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Wednesday, Oct 31, at 7:00 AM
Just a few years ago, layaway programs were not in favor with most retailers.
BradsDeals lists 8 stores offering Layaway Programs this holiday season.
The payment program had fallen out of favor with the vast majority of shoppers, and only a few retailers thought layaway was worth the time and hassle to keep it alive.
However last year, layaway programs made a strong comeback among many retailers, especially Sears and K-mart, when they declared their National Layaway Week to help kick off the 2011 holiday shopping season. This year layaway programs are in high demand with stores, some programs even started early as September this year. Layaway competition is fierce this year, as major retailers like Toys R Us and Walmart have been heavily advertising their layaway programs leading up to the 2012 holiday season.
Earlier in September, Toys R Us announced that they would waive fees making its layaway service free for shoppers until October 31, but now the retailer has now decided to extend their layaway plan to December 16th due to seeing its popularity with customers. Walmart and K-mart both ante up their layaway programs as well. K-mart waived fees for shoppers and Walmart reduced their upfront fee from $15 to $5. Since the American economy is still putting a serious burden on American family incomes, retailers are hoping to make the holiday months easier, offering you several layaway options this year. Like last year, we’ve listed several stores and their layaway plans to aid you in purchasing your holiday items over time. Most of the stores are similar to last year, but some stores have changed their fees from last year due to the high popularity of layaway this year.
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Tuesday, Oct 2, at 7:00 AM
Parents, there’s no need to run out and frantically search for the hottest new toys for your kids this holiday season. Toys R Us has unveiled their “Hot Toy Reservation” program, which is a service that lets shoppers put toys on reserve for a guaranteed price. According to CEO, Jerry Storch, the program coincides with their annual hot toy list that came out September 19th. Here’s how the program works…
Shoppers have until October 31st to put items on reserve from the 50 hottest toy list, but there is a catch. You can only reserve toys if you are physically in the store, there’s no online option. Storch states that they decided not to offer the program online because:
“There’s a lot of complexity administering this kind of program,” said Storch. “This is the first time that we’re doing this. We wanted to make sure we do it right. We didn’t want anyone scamming the system, getting these toys and then selling them on eBay.”
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Thursday, Sep 20, at 1:18 PM
If you’re looking for work to help get your family through the holidays, you may be in luck.
Major retailers already are hiring seasonal employees for the holiday shopping season, including Black Friday.
A recent survey of major retailers by management consulting firm Hay Group shows that 75% of them are expecting to see sales increase for the 2012 holiday shopping season, and that optimism is translating to an increase in the number of seasonal jobs available. Hay Group also found that 36% of the retailers they surveyed expect to hire more workers for Christmas 2012, up from just 10% the year before, while the number of applicants for those jobs is expected to remain steady. That’s excellent news for holiday job seekers whose chances of landing a seasonal job will be better than last year.
“Retailers are betting big on the 2012 holiday season,” says Craig Rowley, vice president for Hay Group. “After four years of economic turbulence, they have figured out how to operate in an uncertain business environment, and are calm and cool, rather than concerned, as they head into the holidays.”
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Saturday, Nov 12, at 11:41 AM
The 2011 Toys R Us Black Friday Ad has been released! They will be open in some locations at 9PM on Thanksgiving night, an hour earlier than the previously thought 10PM. The have over 150 doorbusters for all of you early birds! These prices will be valid from Thursday at 9PM to Black Friday at 1PM.
Some highlights from the 2011 Toys R Us Black Friday Ad include:
- LeapFrog Leapster 2 Learning System for $24.99
- Bratz Dolls (regularly priced $10.99) for $4.99
- Vtech Kidizoom Camera for $19.99
- Spongebob Sportcraft Turbo Hockey Table for $39.99
- iHome Portable Speaker Dock for $9.99
- Graco Lauren Lifetime Crib and Changing Table (buy together) for $148.99
- Free Pampers Wipes Value Box with any 88-ct. or higher Pampers Diaper purchase (Friday and Saturday)
Note that select sales in this ad are valid on Friday and Saturday as part of their 2 Day Sale. Doorbusters are valid Thursday 9PM through Friday 1PM.
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Tuesday, Oct 25, at 3:30 PM
Can you believe it’s only one month until Black Friday?
It’s just 30 days until Black Friday – are you ready?
If you posted our Black Friday Countdown Widget on your blog, then you probably noticed that there are just thirty days left to get your Black Friday strategy together. For everyone else, though, it may come as a bit of a shock to think that the big day is already so close!
Your favorite retailers are already rolling out their holiday campaigns and announcing shopping perks, though. Here’s a round up of what we’ve seen come out just today!
MacMall Holiday Guide
One of the top online destinations for Apple products at discounted prices, MacMall has rolled out their 2011 Holiday Gift Guide. The guide is organized by Top Holiday Deals and Holiday Best-Sellers. Some of their top deals include:
- 27″ iMac Quad-Core Intel Core i7 2.93GHz, 4GB RAM, 1TB Hard Drive – $1,499.99
- Apple 13.3″ MacBook Air 2.13GHz, 4GB RAM, 256GB Flash Storage, NVIDIA GeForce 320M – $1,299.00
- Cisco Flip MinoHD Camcorder, 4GB, 1 Hour – $49.99
Target’s Wants You to Save the Date
Target is still pushing Halloween right now, and according to the one-holiday-at-a-time folks, that makes them actually seem rather sane. However, Target is no dummy, and has launched a “Save the Date” page that presumably will be the place to go for all of their Black Friday announcements. They’ve been experiencing a high number of site visitors today that has occasionally made the page unavailable, so we know people are really excited to see Target Black Friday ads. We’ll be keeping an eye on it for you, so stay tuned!
Walmart’s Holiday Price Matching
Annual Black Friday favorite Walmart announced a Christmas Price Guarantee. If you buy an eligible product between 11/1 and 12/25 and then later find it cheaper somewhere else, Walmart will give you a gift card for the difference. Note the emphasis on the word “eligible”, though – it’s pretty safe to assume that Black Friday items will be excluded. Still, when you include layaway and free shipping on nearly 95% of their products, Walmart is looking like a pretty sweet holiday shopping destination.
Best Buy Offers Free Shipping on Everything
Best Buy announced this morning that they will offer free shipping on everything at bestbuy.com. The free standard shipping offer is good from 11/1 to 12/27 with no minimum purchase required. We expect to be posting a lot of Best Buy deals that take advantage of the free shipping starting November 1st, so be sure to keep an eye on our Black Friday Deals!
Toys ‘R’ Us Will Give Shoppers 10% Back on Holiday Purchases
If you’re a loyalty rewards member at Toys R Us, your holiday toy shopping is looking pretty cool with 10% back in R Us dollars on holiday purchases. Members can earn a 2012 Super Savers Pass when they spend more than $200 during a specified time frame, which unlocks more than $100 in savings including exclusive monthly coupons. Layaway purchases do qualify for rewards points, though all layaway orders must be paid off by 12/4.
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Monday, Oct 24, at 2:25 PM
Hello Black Friday Fans- We hope you had a great weekend! Can you believe there are only 31 more days until Black Friday? Over the weekend we saw a few Black Friday updates that we wanted to share with you.
Half Price Books Ad Posted
We’ve posted the Half Price Books Black Friday ad. Doors will open at 7am on the big day! The first 100 people will receive a tote bag and a $5 gift card. One lucky tote-receiver will get a $100 gift card. You will also be able to choose from either 40% off your highest priced item or $15 off a $50+ order.
Toys R Us Toy Catalog Leaked
This 81-page book showcases the Toys R Us sales which (according to the leaked book) will be valid 10/30-11/23. The quality of the leaked catalog isn’t quite fit for publication due to blurryness as well as current sale prices being lower than catalog sale prices. However, it looks like there are some great deals coming from them! Some highlights we’ve seen include:
- $10 off order of $100 or more
- Fisher-Price Dora’s Fiesta Favorites Kitchen for $59.99
- LeapFrog My Own Laptop for $19.99
- Vivitar ViviCam 7022 HD 7.1MP Camera for $29.99
Amazon Black Friday Page is Up
While the Amazon Black Friday Ad has not yet been released, they are doing some prepping by getting their Black FridayPage up and running. They don’t currently have any of their Black Friday deals posted, but they currently list some of their lightning deals to hold you over. Bookmark this page to remind yourself to check for the release.
Blain’s Farm and Fleet Toy Catalog Released
Blain’s Farm and Fleet released their Toy Catalog (similar to Toys R Us, this is not their Black Friday Ad). This 32-page ad features deals on toys, select audio equipment, holiday decor and more. Some highlights include:
- The Leap Frog Leap Pad Explorer for $79.89
- Bluetooth iTower Speaker for $109.99
- Halex Arcade 2-Player Basketball Game for $89.99
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Monday, Oct 3, at 4:00 AM
Walmart made the news earlier this month by announcing a special layaway option for it’s 2011 holiday shoppers. Then Sears and Kmart declared National Layaway Week to help kick off the holiday shopping season. All of this news about the return of layaway made a splash since the dismal state of the American economy is putting a serious strain on many families’ holiday shopping budgets. Layaway programs largely fell out of favor with retailers and shoppers alike in the last twenty years, with Walmart cancelling their own program in 2006. However, for the 2011 holiday shopping season, Walmart’s press release makes it clear that they want “to help families deliver a big Christmas this year” by reinstating the program. The discount chain also decided to slash prices on some toys beginning September 12th, the earliest they’ve ever done so in anticipation of the holiday season.
Pay for holiday gifts in installments with layaway programs at your favorite stores.
But Walmart isn’t the only major retailer out there offering layaway in 2011. Many of your favorite stores are hoping to make the holidays easier on your wallet this year with layaway programs of their own. It’s even possible to do layaway online. We’ve assembled a list of stores where you can pay for those big ticket items over time.
Please keep in mind that our opinion is that layaway is a bad consumer decision. You should just save the money yourself and make the same purchase, without a fee. You are literally loaning the retailer money and paying them a fee for the privilege!
Best Buy
Make a 25% down payment, plus a 5% nonrefundable layaway fee. Best Buy requires a minimum purchase of $250, but keep in mind that you can include several items to meet that total. Payments are made every two weeks until the balance is paid in full. Items that are ineligible for layaway include clearance, promotional, closeout and discontinued items. For complete details:
Best Buy Layaway Policy
Big Lots
Although it’s not well-publicized and information about it can be hard to find, Big Lots offers “price holds” on select items at select locations. Price holds usually are limited to upholstery, but it’s definitely worth asking about if there’s a particular piece of furniture that you want to buy. To qualify for a Price Hold, customers must put 10% down and pay off the balance within 90 days. Terms may vary by location, so be sure to ask how price holds work at your store locally. (more…)
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