2009.08.18
Holiday saving starts early
Sears continues to push the holiday shopping season to the forefront, even though it's still August. The retailer has announced a new Christmas Club card that's modeled after Christmas Club accounts that some banks still offer. This card, which can be used at both Sears and Kmart stores, allows consumers to add value to it as a way of saving for holiday gift purchases.
I've already seen these cards hanging from kiosks inside Sears' store at Valley View Mall in Roanoke.
These red cards can be activated (with a minimum balance of $5) through Nov. 14. If you activate a card by Oct. 31, you receive a 3 percent reward on the total value.
And don't worry if you don't spend the entire card by Christmas. It doesn't expire.
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