Two Liverpool men who made off with £84,000 worth of cash and jewellery from a Tenby antiques shop have been gaoled for seven years.
Swansea Crown Court heard last week how 40-year-old William Smith, described as a 'commercial burglar', broke into Audrey Bull Antiques in Upper Frog Street with the help of John Hassall last year.
The shop was closed at the time and Smith hid on the premises until shop assistant Mrs. Rose Hyams opened up for the day.
When Mrs. Hyams entered the shop and turned on the light she saw Smith standing by the safe holding a hammer above his head, the court was told.
Smith threatened to harm Mrs. Hyams if she made a noise and then demanded the keys to the safe.
He then tied Mrs. Hyams up and took £84,000 in cash and antique jewels from the safe - although, at Mrs. Hyams' request, he did leave behind £30 for her wages and included a £10 tip!
After Smith left the shop, Mrs. Hyams managed to free herself and raised the alarm.
As the Dyfed-Powys Police helicopter carried out a sweep of the area, Smith and Hassall allegedly panicked, dumping a holdall and the items used in the robbery - including the keys to the safe.
The duo split up and Smith was arrested on the South Beach. Hassell was later arrested when he returned to their caravan at Kiln Park.
Miss Elwen Evans, prosecuting, said that the pair had booked into Kiln Park for a week.
Shortly afterwards one of the antique shop's windows in the Town Wall Arcade was broken and boarded up.
It was claimed that the robbers prised open the boarding, allowing Smith to climb inside the shop.
Smith admitted carrying out the robbery.
At first, Hassall denied his involvement in the incident, but DNA testing of blood found on the window showed that it was his and he later changed his plea to guilty.