Did You Finish

… your last minute shopping? If you were like me, you spent this week buying lots of last minute gifts. I admit that Kmart is actually not a place that I shop much at during the regular year as it’s an hour drvie from my house to the nearest Kmart, but I did pick up several last minute gifts from Kmart this year. And then I checked my email this afternoon after being blissfully done shopping to find the opportunity to share with you some of the great gifts Kmart has for under $25.  I think most of us this year have been on a budget so finding gifts that are high quality and low priced is a VERY nice plus. One item that I buy every year are tools for my dad.  He has always insisted and I guess in the long run convinced me that Craftman is the only brand that I should buy. Being able to buy those at somewhere other than just Sears makes me happy.

Hopefully, being Christmas Eve, most of you have finished your Christmas shopping, but if not (maybe you celebrate a Christmas with family and friends later), remember that Kmart is currently advertising that they have 25,000 Quality Gifts Under $25. That’s a huge number and a decent price.  (And remember many of these items will probably be marked down even more starting the 26th.)

CBS Early Show Mega Deals

Ever watch the CBS Early Show? I’m not a regular viewer, but I’m proud to tell you about these awesome Kmart sales that they recently talked about.  In fact these sales are so great, that Kmart can’t actually publish all the prices on their site.  To find out, you have to add the items to your cart. When you do this, obviously, you’ll see the price of the items.  You know when there’s a limit on something or the price is so slow that it can’t be published, that there are some awesome deals.  This Kmart sale is no exception.

A couple of the deals are:

• - Women’s Kimono Wrap Sweater Extra 10% off online only (search ID# 70198911)
• - Abbey Hill bedding Medallion Dream bedding collection – Extra 30% online only (search ID# 96096112)
• - 1/4ct tw Diamond 5-Stone Journey Pendant and Earrings Set in 10K Yellow Gold with Extra 10% off online only (search ID# 89270115)

Not Just Sears

Sears is not the only store that you can begin your Christmas shopping now and put those items on layaway until your budget allows you to pay for them, Kmart is offering a great layaway program also.  While, I’ve completed most of my shopping, I still have a few of those big ticket items to pick up, and being able to spread out the payments on them through Kmart Layaway could be a great advantage. After going through and doing your shopping at a local Kmart, you have to option of taking them to the layaway counter, making a downpayment and then making payments every two weeks until you’ve paid off your purchase.

One item I still have left to purchase or a variety of games (Wii and DS) and movies for stocking stuffers.  These tend to become harder to come by as selection become slim closer and closer to the holiday so I’m thinking this might be the perfect way to be sure I am able to buy the games/videos I want and not have to hide them around the house between now and Christmas. While I know the financial advantage is there for those who need to spread out their spending, I also like being able to have my items picked out and almost paid for and leaving a small balance just so I don’t have to find a place to store all of our gifts until they go under the tree Christmas eve night.

If you need to spread out payments (or a secure place to store items), check out Kmart for some great deals and take advantage of the layaway department.