stripe Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 My kids go through a lot of glue sticks, I must say. I bought 4 composition books but NO NOTEBOOKS, and no. more. pencils. My mom brings my kids a box of crayons every time she visits (which is often!) and they rarely use them, so no more crayons for us.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberia Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 My mom lives near a Costco and a Lakeshore. Guess where I'm going? Good luck. Hope you find it. I think I need one of those globes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skueppers Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 School supplies, office supplies, I love it all. That said, because this is our first "official" homeschooling year, I'm not feeling a burning need to acquire school supplies at back-to-school sales because I just don't know what we might need! I figure we'll sort it out as we go along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockermom Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 I've loved school supplies since I was little. I wonder if there's a connection between the type of person who loves school supplies and the type who chooses to homeschool? Hmmm. :D We have every kind of school supply left over from last year, but I guarantee that we're still going to stock up. I just can't resist! I was wondering the same thing. I'm a self-proclaimed office/school supply nerd. I love them! Composition books are my biggest weakness (but not the only one). :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvonne Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 How do you find out when the 1 cent sales are?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AudreyTN Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 I DID NOT KNOW about teacher rewards at Staples!! What is it and how do I get it?? :lol: I go for the penny items and rebates, etc. but always can only do the limit...someone link me! Just ask them about it. I had to show "proof" that I'm a homeschooler. How do you find out when the 1 cent sales are?!? I'm on their emailing list. I'm pretty sure I was signed up when I got my teacher card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpklehm Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 When I was a kid, I remember being so excited about getting new clean notebooks...I remember just smelling the new paper and practice writing my name before actually writing them on my notebooks. Then, I was introduced to those little labelers that you click your name out with!!! One year for Christmas, when I was young, my mom filled a box with all kinds of notebooks, pens, crayons, etc. I LOVED IT! This made me so happy... :) I wrote and colored for months with this wonderful supply. I'm still that way, truly. My thing is that every year I feel a bit bad (not too much, just a little) that my kids aren't getting the Letter From The New Teacher, telling us what school supplies to buy for the classroom. So, I take them out shopping and buy things on sale that we may or may not need (like new crayons every year...lol). It only costs a few dollars, but it makes me feel better and it satisfies my addiction. ;) Pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpklehm Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 *raises hand* Hi. My name is Hockey Mom...and I'm a school supply addict. (((hello hockey mom!))) My addiction started with the usual...crayons, glue sticks, notebooks...but then, Michael's had this really great sale on tempera paints, and I bought every color of the rainbow. I started receiving Oriental Trading sale emails in my inbox and thought I could just look without buying... (((heads nod knowingly around the room))) When my cart reached $100, and I qualified for the free shipping, I placed my order...swearing that this would be the last order of school supplies for the year. But then.... *takes a deep breath* Target decorated their store with paper scissors that hung from the ceiling, and bright, beautiful boxes of crayons...each with perfectly pointed tips and paper wrappers in place. I don't know what came over me. I knew I didn't need more crayons...yet...I walked straight to the back-to-school area (formerly the outdoor patio furniture area), and loaded up on highlighters, and mini dry erase boards, and even....accessories for a locker that I don't have. (((audible gasp))) I realized then, that I had hit bottom. :D So funny! Thanks for making me laugh out loud! Pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpklehm Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Then I saw colors for 30 cents a box( 24 pack), and I just paid $2.47 for a 48 pack just 1week ago at the same Walmart. :glare: So I ended up with 4 or 5 boxes of those. Yes, why are the 48-count crayon boxes so much more expensive?? They're the perfect number (for us, anyway) but I can't stand spending so much for them when a 24-count pkg is 25 cents! Pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyB Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 I have always loved them! In college, I was the only one who always carried a little stapler in my backpack, just in case! I love school/office supplies, but I love shopping for supplies even more! My mother gave me several 3" binders today. I was thrilled, but at the same time, I was a little sad that I don't get to lug them up to a checkout and wait in line. Ah well, now I have more money for dry-erase markers, post-its, glue sticks...:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs.m Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 (edited) Now you have a need for new, sharp, lovely crayons, and after saving all that money on gifts for friends by making them, you certainly deserve to spend a piddly few cents on new ones, right?.......... My name is urpedonmommy, and I am an enabler.:D I found this: http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-recycle-those-crayon-stubs-into-a-swell-hom/ to make pretty recycled crayons that my kids would fight each other to use! :) Seems like we have a project in the works! thanks for the idea to get us started. I couldn't throw them out. But I will just buy more because I'm addicted to new crayons. And I went to Staples tonight. I bought the 1cent folders, some notebook paper, Pencils, and looked at a lot of stuff that I would have bought if my checking account wasn't almost a goose egg. ;) BUT if you have a membership card to your homeschool association, they will grant you the teacher benefits! I was able to pick-up 25 of the folders rather than 10. And I'm convinced that I need a label maker. right. now. :auto: Edited July 15, 2010 by jannylynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charmama4 Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 what i find hilarious is that we are all referring to this stuff as "ours" and yet...aren't we buying the stuff for our kids? um yea, so what's your point?:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charmama4 Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 My mom lives near a Costco and a Lakeshore. Guess where I'm going? Mom's house? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novafan Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Add me to the list. I have to say though that I am insanely jealous of you guys being able to shop the sales right now. We are living overseas and I feel like I'm missing out on deals big time. That said, the office supple/paper/art stores here in Europe are SO nice and I love looking at the different products they have available. The problem is that these items are REALLY expensive here. I thought about having my mom shop staples for me (she's in Florida) and then ship everything over, but the shipping will eat the costs of the savings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 I think I may have hit a new low-we're on vacation, flying back tomorrow-and I spent part of yesterday at Staples for the $.01 sale! We don't have one, so it was very exciting. Sigh....I hope we haven't exceeded our luggage amount! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALB Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 I have to say though that I am insanely jealous of you guys being able to shop the sales right now. We are living overseas and I feel like I'm missing out on deals big time. Me too!!! I'm reading this thinking I have to send a detailed shopping list to my mom for the next time she sends us a package! We DO have glue sticks available here, but no pretty colored pocket folders! Well, it probably helps my pocketbook in the long run that I don't have those options nearby, since I can't resist anything colorful and so practical :tongue_smilie:. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomOfOneFunOne Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 I have always loved them! In college, I was the only one who always carried a little stapler in my backpack, just in case! :D I always carried a hole puch in college and a selection of mechanical pencils with different lead sizes. but I'm not a nerd or anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChicoryChick Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 I love back to school sales time! I have already been checking out Walmart, Target & Staples (I walked into Staples and took a couple of big sniffs, love that school supply smell :D) ....and thanks to a PP I have now discovered Lakeshore Learning and that I only live a 1/2 hour from one. :hurray: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 I have always loved them! In college, I was the only one who always carried a little stapler in my backpack, just in case! I still have my little stapler! :) I had people gather around to examine my white out and mechanical pencil collection. One classmate gave me money to bring a selection back from my hometown! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberia Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 OK, I just got back from Costco, and I did buy another 6-shelf stacking thingy. I realize now that I DO NEED TWO of them (because I also bought more school supplies at another store on the way home, and they'll need a place to sit, right?) But I did not buy any more pencils, so that was a moral victory of sorts. Any luck at Mom's, Kleine Hexe? Anyway, I'm done shopping for next fall. I'm done with scheduling and curriculum planning and buying. I am going to take a break for a month and not buy ANYTHING school related. (Reminder to self: Do not go to WTM Forums. Do not go to WTM Forums. Stay away from the Hive for a month.) So, have a great month everyone! (and I'll probably check in sometime tomorrow...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepymommy Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 (I walked into Staples and took a couple of big sniffs, love that school supply smell :D) :rofl: You are too funny! I must admit though, I did have a little bit more pep in my step while browsing the aisles at Staples the other day:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitnaptime Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Oh yeah, due to another thread, you guys all convinced me I needed a second Desk Apprentice. And you guys convinced me I needed a special tote to carry my RightStart supplies. I missed the thread, what tote do I need for Rightstart?! I will have levels A and B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitnaptime Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Here's the Write & Wipe Globe, I was planning on purchasing this anyway to use while we're studying SOTW and Geography:http://www.lakeshorelearning.com/seo/ca%7CsearchResults~~p%7C2534374302100914~~.jsp The little caddy is just a little plastic thing to tote around some of our math supplies: http://www.lakeshorelearning.com/seo/ca%7CsearchResults~~p%7C2534374302102269~~.jsp Yeah, I also look at those school lists and pity the people that get all the fun taken out of going school supply shopping. Ah, I should have kept reading before replying! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 We just hit Staples and Target yesterday and got most of what we'll need. Nothing like $.20 glue sticks!! I've always loved BTS shopping, even when I was a kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlessedMom Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 I love, love, love school supplies and if they are "PINK" :), well that makes them completely necessary! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommamia Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Just realized that many of these posts are from last year. So curious about the write and wipe globe, and the 6 shelf thingy from Costco!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Ooooooh how I love them too! It makes me happy to be in Office Max! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southcarolinamom Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Yep ... I loved the 6 spiral bound, college-ruled notebooks I got at Walmart today for 20 cents each .... and the two reams of college ruled notebook paper for 75 cents.... I longingly walked past the crayons, inhaled deeply that wonderful waxy smell... and kept going. My kids are teens, and past the crayon stage. They love markers and colored pencils now. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowWhite Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Totally! We hit Dollar Tree yesterday. I need to brave the Target, Meijer, Walmart trio this week in search of fab deals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrowacademy Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 :thumbup: me too!!!!!!!!!!!! I was just confessing to a dear friend that I found my pulse quickening while perusing the sales ads & all the new supplies therein. (I admit, it's probably not normal for the average person...........but I never claimed to be normal, either! :tongue_smilie:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
learningmama Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Add me in. I'm getting a nice stack of stuff growing in my cabinet. Can't wait to go to Walmart in a few weeks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetMissMagnolia Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 :iagree:OMGOODNESS YES...I could go broke!!! LOL love all the new supplies this time of year......and ordering all the study material (curriculum)..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertmum Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Guilty here too (raises hand). I am considering donating some the surplus stuff to a charity shop... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandi in Ohio Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Love to go into our school room and see all the neatly packaged school supplies stacked on our shelves and sitting on the desks...before the monsters come in and mess up my evidence of an addiction. Can't we just buy all these pretties and not let them use them?? If only that worked! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 I bought 25 bottles of glue at Staples this week. I recently sorted though our school supply stash, and I had 8 bottles left from last year. But at a penny a piece, I couldn't not buy the limit :001_unsure:. I also bought 25 packs of pens. But those are for a Very Good Reason :001_huh:. That's all I care to discuss--I'm not going to mention the stacks of folders or notebooks or pencils or colored pencils or dry erase markers or sharpies or.... :001_tt2:. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 20 cent notebooks at Target. A steal!!! I bought 30 of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my2boysteacher Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 I just told DH I need to go school shopping. Where are the good sales this week? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnick in nc Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Walmart is our only nearby option, so I will get most of what we need there. I am trying to wait until our tax-free weekend, which is 3 weeks away! Will I be able to make it???!!? I may just buy one little thing to tide me over... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llindseymomoffour Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 ME!!! I love school supplies. I can't wait to go shopping and get some great deals. I don't really need any, but I can't resist. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 I was a math manipulative fiend, only to discover I had a child who would rather do it in his head. I cope by buying smaller amounts of quality. I like the fancy binders from Staples. We use Staedtler's pencils and the Dover coloring books. While I probably spend the same amount, there is less clutter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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