<p>I am buying supplies for my D and S for high school and middle school, respectively(which doesn’t start until after Labor Day in our area).</p>
<p>Usually, I buy the supplies at Staples, but I was wondering if anyone has any idea if Target is lower for school supplies. Thanks.</p>
<p>I was at Staples yesterday. I just have this feeling that Target prices might have been better … but as much as I like Target (I think it has cooler stuff!) it’s out of our way to get there.</p>
<p>I think Target might be lower on certain items. Glue sticks were just 25 cents when we were there on Sat. Target is 45 minutes from our house so we usually buy school supplies at Staples or the drugstore. I think they all run specials. I suppose the best deals could be had if you are willing to drive all over town and shop the weekly ads.
Also Staples has a good stock of supplies anytime of the year. Plus we find certain items like a certain graph paper can usually only be found at Staples.</p>
<p>Target has great stuff…some slightly more expensive, I think. K-Mart can be very cheap.</p>
<p>When I visited Target they were out of everything that was a really good deal. I bought the bulk of things that our family likes at Staples (had substantial $$ from them for frequent shoppers… whatever they call it), but visited Walmart in passing first (there isn’t one near us, but when we were out of town we passed one so I stopped in for other items as well), and we bought all of their best deals. Walmart had all of their special deals in stock and they saved a lot of money for me.</p>
<p>The only issue I have with Target is that they seem to be going more and more for their “store” brand on pens/pencils. They did however have a much better deal on those 5 Star notebooks. FYI - The Target price on the Silver Edition TI84 Plus Graphing calculator was $99</p>
<p>I did my shopping at Office Max. They were having a sale. :)</p>
<p>I think I went to Staples last year though.</p>
<p>We go to Staples. Even tho Target probably has better prices, the place is like a zoo at feeding time and all the good stuff is picked-over. Staples is just calmer (and keeps TI-89’s in stock).</p>
<p>Just returned from Staples and was very pleased with selection and pricing. They put many basics on sale, and are more likely than Target to have them in stock, especially early in the week. Staples also has some more unusual things that Target doesn’t have…such as reinforced filler paper (on sale this week) and some kinds of graphing paper.</p>
<p>I have a card to get money back at Staples, so that’s where I usually shop. I’m also in the habit, since the Target has only been nearby for a few years.</p>
<p>The local news station did a price comparison and Target was almost 1/3 less than Staples for their basic basket. And even greater difference compared to the drug store. I have a feeling that many of those were sales specials since some of the prices were so low on the items. Those must be the ones they sold out.</p>
<p>Target- and Walgreens- were lower than anyone this year; both had Mead Five Star one subject notebooks for $1, and many other specials that were being replentished regularly. I stay out of Staples ever since the time I was looking for a web-cam and the salesman insisted that I had to have at “least a 2mp camera” in one. Well, of course, thost cost $100, while a quick call to my eldest son, who works for Microsoft, assured me that the Logictech $20 model was fine and was higher rated. It is and it was, and all are happy(except the guy in Staples!)</p>