Back To School Shopping

16th July 2008

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Every year I find myself searching the advertisements for sales on school supplies. Then, I find myself running from store to store looking for just the right items. It makes it more challenging because my daughter is somewhat choosy about her school supplies and what she wants, so I always have to make sure she is with me. Of course, as much as I love having her with me, it always ends up taking me longer and costing me more! This year is no different, except that she’s going into junior high so their are some additional items to hunt down.

I would love it if our school district would utilize the EZ School Supplies program. Through EZSchoolSupplies.com, schools can register, enter their supply lists and receive a promotional package to help inform students and parents about the program. Students and parents can then order prepackaged school supplies that are exactly what their teachers want and require them to have. Not only does it help students be prepared for class, but it helps them to be successful in school, after all, being prepared leads to a feeling of confidence. Being confident leads to success.

I was fortunate to receive a sample box of school supplies from EZSchoolSupplies.com and I have to tell you, the items in it were all first rate, quality products. These weren’t knock of brands either, they were name brands, items I would purchase if I was at the store shopping. I even love the box the supplies came in, it has a convenient carry handle and is large enough to accommodate the large size construction paper and deep enough to stack up all the folders and markers and still have room to add to it. It’s a great way to keep the supplies organized and handy.

EZSchoolSupplies.com carries all kinds of school supplies, including these:

3-RING BINDERS

BACKPACKS

CRAYONS

ELECTRONICS

ERASERS

FIRST AID

FOLDERS & FILES

GLUE & TAPE

KITCHEN ITEMS

LABELS & DIVIDERS

MARKERS

NOTEBOOKS & PADS

PAINT

PAPER

PENCILS

PENS

POST-IT NOTES

REFERENCE BOOKS

SCISSORS

STORAGE

WATER BOTTLES

If you’re not sure if your school utilizes EZSchoolSupplies.com, take a look at their website, type in your zip code and it will show the schools in your area who participate. It does benefit the schools who do participate in more ways than one. Besides helping the students to be prepared, schools who participate earn 10% of the total net sales. It’s a great fundraiser and something all students can use.

Tags: EZSchoolSupplies.com, school, school supplies, supplies

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1 On July 16th, 2008, BenSpark said:

Where were these boxes when I was growing up. So easy, everything in one place.

BenSpark’s last blog post..Elephant in the Room… PAD #1194

posted on July 16th, 2008 at 6:29 am

2 On July 16th, 2008, Erica @ A Woman in Business said:

What an awesome idea. Seems like a great time saver. Moms always need that. I have friends who have little ones returning to school soon. I will definitely suggest this. Thanks for sharing.

Erica @ A Woman in Business’s last blog post..How to Start an Event Management Business

posted on July 16th, 2008 at 11:40 am

3 On July 16th, 2008, carol said:

That is a good fund raising idea. I would much rather buy that as a school fund raiser than the over priced wrapping paper the school used to ry to make my kids sell each year.

carol’s last blog post..CSA Adventure: Life is the Berries

posted on July 16th, 2008 at 3:25 pm

4 On July 16th, 2008, heidi said:

I am new to the school supply shopping and this is my first year but it is kind of a pain trying to figure it all out. That sounds like a great idea.

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posted on July 16th, 2008 at 11:28 pm

5 On July 17th, 2008, Paula said:

I was definitely one excited mom, talk about buying my son his school supplies even though he is not yet going to school for another year, now it is gathering dust somewhere.

Paula’s last blog post..Menu for Week 29

posted on July 17th, 2008 at 1:31 am

6 On July 17th, 2008, Dr. Verma said:

This makes me proud of you after reading this post because ii can see how much you care for your daughter. I remember the days before starting a new term at school i had to choose my materials and asked my dad. He also was like you..very caring. Thanks for the post!

posted on July 17th, 2008 at 6:37 am

7 On July 17th, 2008, Colleen - Mommy Always Wins said:

Oh, that’s AWESOME! Hope they bring that to my hometown by the time my kiddos go to school!

Colleen - Mommy Always Wins’s last blog post..My baby t’ain’t a baby no more

posted on July 17th, 2008 at 9:08 am

8 On July 17th, 2008, Momto4kidsny said:

I will contact my children’s school and ask..no beg..them to sign up for this! It sure would cut my time hunting for school supplies down and make it so much easier for the school and parents! This is an awesome idea and I hope I can get the school to sign up!

Momto4kidsny’s last blog post..A note to my readers…

posted on July 17th, 2008 at 10:49 am

9 On July 17th, 2008, Kim said:

Man I wish we had something like this around here. I have two kids I need to get ready for school and it’s gonna cost me. lol

Kim’s last blog post..Summer vacation hot spots

posted on July 17th, 2008 at 2:53 pm

10 On July 17th, 2008, Melissa said:

This reminds me that I need to get some school supplies for my husband!

posted on July 17th, 2008 at 4:46 pm

11 On July 18th, 2008, Petula said:

Very cool! My daughter is a senior this year so I don’t have to put too much thought into her school supplies. She is great at shopping at the sales and looking for the best deal; however, this kit looks great even for her because she always has project stuff she needs during the year that has us back at the store at the most inconvenient times!

Petula’s last blog post..Where Do 15 Years Go meme

posted on July 18th, 2008 at 10:37 pm

12 On July 19th, 2008, CrAzY Working Mom said:

Wow, what an awesome service! I’d love to be able to utilize something like this. I’m still searching for things on my Kindergartners list! I posted about it for my Thursday Thirteen!

CrAzY Working Mom’s last blog post..Saturday Photo Hunt - What IS That?

posted on July 19th, 2008 at 6:56 pm

13 On July 20th, 2008, Tricia said:

I have really started hearing about this a lot. I think I will see if our school is participating. Thanks.

posted on July 20th, 2008 at 4:39 pm

14 On July 21st, 2008, happyathome said:

When school budgets are 90% of a town, you would think that this would be a good incentive program for them to joint for a few more $$. I am going to bring this up to my Board of Education, my daughter is not in schoolm yet but heck I pay a boat load of taxes in my town and want to see some fiscal responsibility taking place and prepping for my daughter to eventually be ready for school! Thanks for the tip!

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posted on July 21st, 2008 at 9:26 am

15 On July 21st, 2008, Laura said:

That’s a great idea, that would prevent me from going from one shop to another looking for the right supplies.

Laura’s last blog post..My camping experience - we had a wonderful time

posted on July 21st, 2008 at 6:34 pm

16 On July 21st, 2008, Getting School Supplies The Hassle Free Way : Parent Reviewers said:

[…] Sewing Mom - I would love it if our school district would utilize the EZ School Supplies program. Through EZSchoolSupplies.com, schools can register, enter their supply lists and receive a promotional package to help inform students and parents about the program. Students and parents can then order prepackaged school supplies that are exactly what their teachers want and require them to have. Not only does it help students be prepared for class, but it helps them to be successful in school, after all, being prepared leads to a feeling of confidence. Being confident leads to success. […]

posted on July 21st, 2008 at 10:39 pm

17 On July 22nd, 2008, Christina W. said:

Though my own little ones are too young for back-to-school shopping, I know my mom (a mother of SIX!)would have loved this idea. Thanks for the head-sup, I’ll keep EZscoolsupplies in mind when my time comes.

Christina W.’s last blog post..Hey - I’m almost famous!

posted on July 22nd, 2008 at 10:11 am

18 On July 26th, 2008, Brad Hart said:

I buy all year round in my local office and discount places. Since I live in an area where about a quarter of the schools are year round and another 20% have non standard schedules there is always something on sale. The one thing I like about my district is they don’t allow very much individualism in supplies. No cartoon character pop star trapper keepers, filler paper must all be wide rule, nothing but plain simple notebooks or spirals for stuff that has to be turned in. The only thing I dislike is their pickiness towards name brand products for grade school items, crayola, elmers glue, etc. They get kind of picky in high school and junior high about the colors they must absolutely have for this or that subject, but since my boy is nine I am a ways off from that nonsense.

Brad Hart’s last blog post..Parenting Course Goes Interactive

posted on July 26th, 2008 at 6:33 pm

19 On July 27th, 2008, Jackie Gorniak said: