Lay-away for Christmas

[sstormwatch]

Remember I brought up Lay-aways some time ago? Well, last night I saw a commercial with K-mart showing how one can do lay-aways for Christmas presents.

And then there is this article, and it mentions K-mart. I think it is a good thing to go back to. Pay for things you want before you bring it home.

So, lay-aways anyone?

Comments

[jillwheezul]

I loves me some layaway...

[sstormwatch]

I did too, long ago. Time to do so again.

[bwliadain]

LOOOOOOVE layaway. Better than credit anytime. No interest, for one thing, and if you can't pay it out for some reason, put it back for a small fee, no harm no foul....

PLUS - if you're buying lots of kiddie presents, the store "hides" it all for you till Christmas or birthday or whenever.

[bwliadain]

And oh yeah, at Kmart in particular (since they bought Sears) you can score you some Craftsman tools, Kenmore appliances, etc, on layaway instead of a Sears credit card. Again, Ta-dah, no interest!

[sstormwatch]

Yeah, I like that idea... layaway the tools my husband wants, and the toys the kids want. I only wish there was a KMart that was closer, but they closed down most of the stores in my area.

[bwliadain]

Layaway at K is how we're building up Himself's tool kits now - if he finds loads of little stuff, or a big expensive thing, it's good either way.
And every once in a while I sneak in a Martha Stewart for-the-house thing, as long as he doesn't see the name.

Kmart and Walmart are about the only places left to shop here without going out of town, sigh... a 2.5 hour trip to the mall on a GOOD day.
And it really bites because we used to have a very nice fabric store until Walmart came in - and now that the fabric store is gone, the craft section at Walmart is disappearing bit by bit.

[spooktress]

I used to do that every year, as a kid. I'd put presents for mom and dad on layaway, and they'd take me to the store (usually Sears) on alternating weeks, and I'd put some of my allowance toward their presents.

I was surprised when many stores stopped doing the layaway program. With my utter refusal to deal in credit cards, it made gift-buying less of a big deal, and more of a "Well, what can I afford right now". Glad to hear it's back.