Over at user-generated content site The Examiner, they have posited an interesting conundrum: what happens when you buy TOO MANY school supplies?<\/p>\n
The theory goes like this: you have a general list of things you think your child may need, and you buy enough of them for everyone before the first day of class.<\/p>\n
Maybe you see a good deal at your local big-box store and, fearing the worst, snatch it up while you can. Now you feel you’re geared up for school, and this happens:<\/p>\n
Picture yourself running out buying four notebooks here, five folders there, not to mention the six 2\u201d ring binders that you had to get because you couldn\u2019t resist the sale sign.\u00a0All, only to find that after the first day of school, Mrs. Douglass only allows 1\u201d ring binders.\u00a0Mr. Pryor requires a 3\u201d ring binder for science class and science labs.\u00a0Now, Mrs. Rogers is simple.\u00a0She only wants loose-leaf paper in a 3 Prong, 2 Pocket, $0.49 folder.\u00a0What a waste.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Sure, it makes sense to buy pens, notebooks, and other simple items ahead of time. But don’t get caught up in all the back-to-school craziness, sending your kid off to their first day weighed down with a hundred and one awesome supplies that will end up going to waste while you scramble to buy the “right” ones.<\/p>\n