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1 in 3 parents say they can't afford back-to-school shopping this year, survey says
(www.fox5ny.com)
this post was submitted on 04 Aug 2024
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What are you Americans buying for school?
Some notebooks, agenda, pens, pencil, ruler... It's not all that expensive
We tend to buy a new set of clothes because our kids grew over the last year. We buy shoes. We buy everything our kids need to be ready for the upcoming school year. It’s not just school supplies.
Ok, how is that $700?!? Are you paying for their Freedom©®™?
That...that's the point of the anger at the corporate greed.
I'm asking if it's $700 because A) do they buy too much stuff, B) have they got one kid, then how the fuck is it 700, or C) are they breeding like rabbits, have five kids and they're wondering why shit's expensive
It's a pretty obvious question
Don't forget the armored backpack and a new gun
https://canarmor.ca/product/ranger/
This seems like a start, low key and quick to get on if needed, a must for all children attending school south of Canada
Weird that it's a Canadian website
Be sure to get a caliber appropriate for their age. You wouldn't want little Timmy to get blown off his feet from the recoil of a .44 magnum.
We just did our back to school shopping for 2 kids, $150.
clothing is the biggest cost, then maybe sporting equipment
Most schools have lists of must-haves for children going to them that parents have to buy. A lot of companies take advantage of that and jack up the price of those items. There are also a lot of those things that parents have to buy multiples of at the beginning of the year and hand over to the teacher for the student to have access to over the next 9 months.
Weird. One teacher, so this is elementary school?
We only have to buy our own stuff starting middle school and it's only pens and paper and such. And a backpack but mine lasted all 4 years.
Yeah, it's thanks to continual defining of our public schools in order to funnel money to religious and charter schools as well as private schools via voucher programs.
some buy new clothes too, That is expensive.