From most of what I've seen, get the kit lense if you are talking about the 18-55mm one. I don't have a dslr yet, but from what I've seen, this is a hard lense to beat for the price. One thing to keep in mind though is that it will only work with the D-Rebel currently.

I would also seriously reconsider where you plan to purchase. Take a look at this link http://www.photo.net/neighbor/one-subcategory?id=2 and scroll down to express camera. Not a lot of reviews, but none positive. They also have a few ratings at bizrate.com and again none positive.

Terry