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Old 12-13-2007
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Walmart Layaway Wait
Anyone know what the average wait time is to get a layaway out at Walmart? They have a sign posted that says to expect 1 1/2 - 2 hour wait, but was wondering if anyone has been out and if that is accurate.
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Old 12-13-2007
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well shouldnt be to long it you go there starting tomorrow night in the evening cause they are open 24hrs
starting tomorrow so thats what i would do then it wont be a wait
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Old 12-13-2007
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My son-in-law went last Friday night aroud 10:00 and he was out of there around 10:45.The only reason for this was because they misplaced an item.So he could have been out of there by 10:30.
Another daughter went last night at 7:05 and was told it would be about half hour. She went back about 40 minutes later and told them she would be back in 15 minutes and it was there then.
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Old 12-13-2007
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Long wait a few weeks ago, hate to see it now!
I was out there on Friday, Nov 30 at 9:30 am... overall the store was busy but not crazy.
Only 3 people ahead of me in layaway lineup.. so I decided to wait, they said they would page my name on the store speakers when ready.
I returned to the desk after 30 minutes of shopping thinking it would be there - it wasn't so I waited near the layaway desk.
In total I waited almost one full hour for them to retrieve my one-bag layaway from another storage location somewhere in the store.
That was long for me then ... hate to see what it is now
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Old 12-13-2007
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What is the point of layaway?
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Old 12-13-2007
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What is the point of layaway?
They put the item aside and you can make payments on it until it's fully paid. Useful for gifts you find early in the year or if you can't afford the whole price at the time.


Although why are there wait times?
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Might also be useful when you have snoopy kids (or spouses) at home who would go through your closet/basement etc trying to find gifts.
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Layaway is only 30 days I believe. I was there yesterday morning around 830am and didn't have to wait at all. Part of the reason I went as soon as I dropped my daughter off at school.
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Old 12-14-2007
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Snoopy spouses, has a nice ring to it.
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I used to do layaways every year at Walmart for Christmas gifts but found the wait to be extremely long and would get very annoyed after waiting so long just to be told that they lost part of my layaway. I will use the layaway department during the year but just not at Christmas
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I was there last night and waited about 45 mins for my one thing.. I just wanted to money back so i could go get it from the shelf.. LOL
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I have an xbox 360 on layaway there, my first time ever using layaway...and it took me a half hour just to get to the counter and put the payment on it...that was last friday...i go to pick it up on the 21st, and I think i will go at like 3 in the morning so i will not have to wait forever...
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I think you can make payments on your layaways in the regular checkouts, at least you could before and I don't think the layaway dept is open 24hours...usually only till 9 or 10pm.
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I have an xbox 360 on layaway there, my first time ever using layaway...and it took me a half hour just to get to the counter and put the payment on it...that was last friday...i go to pick it up on the 21st, and I think i will go at like 3 in the morning so i will not have to wait forever...
Just an FYI.. If it is for Xmas.. All Layaways have to be picked up before the 17th. Even if you only put it on Lawaway like 2 weeks ago..
Mine was originally supposed to be held until dec 22nd.. and then they asked if it was for xmas.. Then told me i had to pick it up by the 17th.
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Another FYI would be if you have something in layaway that is hard to get (ie video games etc) there is a good chance that when you go to get it they can't find it. I have seen people flipping out on more than one occassion because this has happened.
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I have heard the same thing.. I know a couple people that Lost their layaways.. .. Not cool!
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Old 12-15-2007
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Hate to hijack the thread but...since its saturday night...is the Walmart opened 24hrs tonight too or is it like Sobeys and closes at midnight saturday night? Thanks for the info.
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it is open 24hrs strarted last night
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Great thanks for the quick info...we were thinking of going out tonight.
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not a problem anytime
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