Comments on: Back to School Shopping for Less

By: Fun Giveaway: Land’s End Backpack | Common Sense With Money

Fun Giveaway: Land’s End Backpack | Common Sense With Money — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:15:02 +0000

[...] mentioned at the beginning of the back to school shopping season that I planned on investing on a good quality backpack that would last my son for a while. While [...]

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:25:07 +0000

I always enjoyed getting my school supplies and packing up my back pack for the first day of school. This memory has carried over into my adult life as well. I am currently a junior high teacher and you wouldn’t believe how much I enjoy getting my new supplies for my classroom. I usually stock up with school supplies for my class and then the students can buy supplies from me if they run out midyear, and the students think that is the neatest thing. I tell the students that the supplies are cheapest at the beginning of the year, so it is a good time to stock up. School supply shopping is sort of like Christmas shopping to me.

My students get very excited about their new supplies as well. They are very excited to use their new supplies. The excitement doesn’t last long, but for a few weeks they do enjoy the newness!

By: Carrie

Carrie — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:27:26 +0000

During the summer my son will sleep as long as possible. But when it is the first day of school he is up bright eyed and bushie tailed at 6 am, looking for the perfect pencil for his first day of school.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:25:08 +0000

My favorite memory of going back to school is going shopping with my grandma, mom, aunt and sister to buy dresses for the first week of school. My sister and I went to a Catholic school and we wore uniforms every day except for the first week of school. I can’t wait to school supply for my niece. She’s only two so I have a few years.

By: Lee

Lee — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:37:55 +0000

I teach and look forward to the Teacher Appreciation Day at the local Staples store. They have free surprises for teachers and good sales.

By: Abby

Abby — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:27:08 +0000

One thing I remember about going back to school was going shopping for new clothes with my mom and then picking out my favorite cute outfit to wear the night before the first day of school. When I would go to bed I wouldn’t be able to fall asleep for hours because I would just lay there thinking about what may happen the next day.

By: Leah Rockwell

Leah Rockwell — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:13:44 +0000

I too loved going to buy school supplies growing up. I have several favorite memories of school supply shopping. My mom would take my brothers and myself to Office Depot to shop. (She didn’t do couponing at the time). Although we always had plenty of pens and pencils, folders, binders, etc. left over in our supply cabinet, I ALWAYS had to buy EVERYTHING on my list every summer. And of course I had to have the bright colors I still to this day LOVE buying school supplies…esp. the colored pens. Although I do not have any kids (yet), I would love the giftcard so that I could stock up for the future, and also give away supplies to families and schools in need. Some people really do not have the resources to buy school supplies…and for multiple kids.

By: Back to School Giveaway: $100 Visa Gift Card | Common Sense With Money

Back to School Giveaway: $100 Visa Gift Card | Common Sense With Money — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:45:01 +0000

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By: ilja

ilja — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 00:54:37 +0000

Got more to buy! I would like to know when should i buy the rest
of the school supplies like ruler’s, back pak’s,and much more!
And what store’s should i go to get the best prices!

THANKS!!

By: ilja

ilja — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 00:50:49 +0000

I went to Meijer!
And got a lot of school supplies I know its early to even thing about school supplies but they were the low’s price they could ever be!

Thing’s i bought:
(60) of them – 1 Subject Notebooks!
Cost:5 cents each
(10)of them- box’s of Cranyons!
each box 19 cents! If you get 2 box’s you get the third one 1 cent!
Cost:19 cents each
(5) of them- Liquid school elmer’s glue!
Cost:19 cents each
(3) of them – 3 Packs of elmer’s glue sticks!
Cost:19 cents each
(3) of them- index cards!
Cost:45 cents each, third one 1 cent!
(2) of them – Markers!
Cost:75 cents each
at meijer and walmart the markers are 75 cents each

All This Cost me:
$11.99

Not bad I saved $68.00 and some cents!

By: Kim

Kim — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:53:26 +0000

I want to second the LL Bean back packs. My daughter is 18. She got a back pack when she was 7 or 8. She STILL has that back pack. Now in all fairness she hasn’t used it as much as some students (homeschooler) but she has used it a log. Any back pack that lasts for close to 10 years impresses me. She wants a new one but not because there is anything wrong with this one. I am amazed!

By: Marcia

Marcia — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:55:37 +0000

In WI there is a law about min mark up.. This means that stores can not sell things, such as school supplies, for less then cost. Stores will do this as a loss lender. We are 1 of 4 states that do this. IL does not have this law so I think I may be doing some of my shopping in IL this year!

By: Erin

Erin — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:31:03 +0000

About backpacks – I bought my step-twins LL Bean backpacks 5 years ago when they started 4k for the weeks they are at our house (every other week). They are now entering 4th grade and the backpacks are still going strong unlike the crappy character bags their mom buys them every year – those are falling apart half way through the year. I bought our 5 year old his first LL Bean last year for 4k and plan on buying our youngest his in two years whe he starts 4k. However – I got all of these in May or June when they were on clearance for $13 or so and used a free shipping code. Although that is a great price, I still think they are worth the full price when you consider how long they will last!

HAve fun back to school shopping. I love it myself…there is something about the smell of new crayons that just takes me back!

By: kristie speakman

kristie speakman — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:57:32 +0000

Just a note on backpacks, buy one with a lifetime replacement policy (like jansport) & save the tag & receipt. 4 or 5 years down the road when it rips or the zipper goes out send it in for a replacement.