Back to School 2010

[maggiew]

Originally Posted by scentednights2002 I'd love to get a list when school ended for the next year but we don't get one mailed. The teachers send it home the first week of school and then most of the deals are done already :( Whenever I try to "guess" I end up buying the wrong thing. ie I get 2" binder but he needs 3" binder.

Sometimes the list doesn't help either! One year, the list called for 8 single folders, one 8 pocket folder, and an 8 pocket accordion folder. Like they were reallllyyyy going to use 24 different slots? Nope, it was an error. Of course, the office didn't kow which ones were really needed. So, we were left guessing.

[couponfanatic]

Even more fun is when they distribute a list at the end of school, then mail you one about two weeks before school starts. And they're two different lists. Happens ever year at my school.

OK now, I gotta vent. we had this one teacher one year who sent out this MASSIVE list. Every kid was supposed to bring 20 of everything. Like 20 boxes of crayons, etc.
We bought each item, but not 20 of each. The fist day of school we asked why the list was so huge. Teacher said some kids are sent in with no supplies, so she makes each kid buy for the Entire Class to make sure everyone has enough. ha. not me i'm not. Couple extras or one thing to share, fine, but i'm not personally supplying everything for the entire class.

[puakinikini]

Our new jr. high does not provide a list until after school starts - totally inconvenient. I am going ahead and buying what I think he will need anyway so I can get in on the sales.

[maggiew]

Originally Posted by couponfanatic Even more fun is when they distribute a list at the end of school, then mail you one about two weeks before school starts. And they're two different lists. Happens ever year at my school. OK now, I gotta vent. we had this one teacher one year who sent out this MASSIVE list. Every kid was supposed to bring 20 of everything. Like 20 boxes of crayons, etc. We bought each item, but not 20 of each. The fist day of school we asked why the list was so huge. Teacher said some kids are sent in with no supplies, so she makes each kid buy for the Entire Class to make sure everyone has enough. ha. not me i'm not. Couple extras or one thing to share, fine, but i'm not personally supplying everything for the entire class.

OMG-Why on earth did her principal approve that list???

Every year I have children who do not bring supplies. Every year, I have students whose parents think that they shouldn't have to contribute tissues, but have no problem with their children using the tissues others bring in. STILL, I can't imagine having the gall to send that list. Or being willing to have all the complaints that were sure to be made!

[3timesoccermom]

It sure does sound unreasonable; maybe the teacher made this request from everyone knowing only a few would comply. Or maybe she was listing what she wanted 20 of and hoping parents would choose to chip in 1 or 2 of those items. Those few might be enough to make the difference though and many of the school supplies for younger kids will go on sale for .10 and even less, all the way down to .01.

Originally Posted by couponfanatic OK now, I gotta vent. we had this one teacher one year who sent out this MASSIVE list. Every kid was supposed to bring 20 of everything. Like 20 boxes of crayons, etc. We bought each item, but not 20 of each. The fist day of school we asked why the list was so huge. Teacher said some kids are sent in with no supplies, so she makes each kid buy for the Entire Class to make sure everyone has enough. ha. not me i'm not. Couple extras or one thing to share, fine, but i'm not personally supplying everything for the entire class.

[couponfanatic]

Originally Posted by maggiew OMG-Why on earth did her principal approve that list??? Every year I have children who do not bring supplies. Every year, I have students whose parents think that they shouldn't have to contribute tissues, but have no problem with their children using the tissues others bring in. STILL, I can't imagine having the gall to send that list. Or being willing to have all the complaints that were sure to be made!

Yeah, it was weird. Other years we've had lists with one item to share, like we had to buy extra tissues, but someone else had to get ziploc bags or whatever. I have no problem with that. But that one teacher was a bit out there....

[cmricha2]

Hey! I stopped by walmart and they were putting their school supplies out. I wrote down some prices.

$1 - WM - 10 ct crayloa markers
$2 - WM - 8ct washable markers, crayola (fat ones)
$0.30 - WM - 24 ct crayola crayons
$1 - WM - 40 ct cap erasers
$1 - WM - Hand held calculator
$0.15 - WM - Folders with prongs (not poly style)
$0.75 - WM - 1" Binder, generic brand
$0.25 - WM - Composition Book, generic brand
$0.15 - WM - 1 subject notebooks, generic brand
$0.64 - WM - 100 ct index cards (small size)

these were regular prices not sale prices

[TheBargainBabe]

Subbing to this thread! LOVE the back to school sales. Now to check our website and see if the school has posted the list yet...

[thecouponclippa]

I'm just noticing this, but if stores go on pretty the same timeline every year, this coming Sunday (07/11) would start the penny sales at Staples ( started 07/12 last year. )

( I have no ad scan or anything that would tell me this other than what was on sale the same time last year at the time.)

[cmricha2]

Was in WM again and noted some more prices with a few items now on rollback (don't know for how long)

$1 - WM - 10ct crayola thin markers
$0.25- WM - 24 ct crayons(crayola)
$0.70- WM - 11 ct washable markers(crayzart)
$0.20- WM - 24 ct crayons(crayzart)
$0.25- WM - 2 pack glue sticks(elmers)