Walmart is bringing back their LAYAWAY program this Christmas! 1. 10% DOWN2. $5 SERVICE CHARGE3. FINAL PAYMENT MUST BE MADE BY DEC. 164. EACH ITEM MUST BE $15 OR MORE 5. MINIMUM TOTAL VALUE $50(The official program was phased out in Sept. 2006, excluding fine jewelry)HERE'S THE POST: You heard it here! Shop your family’s wish list early and pay later with our Christmas layaway program for electronics and toys. Kicks off October 17th. Restrictions apply. Learn more:
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Christmas Layaway Is Easy at Walmart Stores
The convenience of Christmas Layaway is now available on eligible toys and electronics that you purchase at your nearby Walmart store. It's easy to take advantage of Christmas Layaway from Oct. 17 until you make your final payment and pick up your items by December 16, 2011. Just place your eligible items on layaway at the Walmart.com desk in your local store, where you will also pick up the items. Each item must be $15 or more and your total purchase must be over $50. There is a $5 service charge, and you can make payments on your Christmas Layaway items at any register in your Walmart store. Christmas Layaway is not offered on Friday, November 25, 2011 and is not offered on wireless phones that require contracts. Cancellation and service fees may vary by state and are non-refundable. Our store associates can provide you with complete details on these fees and any other restrictions that may apply. So get ready for the holidays with the convenience of Christmas Layaway at Walmart stores.
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To help families deliver a big Christmas this year, Walmart announced today that it will offer a Christmas layaway program for two of the season's most popular gift categories, electronics and toys. Available at all stores nationwide, the program will kick off on Oct. 17 and run through Dec. 16, with plenty of time for the gifts to take their rightful place under the Christmas tree.
Walmart announced the news to its nearly 9 million Facebook fans, many whom have expressed their desire for Walmart's layaway service. Customers have indicated that they are most interested in layaway for toys and electronics, and that during the holidays is when they need layaway the most.
"We're always looking for ways to ease budget strain for our customers, and we know this holiday season in particular brings with it additional financial pressure," said Duncan Mac Naughton, chief merchandising officer, Walmart. "Our layaway program for Christmas, along with our every day low prices and great variety of gifts, will provide a worry-free way for our customers to fulfill their families' Christmas wish lists."
Walmart's Christmas layaway program will enable customers to make payments when they want and for how much they want on the hottest Christmas gifts. Toy and electronic gifts with a retail price of $15 or more will be eligible*, including dozens of toys on Rollback to $15 starting Sept. 12, such as Leapfrog Scribble and Write, Disney Princess Toddler Dolls, Transformers 3 Mechtech and select Lego playsets. Other great gifts at an every day low price included in the Christmas layaway program are bicycles, HDTVs, and video games.
"Our customers told us they want a hassle-free layaway option during the holiday season," said Mac Naughton. "With our Christmas layaway program, they can focus on what's important to them during the Christmas season instead of stressing over mandated payments or how to tuck money away for gifts."
Layaway payments can be made at any register. Putting an item on layaway and picking up layaway orders is done at the Walmart.com counter in the majority of stores. Pick up hours are 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. local time. Layaway orders and pick up will not be accepted on the day after Thanksgiving.
For more information on Walmart's holiday layaway program, please visit www.walmart.com/Layaway.
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