I'll slay the elephant in the room first: Yes, K-Mart's a giant chain yadda yadda, but really, sometimes it just cannot be beaten for out-and-out (and out) value.
My main haunt is the Outdoor Department, where you can pick up a 2-man tent for $15. WTF! Fifteen clams! How you can even make a tent for that mystifies me. Even if it falls apart after three goes (which it doesn't), this, I say to you, is *value*, chums. Gas stoves and sleeping bags for under 20 bones, inflatable mattresses, foot pumps, you name it and it's there and cheap. Like my ex-girlfriend. Zing! read more