Cheap School Supplies

It is about that time to start shopping for school supplies for the kids and I know you parents want to get them for cheap. Shopping early is the best thing for you to do to get school supplies and finding the right stores will save you time and gas. My suggestions are to look out for sale papers in the mail, look for advertisements in the stores, and look online to find the best prices for school supplies. There are so many reasons to start shopping early because you get discounted prices on backpacks, paper, glue, scissors, binders, and all other school supplies. The best time to start is around late June and July.

There are ways to find cheap school supplies and if you are real early you can probably get free school supplies. Here are some tips to get free school supplies:

Check out your local news to find if a community program is hosting a back to school drive to get free school supplies.

Check with local community programs to see if they are giving away free school supplies.

Check with your child's school to see if they are giving away free school supplies. There may be some other schools that may give away some school supplies.

Check with the local churches

There is always a tax free time to get school supplies and most of the time it is around the end of July or the first week in August. Look out for sale circulars, local newspapers, and news station to find when they will host the tax free school supplies. Here are a list of states that offer tax free shopping for school supplies:

Louisiana

Texas

Alabama

Connecticut

Florida

Georgia

Iowa

Maryland

Mississippi

Missouri

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

Oklahoma

South Carolina

Tennessee

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Stores that offer cheap supplies are:

Wal-Mart

Target

OfficeMax

Staples

Dollar Stores- derived from TanielHouston