I find that I enjoy kits, but will only buy them if I love every single piece of fabric in the kit LOL I buy a ton of patterns and enjoy the freedom of buying my own fabrics most of the time, but sometimes I just enjoy having a kit to work with, just for something different. Usually the kits I buy are for wall hangings, bags, totes, etc. I've only bought 1 kit for a lapquilt at the MN Quilt Show last year, and only because it was just too damned cute not to buy it
I've moved to Florida now, and am going to Quilt Fest tomorrow and if I see any cute kits I will buy them, along with fat quarters, fabric cuts, doodads and who knows what else ;-)