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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Backpack - they only get a new one if the old one is no longer functional. The only exception was last year when DD (who is now 9) had to start carrying a laptop to and from school and we bought her a rolling backpack. This year, she gave the rolling backpack to her younger sister and we bought her a large Lands End backpack with a padded laptop sleeve. Unless something crazy happens, this is the backpack she'll have until high school.

Lunch bags - we usually buy cheap lunch bags new each year (that said, they barely used their lunch bags last year, and this year ate school lunch almost every day, so we probably won't buy new for the fall, but we'll see how they fare at summer camp).

Water bottles - we've had the same ones for a few years now and have only had to replace one that was lost and never found.

Supplies -- barely anything gets sent home in re-usable condition. I've been able to re-use folders and scissors every year, sometimes I get back almost brand new erasers and I will send those the next year. I have never received a full set of crayons or markers back, so they just go into our bin for the kids to use at home.

Clothes/Shoes - I don't buy specific back to school clothes, I just buy clothes and shoes as needed seasonally/when they are outgrown or on sale for the next season/year.

Regarding school supplies - if I find a good deal, I buy in bulk. You will need Ticonderoga pencils, pink erasers, glue sticks, dry erase markers, sticky notes, plastic folders for at least the next 6 years. I have a shelf in my basement with extra school supplies that I look through before I go to the store each July/August.

If you can afford it, the PTA sale is convenient, but it is definitely not a good deal.
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This sounds like my experience growing up.  I loved getting to choose new folders and binders and notebooks every year — that was pretty much it.  I hated clothes shopping so I don’t remember that as a back to school thing, just a grudging chore done when necessary.  For us, no brand names but my mother let us choose what we liked of the cheapest option at staples usually.[/quote]

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