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Originally Posted by QuasiMondo
I always remembered the layaway system as something for poor people. Thats how it was always portrayed in television when I was growing up.
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Originally Posted by Jinn
Same.
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Interesting.
See...I don't remember it that way. Layaway was a very useful option, back in the day before everything was purchased on credit. I mean, sure, you could always save up the money and go shopping for school clothes, or whatever, the week before school. Or...you could go "shopping" when things were on sale, before having to battle the crowds, and without having to worry about whether something would be in stock, put your purchases on layaway and pay for them over the next couple of months and be done.
There was nothing skeevy, torid, or low-end about it. It was how many people shopped. In fact, I bought my first real stereo on layaway. A Zenith. I still have it. But, then again, I also remember S&H Green Stamps, and I still have to manually wind my watch every morning.