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My Two Cents with Peter J. Wiggins: The Price of School Supplies: 2013 Edition
MY Two Cents with Peter J. Wiggins
The Price of School Supplies: 2013 Version
Monday August 26, 2013
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On Monday August 27th, 2012 , I went to BJ’s and CVS in Taunton and Walgreens and Old Town Hall Bookstore in Norton to compare the cheapest back to school items such as notebooks, pencils and pens and folders as I did a Price of Supplies 2012 version on Norton Patch last year and fast forward to today, Monday August 26th, 2013, where I checked out prices on the Staples website last night and today, went to Wal-Mart in Raynham, Walgreens, CVS and Old Town Hall Bookstore in Wheaton College and checked out the cheapest prices of back-to-school supplies at each of the five stores that I went to and using the Norton High School supply list, compared the supplies the students needed and put the cheapest price next to item that I saw at each store and here are the stores and the list of back to school supplies and the cheapest prices.
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STAPLES (source Staples website at staples.com)
TI-84 Graphing Calculator- $109.99
TI-83 Graphing Calculator- $99.99
Staples Wire bound one-subject notebook- $1.00
Staples 2-pocket paper folder- $0.99
Staples wide-ruler filler/college paper $1.00
Staples Graph Ruled Paper Filler 8x10 ½- $2.00
Bic-round stick ball point pens/8pk- $1.19
Staples #2 yellow pencils- 12pk- $1.69
Extreme Clear Backpack- $14.99
Westcott English and Metric School Ruler- $.49
Sharpie Accent Tank Highlighter- yellow- 4pk- $2.79
Oxford 3x5 Ruled Index Cards (100-pack) $1.49
Pacon Sunworks Groundwood Construction Paper Gray 9x12- 50 Sheets- $1.49
Trend Enterprises Presentation board 24x46”- $4.79
Sharpie Chisel Tip Permanent Marker- $1.29
RoseArt Crayons- 24pk- $.70
Crayola Colored Pencils- $2.29
Walmart, 36 Paramount Drive, Raynham, MA
TI-84 Graphing Calculator $90
Wide ruled 70-sheet notebook $0.17
Laminated 2-pocket portfolio, 3-prong- $0.37
Loose Leaf Paper- 50 sheets- $0.82
Norcom Graph Composition Book 5x5” 100 sheets $1.14
Max Pen Just Write Classic Ballpoint Pen 15pk- $0.74
Integra Economy Wood Pencil $1.18
Eastsport Mini Backpack- $4.99
Business Source Standard Metric Ruler $0.29
Sharpie Accent Tank Style 4pk Highlighter- yellow- $1.74
Oxford Esselte Ruled Index Card 3x5- 100 count- $0.48
Pacon Truray Construction Paper- $0.49
Elmers Tri-Fold Corrugated Board white 28x40- $2.77
Crayola Classic Broad Line Marker 10 count $0.97
Crayola Classic Color Pack 24 count $0.50
Cra-Z-Art Colored Pencils- 12ct- $0.94
Walgreens, 38 West Main Street, Norton, MA
Texas Instruments Standard Scientific Calculator $9.99
Penway 1-subject Notebook $.49
Penway 2-pocket folder $.49
Penway Loose Leaf Paper $1.39
Penway Graph Planning Pad $1.49
PaperMate WriteBros. Ball Point Pens $1.99
Wexford No.2 Pencils Yellow $.39
Clear Book Bag- $5
Walgreens 12” Wooden Ruler $1.29
Sharpie 4pk highlighters $1.99
Wexford 3x5 Index Cards $.1.29
Wexford Heavyweight Construction Paper $2.99
Crayola Poster Board 14x22” $1.99
Penway Kids Crayons 24 count $0.99
Penway Kids Markers 10 count $2.99
Penway Kids Colored Pencils 12 count $2.19
CVS, 35 West Main Street, Norton, MA
Caliber Scientific Calculator $9.99
Caliber 1 subject notebook wide ruled $2.19
Caliber 2-pocket folder $.87
Mead Five Star Loose Leaf Paper $4.99
Mead Graph Paper- $4.79
Caliber Pencils #2 lead $1.37
CVS Ball Point Pens Medium Ink $1.99
Caliber metric Ruler $1.27
Sharpie 2pk Accent Highlighter $2.37
Caliber Index Cards Assorted Colors- 100 count- $1.79
Caliber Construction Paper $2.99
Crayola Presentation Board $.99
Crayola 10 count Permanent Markers $4.19
Caliber non-toxic bold crayons 27 count $1.99
Caliber Non-Toxic Colored Pencils $3.99
Old Town Hall Bookstore, 10 Taunton Avenue, Norton, MA
TI-84 Graphing Calculator- $129.99
TI-83 Graphing Calculator- $109.99
One-Subject Notebook- $3.99
2-pocket Folders- $.49
Loose Leaf Paper $2.99
Graph Paper $2.99
Bic 10pk Ballpoint Pens $2.29
Ticonderoga Pencils $1.49
Jansport Bookbag $45
English and Metric Ruler $.99
Sharpie 2pk accent yellow highlighter $1.79
Oxford 3x5 100 cont index cards $.99
Sketch Pad $8.95
Presentation Board $.99
Crayola 10count Markers $4.41
Rose-Art Crayons- $2.95
12count Colored Pencils $5.19
And there you have it—The Price of School Supplies-2013 Edition and hope you have some good buys getting your supplies ready for school
This is Peter J. Wiggins reporting for Norton Patch News.