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Friday, August 1, 2008
Are you using the tax-free holiday for back-to-school shopping?
Do you buy everything on the list? Do you get exactly the brands and sizes the teachers ask for? Do you think it’s a test for parents?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Are you taking advantage of the tax-free shopping days to get back-to-school supplies and clothes? Will it make a difference in your budgeting? Does it matter more in this economy as opposed to past years?
Georgia’s tax-free shopping started yesterday and runs through Sunday. Here’s the story that lists everything that is covered.
I actually did most of our back-to-school shopping several weeks ago because last year I waited too long and everything was picked over. I ended up spending about $90 on two kids. I went to Target but from what I heard from other moms, Wal-Mart’s prices sounded lower. I’ll have to remember that next year.
Do you get exactly what’s on the list or go for whatever brand is cheapest? (None of our teachers want the Rose Art supplies but they are a heck of a lot cheaper than the Crayola.) I did go off the list for glue - the 8 oz bottle was more than seven times the price of just buying two 4 oz. bottles. I wonder if the teachers consider it an exercise in following directions. I don’t want to fail but I don’t want to spend more than I have to. How true do you stay to your teacher’s requests?
