Kidvantage – Better than Black Friday

So did you go out on Black Friday? I did because I just HAD to ensure getting my Lego Imperial Star Destroyer! Once I got that, it was just leisurely browsing afterwards. I dragged Wayland with me – and boy did he luck out – because I chauffeured him around the stores to help him tackle his huge list. His wife now recommends we do this together every year (so that she can stay home and prepare us a warm hearty lunch upon our return – Not!). But as great as the deals were on Black Friday, none of them could beat the year-round Kidvantage free exchange!

After the morning rush, we returned to Sears in the afternoon to exchange the boys' shoes. If you remember, back in June I blogged about exchanging Dustin's shoes for the first time. Now six months later, his shoes are thrashed and we need another pair. This will be his third pair! Colby's shoes also developed a hole and were in need of exchange.

The identical $39.99 Reeboks were still available, but his size was not. So they just let us grab any shoe. Dustin picked a $44.99 Skechers because he wanted "Airators" (remember his first pair was $34.99 Reeboks - heehee). Colby's Skechers were discontinued so they just let us grab any other Skechers. His size 10's were really hard to find, so we got lucky finding a 10.5 priced at $34.99. Note: we originally bought Colby's shoes on clearance for $9.99!

The lady at the register asked for a receipt, so Chrissy had to do the Jedi Mind Trick on her, "You don't need to see a receipt." The cashier complied and we were on our way in five minutes with brand new shoes! What a great program! Better than free food! This is clearly the best deal of the day! And better yet, it can be any day!

We know the next time we do an exchange, the boys will have outgrown their size. So in the meantime we're always keeping an eye out for sale/clearance shoes in the next size up. Buy them cheap now and trade them up for free later. If you have kids (boys especially) and you haven't signed up for Kidvantage, you're missing out. If you think about how expensive shoes are, and how fast they go through them... That's a lot of money! In these hard economic times, you could use that money toward more important stuff, like Legos!

From the Sears website:

Our KidVantage® Wearout Warranty is simple:

• it covers all children's apparel and footwear as long as the child for whom you bought the item continues to wear the size
• if the item wears out, Sears will, at its option, either repair or replace it with the identical item in the same size, or if it's unavailable, a similar item of equal value in the same size
• it covers children's sizes from infants' up to 18 in apparel, and up to senior kids' size 6 in footwear, with proof of purchase

Also, once you spend $100 (accumulated), you'll get a 15% coupon.
Note: It is good to keep the original box because they will need to scan the barcode.