For the same money, I'd be looking around CraigsList or other classified sources for a used, better-name cruiser. ...like Electra, Trek, Felt, Kona or any of the other bike-shop brands which have manufactured cruisers.

We had one customer who rode a dept. store cruiser into the ground in only a year, but he was rather lackadaisical about maintenance and things like the crank loosening up on him...