Meh, for back to school sales (aren’t we still in the thick of summer?) but yay, for the deals to behold. It was July so of course school supplies were being advertised. I mean, hello, Independence Day was over by three weeks, so of course it was back to school ads everywhere. Ugh. I’ve been in craft stores at the end of May to see, as one friend says, hand to God, fall items being put on the shelves. Fall, as in the season, not one of those button thingies worn around the neck that’s pushed to alert the neighborhood that there’s been a fall. Are you kidding me?! Can we puhleeease just enjoy the current season, the one that’s happening this very moment? The one that’s making us slather on sunscreen like we’re venturing to the face of the sun in just under an hour? No. No, companies can’t, so here’s the lowdown on back to school deals.
I found this sweet setup at Costco for $6.29 for Little Lady. She’s entering the land of highlighters, mechanical pencils and pens. Target is having a deal with good prices, on school necessities. However, we hit up Fred Meyer and did well with buying everything on the supply list because they too, were having good deals and Mama (Mountain Chica) needed to buy some chicken broth and Oscillococcinum (good homeopathic OTC to stave off flu symptoms). in the back to school section, I saw those soft material lunch bags for good prices. Don’t ask me the price, but I do remember thinking that if Little Lady and Little Red needed new lunch bags, these were super cute and priced really well! Ole’!
So anyhoo, we purchased the items on the list and then items that the district can’t ask for due to a lawsuit. Yes, a former district employee found it unlawful that, gasp, teachers actually asked for crazy items like hand sanitizer and Kleenex. Ya know (cue the happy, nostalgic music), back when I was teaching in the classroom, my favorite memories are of students using their fingers and shirts to dislodge and then wipe a booger or two away. Yay. Therefore,, we buy Kleenex in the four packs and give those to the teachers. Throughout the year, I periodically drop off packs of Kleenex for whomever is running low because believe me, they are. After cold season, they are in a drought of much needed nasal hygiene. Mid-year, if needed, I send in Expo markers for the teachers in case theirs are running dry or better yet, a little stinker has gotten ahold of a marker and smashed it down to where it’s flush with the plastic that’s holding it in place. Ha, ha, ha.
Alrighty! Load up on school supplies, school clothes and earlier bedtimes! Then brace yourselves for all the first day of school pics to soon be featured at the end of this month and into the first of September. Giddyup!
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