I took my two teenage kids shopping for school supplies at Target and Walmart. We live in Florida and the new school year starts in mid-August, so there were a lot of sales. The prices for school supplies at the retail stores were about the same, but Target had some amazing sales.
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My family has been homeschooling for the last four years, but my kids grew up attending public school, so I’m no stranger to back-to-school shopping.
Even though kids these days can do most of their schoolwork on a laptop, we still stock up on essentials like notebooks, mechanical pencils, and three-ring binders at the beginning of each school year.
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My kids are teenagers now and often do their school work on the go, so I’ve also bought them new backpacks and lunch boxes.
Target and Walmart are our go-to places for regular shopping. The discount department stores have a wide selection and great prices, so we wanted to compare them.
Here are the results from our back to school shopping trips at Target and Walmart.
