Unemployed? K-Mart will give you 20% on some stuff...

[TreasonousBastard]

http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/dap_10151_10101_DAP_Unemployment+Program?sid=20091101%5fHoliday%5fPromotional%5fCampaign%5f%5fNULL%5f&storeId=10151&eml=86402248&vName=Unemployment+Program&catalogInd=DAP&lid=smart%5fassist&rioptype=KC&catalogId=10101

[DearAbby]

1. Thats good of them...if prices weren't inflated before program

[grasswire]

2. they write it off as a charitable donation...

...and they dump some excess goods.

[DearAbby]

3. It is nice of them...sure helps those hurting

They have gone up on my list. Way to go K-Mart

[TreasonousBastard]

4. House brands-- already the cheapest stuff in the store.

[Toucano]

7. Many inhouse brands are made side by side with the name brands under contract.

It doesn't necessarily mean inferior quality.

Well, anyway, they used to be. Maybe now they're made in China.

[juno jones]

11. Yep,

My aunt worked for Levi Strauss.

Penney's 'plain pockets' were Levis without the swoosh on the back pockets.

edit to add: Guess what we wore growing up, LOL!

[Toucano]

13. My parents worked for General Foods

and Bird's Eye frozen peas and Kroger frozen peas were the same peas.

Tip: The green beans that fell on the floor became "julienne" beans.


I have a fond memory of all our Christmas presents being wrapped in the outer paper wrapper of Bird's Eye frozen peas! You could never forget that Santa moonlighted on the pea line.

[TheKentuckian]

5. Every little bit counts. A little savings off of dish liquid , toiletries, and whatnot helps (nt)

[Berry Cool]

6. K&R to give max exposure to all who could use the help. n/t

[avaistheone1]

8. Even if this was a self-serving measure by Kmart, the bottom line is that it does help those in real

need.

[tridim]

9. Sears bought out our K-Marts a few years ago.

[rucky]

17. Yep. I could use a few Craftsman tools

for stuff around the house I now have more time than money to get gone.

[Captain Hilts]

10. From a company that fired a third of its senior store managers in one afternoon? nt

[TreasonousBastard]

15. OK, so if you're out of work you're not going to take the discount...

out of principle?

[tandot]

12. Thanks. I just signed up :)

[dana_b]

14. it helps them and it helps the consumer

and they are one of the few (maybe the only?) that I know of that has a lay-a-way plan.

[Le Taz Hot]

16. K & R

Could we keep this kicked. LOTS of DUers on Unemployment right now.