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Kmart Builds Holiday Ad Campaign Around Layaway Angels Of 2011

Surprise! So far this year, we’ve mostly shared tales of people complaining about the process of purchasing items at Kmart using layaway. Last year, something inspiring started to happen. People,...

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Secret Santa Gifts $15K To Pay For Strangers’ Walmart Layaway Items

It’s that time of year again, when generous folks around the country pop in to their local retailers and plunk down a pile of cash to make strangers’ holidays happier by paying for their layaway...

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Santa Exists, Dropped $20K To Pay Off Toys ‘R’ Us Layaway Accounts

(Nicholas DiMaio)News stories about “layaway angels,” people who stop by a retailer’s layaway counter and pay off the balances of strangers, became very popular during the holiday season of 2011....

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Layaway Angels Fan Out, Hit West Virginia And Tennessee

Layaway is a useful tool that some retailers only offer during the holiday season. Let lets consumers without access to credit pick out gifts and pay them off over time––and, as one mother pointed out...

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Another Layaway Angel Swoops In, Pays $50K Worth Of Bills At Pennsylvania...

(SchuminWeb)In a season where there can be Grinches around every corner and bah-humbuggers just waiting to get ya, it’s always fun to hear about those layaway angels who go around paying off other...

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‘Tis The Season: Secret ‘Santa B’ Pays For $79K In Layaway Gifts At...

Each year, so-called “layaway angels” visit retailers covering the remaining balances of orders that strangers had planned to pay for over time. This year is no different, as one generous person...

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More “Layaway Angels” Pay For $306K In Gifts At Four Walmart Stores

Just hours after “Santa B.,” a so-called layaway angel, shelled out $79,000 to pay for toys and other gifts at a Pennsylvania Walmart, another generous person was paying off $106,000 in balances on...

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‘Santa B’ Strikes Again: Layaway Angel Pays For $50K Worth Of Gifts At PA...

It’s that time of year again, when we’re happy to hear about shoppers performing good deeds and random acts of kindness. Some of those warm-hearted folks we know better than others, including...

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Bank Branches, NFL Player, Random Strangers Keep Paying Off Layaway Tabs

Stories of layaway angels, or ordinary shoppers who pay off strangers’ layaway tabs in the weeks before Christmas or the beginning of the school year, proliferate in the news at this time of year. They...

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