Originally posted by Bad wolfYou see something you like at a store, but can't afford it. So you take it to the front desk, and give a small deposit, they will then hold it for you for a specified time, and you can either make payments or pick it up later when you have all the money. The credit card boom of the 90's did away with lay-a-way for the most part.
What do you mean by layaway?
Originally posted by duecerOkay, I see, well, I'm pretty sure it isn't the layaway version then.
You see something you like at a store, but can't afford it. So you take it to the front desk, and give a small deposit, they will then hold it for you for a specified time, and you can either make payments or pick it up later when you have all the money. The credit card boom of the 90's did away with lay-a-way for the most part.
Looking at:
http://tinyurl.com/2ueuey
Take-Away = Take-out
Why they had to bastardise the words used I don't know.