from Les’s business.

Les wasted no time confronting him.

“Why do you think it’s okay to put flyers on my customers’ cars without permission?” Les demanded.

The man tried to defend himself.

“I do this at other places too. Sometimes people complain, sometimes they don’t.”

Les wasn’t buying it.

“What are you doing in my parking lot, huh? Are you trying to steal my customers?”

The man insisted that he and Les had talked about this before and that Les had given him the green light.

Les shot that claim down immediately.

Things got heated.

Les ordered the man to gather every flyer and leave immediately.

“This is unacceptable, and I won’t tolerate it,” Les warned.

The man, clearly unhappy, started collecting the flyers from the cars. But the conflict didn’t end there.

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Round Two: The Next Day

The next day, Les discovered another flyer under the windshield wiper of his own car.

This one advertised a pawn ticket buying service—a scheme targeting people desperate to sell their pawn tickets at a loss.

Les was livid.

He suspected it was the same man from the day before.

When he confirmed his suspicion, Les was beside himself with anger.

Another intense confrontation followed—full of threats and harsh words.

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The Situation Escalates

While Les was dealing with this intruder, another customer was seen promoting a similar service in the parking lot.

Les’s team was instructed to report any more flyer activity immediately.

Earlier that day, the staff had noticed a van driving around the lot, advertising the purchase of pawn tickets.

Les’s frustration kept building.

He had worked for decades to build a solid reputation for his store—only to face repeated attempts by others to poach his customers.

Each incident escalated the situation.

Les realized he needed to take stronger action to protect his business.

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Then, just as the chaos seemed to reach its peak, a couple walked in, wanting to retrieve items they had pawned…

But things took an even bigger turn.

(To be continued?)