As the season change, consumers may be doing something other than just cleaning out their closets?They may be looking for toys and clothes never used or worn in order to re-gift and/or searching for loose change in last years pockets. Making due with what we have appears to be more the norm, as retailers report some of the weakest sales in many years. With the financial crisis, increasing layoffs and an overwhelming uncertainty of the future, consumers are purchasing only the basics on sale at either Walmart or at the club stores and staying close to home. Consumers are looking for value for their dollars and are willing to give up those dollars only for a good deal. Even consumers with higher income levels are shopping at Walmart, making Wal-Mart a mainstay for all income levels. Another trend is the re-emergence of 'layaway', which offers consumers, for a small fee, the ability to pay for purchase in installments before they take home the products. This produces no interest fees and offers an alternative to storing your purchases somewhere else than in your home, where prying eyes and hands can't find it. Layway is being touted by Kmart in their new ad campaigns and could possibly draw more business that way. In fact, now there are even websites that are offering layaway plans. In general, with the current economy uncertainty and the overall tightening of credit dollars, it likely that more than grandpa and grandma will be getting homemade gifts this holiday season. Those that opt to actually purchase gifts, will be using the Internet more to scour out deals, especially with many online stores offering free or reduced shipping costs.