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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP -- here's my take on the very specific supply request... it is quite likely that the school/PTA arranged for pre-ordering school suppply kits from Staples.  When they pre-order, they want the teachers to be VERY specific about the item that Staples has to put into the kit otherwise, Staples can put the lowest quality product into it.  So, the teachers probably don't care if your child gets a pencil sharpener from Staples... they just want him/her to have a small pencil sharpener.

As for crazy things I cannot find... plastic two-pocket folders NO Brads, but must have three-hole punch!  (and orange, red, yellow, blue and green are needed).  I understand the colors b/c they use different ones for different subjects.  But, I am pretty certain these do not exist (at least not at Target or Walmart).  I ended up finding plastic 2-pocket folders with no brads at Target and I used my paperpunch (at home) to punch three holes in each one.  (not entirely easy b/c paper punches don't like plastic!).

Anyway -- there is no way most of the kids at an AAP center are going to have what was listed in the supply list.

Other ridiculous requests from previous years --- 18 (!!!) glue sticks (large).  Seriously -- what in god's name are these kids doing by going through TWO large glue sticks PER MONTH???  That's like $20 in glue sticks ALONE for ONE kid!  Plus, those glue sticks don't even work.  Why can't they just learn to use Elmers glue like the rest of us did so that it actually STICKS.  And maybe they should spend less time glue-ing and more time learning to write words/sentences?[/quote]

They have the two pocket no brads, 3 hole punch ones at target.  Bought some this morning.[/quote]

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