Kmart

Kmart has joined a long and "distinguished" list of retail chains who offer a rent-to-own program.
It's a sign of the times... Only, rather than being a sign of economic recovery, it's a sign of retail desperation.
Ostensibly, these programs are intended to benefit cash-strapped consumers who couldn't otherwise afford to buy big-ticket items. In reality, the program turns consumer goods like a $300 television into a $415 purchase, according to Bloomberg.
Talk about "the vig" ...The imputed interest rate is more than 100%, annually.
It's absolutely appalling, and it ranks right up there with the exploitive subprime lending practices that lead to the financial crisis.