our local Kmart closed this last winter, and it was the biggest joke i have ever witnessed with my own eyes.
they bring in a closeout company, and mark everything up 30-40%, then start discounting from the inflated price. they started at around 20% off, and moved up from there every week or two to 25%, 30%, 40%, till you were paying pre closeout pricing. it was only the last couple days when they actually got below original prices.
for example, regular folgers coffee around here is right at $10 bucks a can normally. they marked up to $14.60 per can. and offered a 25% discount. your paying more than any other store in town.
should be illegal.
I saw a lot of that going on, but there were a lot of good deals.
Heres the deal on the 154 piece tool set I got
Regular sears price= $149.99
Regular K-mart Price= $99.99 (WTF $50 cheaper than sears for same set)
I got that set at 30% off and paid $69.96
The Lowest ive seen it (fathers day, black friday, or after christmas) was $79.99 at both Sears and K-mart.
Still worked out in the end. Paid roughly $4 for the 2-packs of socket rails. Regularly priced $7.99.
I didnt buy any of the chinese stuff, and I found it interesting that buy the time all of the USA made tools were gone, there were still LOADS of the chinese. Dual ratcheting wrenches, Elbow ratcheting wrenches, Evolv sets, ETC. LOADS of em and not a single USA tool the last time I went.