Kmart is giving away 12,350 $500 gift card 1,235 each week in their new sweepstakes. Enter with a layaway purchase or by mail so get going now so you can be a BIG winner!
Sweeps Rating: Okay
Eligibility: open only to legal residents of the fifty United States, DC and Puerto Rico, who are 18 years old at time of entry.
Entry Dates: September 9, 2012 and ends on November 17, 2012 at 11:59 pm ET
Entry Periods: starts at 12:00 am ET and ends at 11:59 pm ET
- Sept 9 – Sept 15 (draw: Sept 27)
- Sept 16 – Sept 22 (draw: Oct 4)
- Sept 23 – Sept 29 (draw: Oct 11)
- Sept 30 – Oct 6 (draw: Oct 18)
- Oct 7 – Oct 13 (draw: Oct 25)
- Oct 14 – Oct 20 (draw: Nov 1 )
- Oct 21 – Oct 27 (draw: Nov 8)
- Oct 28 – Nov 3 (draw: Nov 15)
- Nov 4 – Nov 10 (draw: Nov 22)
- Nov 11 – Nov 17 (draw: Nov 29)
How to Enter | Rules
In-Store Layaway Purchase: Place an item on layaway to be automatically entered.
Online Layaway Purchase: visit kmart.com/layaway and make a purchase and put an item on layaway to be automatically entered.
Enter by Mail: handprint your name, address, day and evening phone numbers, email address, and date of birth on a 3″ x 5″ piece of paper and mail it in an envelope with proper postage to:
“The Big Layaway Giveaway”
Department: 589028
c/o the applicable Kmart store number
PO Box 5046
Kalamazoo, MI 49003-5046
Entry Limit: one entry per envelope. All mail-in entries must be handwritten and postmarked by the dates below.
Sweeties Note: Find a Kmart near you using their Store Locator. You will need the KMart store number for your mail in entry.
October 20th Update: From the K-Mart Facebook page – If you do not have more than one layaway account, you cannot enter multiple times with the mail-in option. There is no need to enter multiple times as your entry is carried over. Entering multiple times will not increase your chances of winning.
Postmarked Dates: Sept 17, Sept 24, Oct 1, Oct 8, Oct 15, Oct 22, Oct 29, Nov 5, Nov 12, Nov 19, 2012
(12,350) Prizes (1,235 per entry period): a credit up to $500 towards your layaway purchase or $500 Kmart gift card if entered by mail.
Prize Limit: one prize per person per entry period.
crossing my fingers. This would help so much for Christmas.
It wouldn’t come by Christmas unfortunately. The prizes will be fulfilled 8-10 weeks after conclusion of sweetstakes perios. The sweepstakes ends 11/17. 🙁 I was hoping the same thing.
Amy it came yesterday!! Keep trying. 🙂
Awesome!!!!!! Congrats! 🙂
So, for mail entrants, is this one entry per envelope per entry period? can 2 members of the same household send separate entries or is it just one entry per household per entry period? new to this and just a little confused 🙂 thanks.
Darn, there goes my postage bill. What’s a good average number of entries to shoot for in one of these? I’m thinking 1 per day since I don’t want to get too crazy on the postage. Any recommendations?
ya i am wondering same thing, is there a limit for sending the postal entries?
also when they say mail on 3″ x 5″ piece of paper, can I use an index card?
No. It should be a piece of paper. You can buy pads of 3″ x 5″ papers for around $1 at Walmart or cut them out of regular printer paper to fit that size
Doh! Missed that detail and already sent in 1st entry on an index card. Oh well, glad someone pointed that out. One more question: should you name each field on the paper or not? For example, would you say “Phone: 555-555-5555” or just “555-555-5555”. I’ll assume that fields should be listed in order specified by rules but otherwise not sure if they need them labeled or if they even care.
The phone number format doesn’t matter unless they give you a specific one. I us XXX-XXX-XXXX and don’t put anything in front of it unless they want day and evening then I put D/E XXX-XXX-XXXX
It says one entry per envelope, but I don’t see anything about a limit on number of mail in entries…
Since they don’t give an entry limit I assume it is unlimited. Each entry just must be sent individually
sweetie – check kmart’s facebook page. they further explain it.
This is what K-Mart said:
If you do not have more than one layaway account, you cannot enter multiple times with the mail-in option. There is no need to enter multiple times as your entry is carried over. Entering multiple times will not increase your chances of winning.
Thanks. I will update my post with the new information
It mentions one winner per store per week on their website. Does that mean my entry is only pooled with other entries from my store, or are all the entries pooled together?
After reading the rules closely, looks to me like the weekly drawings ARE grouped by store location. So now the question becomes: should we submit to multiple store numbers? My guess would be if you have more than one local store, probably makes sense to submit to each of them so that you are included in more than one drawing. There is a limit of 1 prize per person per entry period so don’t think you could win more than once, but chances would be better. Also, FYI – looks like non-winning entries roll from week to week so even one submission gets you into every weekly.
Yes, I would submit for more than one store.
sweet.
I think on the first line the number of winners is incorrect “1,325 each week”
shouldn’t it be 1,235?
Thanks, changed it and put the correct number.
If I only have one phone number can I just write the one without putting day or evening? Or will I need to list it twice as day and evening?
i have the same question
Can I type out the info on the paper or does it have to be handwritten?
oops, mevermind to the handwritten comment. Duh LOL
Does anyone know, will we have to pick up the gift cards in person? I want to send me entries to multiple stores for better odds, but there isn’t many stores near me. The closest ones, minus one that is 10, are almost 50 miles from me! If I have to pick it up in person, I don’t want to drive that far and won’t enter in those stores. Please help!
I wondered that as well. But I would bet they would send them in the mail…..but I don’t know for sure! Couldn’t find it in the rules. Bet they would send it to you though. Most times it seems like the actual stores don’t issue the sweepstakes things, but the prize center does.
You wouldn’t drive 50 miles for a $500 gift card? That’s only about an hour each way and even after paying for gas, you’re still way ahead. Unless you’ve got reasons other than gas money, I don’t see a problem with the drive. I would probably go up to 2 hours each way for that kind of money.
haha me too Chuck!!! I live in MT so towns are a bit more spread out, my boyfriend told me we would totally go on a road trip to pick one up if I win it in the town or two over!!! Good luck!!
This is a really good sweep!!!!! Thank you!!
I have some questions.
(1) On the envelope do we write “c/o #1234”, “c/o Store #1234”, or
“c/o Kmart Store #1234”?
(2) What if the store does not have layaway can you still use that store number on your mail in entry?
Going to mail off a couple today, Kmart has a lot of stuff that I want to buy.
🙂
I wrote c/o #1234 but I am sure either way is fine. I picked stores close to me I would be willing to drive to if I won. I didn’t look to see if they had layaway. I guess I assumed they all would
I’ve been using the “c/o Kmart #1234” format, but like Sweetie said, I don’t think it will matter. The rules are not very specific on the point, other than saying to put the store number, so I assume as long as they can figure out which store, it’s fine. I would say that since they are giving away 1235 GCs each week and there are roughly 1235 Kmarts nationwide, that they all pretty much have layaway.
I know that the actual entry has to be hand-entered…but what about the envelopes? Are you hand writing them or printing them?
actual entry – handwritten (duh)
To be safe, I would hand write everything, including envelope. Who knows how they will interpret the rules? I read about another sweeps which required hand-written entries and someone had several entries DQ’d just because she used a label for the return address (she did hand-write the TO address). It’s not worth risking a DQ to save a few seconds writing out the envelope.
I always hand-write all envelopes and entries. I use labels for the return address.
Thanks! this one sounds like a really good one! 🙂
So just wondering if I should do more entries at one store or spread them out to multiple stores? I.E. 20 entries to one location or 10 entries each to 2 locations? What is better?
anyone won this?
I won!!! Got a phone call this morning that I won!!! I am beyond excited. I am so thankful for sweeties sweeps and all they do to keep us updated on these sweeps.
Awesome! What store did you win from? How many entries did you mail?
I mailed in 1 entry to North Hollywood, CA store. 🙂
That is AWESOME!! and off of only one entry!!! I’m wondering if this is from the first draw or the second! Congrats!!!
Congrats! Awesome win!!
What number did they call from. I missed one I didn’t recognize!
Make sure you continue to enter!!!!! You can win every week!
Congrats on the win. I’m hoping to win aleast one. Thanks sweeties sweeps for all you do.
I got a phone call today that I won a $500 gift card. I couldn’t be happier! 🙂 FYI the gift card will come in the mail. Congrats to the other winners as well.
Congrats Liza!! How many entries did you send in? 😀 $500 will be a huge help for the holidays coming up!
I know right. A family of 5 needs lots of clothes. 🙂 I only sent one for each of the five stores in my city each week, so 5 entries per week.
Nice!! Well good luck on winning one next week too!! 😀
Congrats Liza. How many times did you enter?
I’ve been enetering about five times per week for two weeks. I’m sending out for five stores this week too since you can win again. Good luck everyone!
if you only have one number thats the same for day and evening phone number, can you just write it once?
I wrote D/E: xxx-xxx-xxxx
Finally caved on mail-in entries lol and mailed in 6 today, possibly more tomorrow.
LOL! Me too! This is my first for mail-ins! Good luck!
Yes, please tell what number they called from. I sooo hope I win. I did a lot of mail ins for this. The most ever! Don’t forget. Every entry rolls over so the ones you did for this entry period still count! NICE!!
CONGRATULATIONS WINNERS!!!
How did you find out they roll over? NOT COMPLAINING, but just curious! I read the rules like 10 times! lol
It is in #5 — it won’t let me copy it but it says non-winning entries carry over to subsequent:)
Never entered my mail, so today is a first, sat here and addressed 24 envelopes and 24 3×5 papers with my info and put 24 stamps on. My hand hurts to bad to even cross my fingers, lol
Did any of the winners get an email, or did they just call you?
I won!! I got the call today. I have been entering sweeps for years but this was my first serious mail in. I bought a roll of stamps and did 70 entries to 4 different stores. I am tickled pink. Thank you so much sweetie for posting this!!
Congrats Eve!
YAYYY! Congrats!! I am hoping to win this one too! I have done a ton of entries.