Layaway is back

Sears and Kmart are promoting their resurrected recession-chic layaway plans. And they're selling it with an added advantage: Layaway is the perfect hiding spot for those gifts you don't want family members to find. Instead of loading up your credit card and storing the loot in a closet, Sears says let them hold it for you where your kids will never think to look. Not a bad idea. Check it out here.