Last year, Ben started at one school and ended up at another school. By the time we made the decision to switch him back to the original school over the summer, it was too late to buy the prepackaged school supplies. Turns out, I saved A LOT by doing it myself. Buying them from the PTA costs $54.00. I spent a total of $15.53 -- a savings of 73%!! And, I have extra pens, dry erase markers, hand sanitizer, scissors and tissue to contribute to the classroom. I think I'll definitely be doing it myself from now on. It may take a little more time, but if you think of it in terms of Ben's school career + Nick's school career, it's a potential savings of about $1000. And, it still takes time/aggravation to try and park/fight the crowds at school on supply pick up day. Ugh.
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Where did you shop? I thought I was doing well with the 25 cent crayons at Target!
Mostly a combination of Office Depot (they had rebates and a $10 off coupon) and Walgreen's.
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