Parents and students: At what nonRepublican store will you spend your money for school supplies?

[blm]

Please share.

[Fire1]

1. I'll disclose this information AFTER I've gotten my

teaching supplies for this year. LOL!!!!

[LWolf]

2. I don't know what stores are "non-republican."

I suspect that most of my students will get all of their supplies at the super walmart. :(

First of all, it's the closest store to the rural area that I teach in. Second, the only other local option is a Fred Meyer, and they are not only 5 miles further into town, they cost more than walmart.

The closest other choices are 20-30 miles away.

I'll get my grandson's school supplies from an online school supply company. I have no idea if they are "republican" or not.

[blm]

4. I never thought of an online school supply. I was going to get what I can at Costco and

whatever else at a Barnes and Noble. I think I'll check into an online supply store and see if I can find a blue one.

[LWolf]

6. How are you checking to rate "blueness?"

My current little district doesn't keep a supply warehouse for teachers; they give us a budget, and we buy our classroom supplies out of catalogs.

I'd like to check our most frequent suppliers.

[blm]

7. The only way I can - political donations.

I am sitting here with great discount cards from stores, but, they are ALL heavy GOP donors - Staples, Office Depot and OfficeMax.

[LWolf]

23. Here are a couple of links to online supply houses you can check:

http://store.schoolspecialtyonline.net/OA_HTML/xxssi_ibeCCtdMinisites.jsp?language=US

http://www.raymondgeddes.com/

There are plenty more, of course; easy to google.

[blm]

24. Grazie....

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[lightningandsnow]

9. I got most of my stuff for university at WalMart.

Yes, yes, I know, bad progressive, no cookie.

But I'm going into first year and have a limited budget. :(

[emilyg]

11. Wal-mart for us, too.

[HopeHoops]

3. K-Mart

They're cheaper than WalMart anyway.

[guitar man]

5. Don't know if it's "republican" or not

but probably Target

[Winterblues]

8. Costco is known to donate to Democrats while WalMart is Republican

Any Smart business IMO does not advertise it's politics. I know Kroeger is good to it's employees though and that is usually an indication of their politics.

[Raineyb]

19. I love Costco I get things from there whenever possible.

But I have to stick to paper goods and other non perishables because I can't possibly eat the food before it goes bad.

[Tanuki]

10. No kids, but I will be shopping at Costco for supplies to donate to schools in a rural TN district

where I do some consulting. I noticed in the local paper that they were asking anyone in a position to do so to donate school supplies to be distributed among those in need. I know it is an area that has been very hard hit economically, but I hadn't thought of doing it until I saw the request. Some of you might like to do the same in your own communities, even if is just picking up a few extra items while you are doing your back-to-school shopping.

:hi:

[southernyankeebelle]

12. WE GOT OUR GRANDCHILDRENS SCHOOL SUPPLIES AT

THE DOLLAR TREE. EXCELLENT PRICES. YOU CAN BUY PACKS OF PENS, PENCILS, TABLETS AND MORE ALL FOR A DOLLAR EACH.

[Fire1]

14. Snitch! LOL! n/t

[asdjrocky]

20. Grandparents are smart.

ALWAYS go to the dollar store first.

[gkhouston]

13. We buy them at the school. They get stuff in bulk from an teacher's supply

store and make up packets that are appropriate for each grade.

[OneTenthofOnePercent]

15. Walmart... if we get done early we eat at

Red Lobster, Wendys, Chipotle... the usual. :)

[Cairycat]

16. We're pretty low income, so WalMart. BUT

we've gotten way better over the years about what HAS to be new and what can be recycled. There's just no need for new everything, especially once they're past elementary.

Oh, and I did make a point of buying US-made goods if at all possible.

[blm]

17. Same here...backpacks are bought for 2 grades, so NO trendy pics or patterns that kids grow past

in less than a year.

[Raineyb]

18. Staples had single subject spiral notebooks for a penny.

I bought 8. If I need to upgrade my accounting notebook I'll be going there too.

[seabeyond]

21. i am going to an office depot or whatever it is called here in town. generally easiest

and quickest and can find all

[hugo_from_TN]

22. Fred Meyer and Walmart

Glad to share.