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EZSchool Supplies Giveaway

by char on July 27th, 2008

Bloggy Giveaways Quarterly Carnival ButtonUPDATED WITH WINNER - The winner is Elizabeth F. from The Whole Family.

WearyParent is participating in the mega-giveaway carnival at Bloggy Giveaways this week. With the return to school looming right around the corner, it is just about time to start shopping for school supplies.  With three kids in different grades and schools, I have often wished I could just hand the teacher a check and have them hand my child all the school supplies needed for the year. Just think of the money and time you could save. EZSchoolSupplies.com has been reading Moms’ minds!!

EZSchoolSupplies.com is a one stop shop for school supplies. Schools and teachers can register their supply lists with EZSchoolSupplies and then time-crunched Moms like me can look up the school/teacher, chose the appropriate school supply pack, and the supplies will arrive in the mail. No driving all over town or waiting in lines. And the school can benefi, too, because EZSchoolSupplies gives 10% of the school’s sales back to the school.

As part of the Bloggy Giveaways, we are giving away a sample EZ Supply Pack full of school supplies like construction paper, 3 ring binder, dividers, graph paper, scissors, ruler, pencil box, markers, erasers, and more. (see photo)

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All you have to do to enter is leave a comment on THIS post telling us your favorite part of back-to-school shopping, least favorite part, or if you have a funny, interesting, or weird back-to-school shopping experience to share, that works, too! You have until midnight on July 31, 2008 to leave a comment and be entered. The winner will be announced Friday, August 1.

Can’t wait to get started on your back-to-school supply shopping? The EZSchoolSupplies team have given us a special discount code so you can save 10% on your school supply order! Go to the area on the EZSchoolSupplies home page that says “Shop for Supplies,” and choose the supplies you want.  After all the items are placed in the shopping cart, proceed to checkout.  At step 2 of checkout, the coupon discount box is where you will type in the special discount code: EZMB079, (case sensitive) and the discount will be calculated!  The code has no expiration date.  Their customer service staff is available Monday through Friday if you need any assistance.

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264 opinions for EZSchool Supplies Giveaway

  • Cathy
    Jul 27, 2008 at 6:24 pm

    I love this idea! I wish one of my children’s schools would do bulk supply purchases. My least favorite thing about school supply shopping is that there is always one item that is impossible to find. My favorite thing is seeing the pile of shiny, new supplies sorted out for each of the children.

  • Kristi
    Jul 28, 2008 at 5:11 am

    My favorite part of back to school shopping is when I can get things for great deals. I will visit a different store each week to get the best deal for EACH item in the lists.

  • Forgetfulone
    Jul 28, 2008 at 5:44 am

    My favorite part of back to school is getting new school supplies. I could shop for school supplies almost every day. I don’t enjoy sitting in the dressing room with my 12 year old daughter trying on fifty zillion pairs of jeans, though!

  • Patti
    Jul 28, 2008 at 6:10 am

    This will be my first time back to school shopping!! And I can’t remember doing it when I was in school!!

  • TheAngelForever
    Jul 28, 2008 at 6:16 am

    As a former teacher (SAHM now) I loved the bargains I could find while back to school shopping for my classroom. It always made me feel wonderful to save.

    Thanks for the great giveaway and please stop by mine as well:

    http://www.theangelforever.com/?p=550

  • melissa
    Jul 28, 2008 at 6:16 am

    My favorite part of back to school shopping has to be helping my son pick out his backpack and lunchbox. Such fun!

  • citystreams
    Jul 28, 2008 at 6:19 am

    Oh. Oh. Oh. I am hyperventilating now at this glorious prize. As a teacher, it seems I’m always in need of supplies for projects. Whenever I get a brilliant idea for a lesson, I find my supply closet empty. Which means choosing between spending my own money on the supplies or doing without.

    I absolutely LOVE shopping for supplies. Our finances have been really tight this summer so I haven’t gotten to buy anything yet. But every time I see new ads for school supplies, I start getting excited. So pick me! Pick me!

  • Betsy
    Jul 28, 2008 at 6:27 am

    We homeschool, so my least favorite part is spending all the money on the curriculum we need, but I love to plan.

  • AmyG
    Jul 28, 2008 at 6:31 am

    What a neat concept! I hate shopping, all together. Dealing with rude people that push & shove, or take the whole isle annoys me, lol.

    Great giveaway!

  • bridget dell
    Jul 28, 2008 at 6:32 am

    My favorite part is all the deals that can be found.
    Bridget

  • Stephanie
    Jul 28, 2008 at 6:38 am

    My least favorite part is trying to find my girls the correct uniform parts, by the time school comes they’ve been raided here. This year I am taking a proactive stance I am slowly buying the clothes - except my kindergardner may not have that coveted blue polo she needs. And pants..so hard. Seriously my kids look like they are off to work at Target some days. LOL

  • baggage
    Jul 28, 2008 at 6:41 am

    Oh this would be great! My favorite part of school supplies? The way they smell! I don’t know why, but I love the smell.

  • Tracee Sioux
    Jul 28, 2008 at 6:49 am

    I love how excited my kids get over pens and markers and erasers. The newness of it is just exciting.

  • bunny
    Jul 28, 2008 at 7:05 am

    MY fave part would definitely be buying the stationary like pens, markers and notebooks! :)

  • Kathie Borders
    Jul 28, 2008 at 7:14 am

    My oldest is going to Kindergarten this fall. I’m looking forward to taking her shopping for new shoes and underwear and all the fun school supplies.

  • Annabelle@Christian Momma
    Jul 28, 2008 at 7:29 am

    I have this love of all things office supplies! :D So I love everything about shopping for school supplies! What I don’t like is paying for it! LOL

  • jennifer bowen
    Jul 28, 2008 at 7:33 am

    wow i love to try and win this thanks

  • Kristin
    Jul 28, 2008 at 7:33 am

    My favorite part is the excitement the children have about the new year and fresh, new supplies. My least favorite part is the money I have to spend for 7+ children!

  • val
    Jul 28, 2008 at 7:38 am

    Okay…my MOST fav part of back to school shopping is the excitement for the kids. They LOVE school and get really excited knowing it is getting close to time. My LEAST fav part is not finding something on the ‘LIST”…you know. The THING everyone in town is OUT OF.

  • Jen
    Jul 28, 2008 at 7:48 am

    My daughter is entering Kindergarten this Fall — so this will be our first time!

  • Jodi
    Jul 28, 2008 at 7:50 am

    My favorite thing about back to school shopping is seeing the kids get excited about starting school.

    My least favorite is that we never get supply list ahead of time, and there is always something that they need that we can’t find because by the time we get the list, all the stores have limited selection.

  • tangie c
    Jul 28, 2008 at 8:06 am

    My favorite part of back to school is new clothes for me and the kids! My least favorite is that I don’t always have enough money for all of the things that we need! I’m a teacher, so back to school means back to work for me, which of course, is always hard!

  • Nicol
    Jul 28, 2008 at 8:11 am

    I HATE back to school shopping. what I hate the most, crowds! Too many people examining the pencil lead to see if it will write. Sometimes I just want to yell at them to pick up a package and move onto the markers. I wish it was easier to shop for school!

  • Michelle
    Jul 28, 2008 at 8:11 am

    I love when school supplies go on sale for cheap this time of year. Not only can I stock up on stuff for my kids, but we also take the time to pick out items for the Operation Christmas Child boxes we put together each year.

  • melanie
    Jul 28, 2008 at 8:11 am

    My favorite thing is letting my son pick out his backpack. My least favorite thing is that really long sometimes outrageous list from the school. I mean how much glue does a 1st grader need (2 bottles and 22 glue sticks)? Most of it came home……

  • Kristan
    Jul 28, 2008 at 8:15 am

    I love getting school supplies, hate getting back into fall clothes after the freedom of summer clothes!

  • Valerie
    Jul 28, 2008 at 8:19 am

    I love back to school shopping. I home school, but we still have the annual shopping trip. I think the excitement of opening a new box of pencils, or using a brand new folder doesn’t disappear even when you are past that age!

  • Qtpies7
    Jul 28, 2008 at 8:23 am

    Ohhh, Mellissa and Doug Monster Bowling set! Cute!

  • Nicole (ikkinlala)
    Jul 28, 2008 at 8:23 am

    My favourite part of back to school shopping is getting fresh new things to use - I’ve loved buying notebooks and pens since I was a little kid.

    As a university student, the part I dislike is the cost of textbooks.

  • Linda
    Jul 28, 2008 at 8:23 am

    favorite part is CLOTHES shopping!
    Least favorite part is spending way too much money……lol

  • Lindsie
    Jul 28, 2008 at 8:25 am

    I love just walking into the school aisle and smelling that smell of new school supplies!

  • Christina
    Jul 28, 2008 at 8:32 am

    We homeschool year round, so we buy as needed! Let me tell ya, WE ARE IN THE NEEDED PHASE!!! Pleae, enter moi…

  • Emma
    Jul 28, 2008 at 8:37 am

    I love the great deals and the tax free shopping weekends!

  • Lisa
    Jul 28, 2008 at 8:52 am

    I always loved the first day of school and the smell of new erasers…
    Stormy5475@aol.com

  • Beth
    Jul 28, 2008 at 8:59 am

    My favorite part of shopping for school supplies is the SMELL! It reminds me of my freshly-packed school bag at the beginning of a new school year. That combination of waxy crayons, woodsy pencils, rubbery erasers, and the ink on paper…mmmm. :) It smells like Potential.

  • Zephra
    Jul 28, 2008 at 9:03 am

    I Hate searching for that odd colored folder the teacher requires. Shopping with 4 kids is hard enough as it is.

  • Dani'
    Jul 28, 2008 at 9:03 am

    This looks cool. My kids are already in school, started July 21. They got most of what they needed this year but last year was a disaster. Walmart and most other stores around town had folders. Folders with pockets or folders with brads, but not folders with brads AND pockets like all the school specified. Picture aisles of frazzled parents mumbling and digging through everything searching for them.

  • april
    Jul 28, 2008 at 9:07 am

    I hate taking the kids clothes shopping. It never fails, they grow 4 inches over the summer and then I have to listen to them whine while they try on 2 dozen things

  • Tammy
    Jul 28, 2008 at 9:10 am

    My favorite part of back to school shopping is finding the best bargains — if I can find 5¢ notebooks, I have a grin on my face for a week!

  • Alison
    Jul 28, 2008 at 9:21 am

    Wow! That site is so cool! I am going back to school and need supplies, so this would be a perfect prize for me! LOL Thanks for offering this prize!

  • Suzanne B. (CrunchyGreenMom)
    Jul 28, 2008 at 9:22 am

    I LOVE to sit on the floor and divide up everyone’s supplies. They put them in their backpacks, everything smells new and promising!

  • Terra Heck
    Jul 28, 2008 at 9:25 am

    I could use these for my son. I have to say that I like to see the new products or designs. I also love the sales. It’s great to get school products at a cheap price.

  • Mo
    Jul 28, 2008 at 9:31 am

    My favorite part of back to school shopping is seeing all the fresh, clean notebooks and unsharpened pencils. It feels like a new start.

  • Belinda P
    Jul 28, 2008 at 9:33 am

    I love finding great deals. I don’t like not being able to find some of things on the list. Thanks for the great giveaway!

  • Kimberly V.
    Jul 28, 2008 at 9:40 am

    My least favorite part is the $$$ it costs for supplies and clothing.

    My favorite part is that my husband gets a 1/2 day off once a month and when the kids are in school that means we have from about 11 AM - about 3:30 PM for just US and no kids. We never get out as a couple so the only time we can do couple things (lunch, a movie…) is when he has half days. It doesn’t work in the summer when they kids are home. Then it’s a family thing.

  • Elizabeth Fuson
    Jul 28, 2008 at 9:42 am

    I love back to school shopping. Probably because I loved school so much. New clothes, new school stuff, what’s not to love? Enter me please. I have 2 in school this year. Thanks!

  • Nikki
    Jul 28, 2008 at 9:47 am

    homeschooling mom of 6 here!!
    We are shopping away for our supplies
    Please enter me

    Nikki
    Angelheart135@aol.com

    Come and enter my contest

    You can win lesson plans for
    apples, 2008 Election or Math games

    http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Angelheart/

  • Rhonda Mason
    Jul 28, 2008 at 9:48 am

    I love surprising the grandkids with bags of supplies. Its so much fun listening to them ohh & ahh over everything! And thanks to the internet Grammy is “up” on the latest trends! They LOVE that! Thanks for hosting!

  • Leesy
    Jul 28, 2008 at 9:49 am

    Unfortunately, my least favorite part about back to school shopping is the cost–I have 5 kids in school, plus one still too young. It all adds up fast.

  • Stephanie
    Jul 28, 2008 at 9:52 am

    The thing I love most about school shopping is how excited my son gets about paper or crayons or whatever. I just wish I got that excited about such things!!

  • Susan C
    Jul 28, 2008 at 9:57 am

    I am a student, and I love shopping and picking out cool notebooks. My least favorite is knowing I will soon be back at school.

  • christina
    Jul 28, 2008 at 10:07 am

    Lol…. I love back to school shopping because of all the sales but more so because

    I reminds me of when I was younger and my mom would take us store to store so that we could find the perfect knapsack and notebooks!

  • Jennifer
    Jul 28, 2008 at 10:19 am

    We don’t have the option to purchase these, since we homeschool. But this is a nice giveaway. I would say my favorite part of back to school shopping is shopping when the supplies are on sale and letting my kids pick what they want and not worrying about spending to much money.

  • kristenkj
    Jul 28, 2008 at 10:21 am

    My favorite parts, hands down, is the smell of school supplies…crayons and pencils smell fantastic!!! Thanks for the chance to win!

  • monica
    Jul 28, 2008 at 10:23 am

    My favorite part is getting in on the good sales! monk5@charter.net

  • Go Amie
    Jul 28, 2008 at 11:03 am

    I have no favorite part of back to school shopping; I hate pretty much all shopping!

  • Alaina
    Jul 28, 2008 at 11:17 am

    Well, my boys are just starting preschool this year so I haven’t had to do back to school shopping yet. :) But I’m looking forward to finding some great deals!

  • Katie
    Jul 28, 2008 at 11:24 am

    I love all the deals that they offer. Thanks

  • Beckie
    Jul 28, 2008 at 11:30 am

    I love waiting for the clearance sales *we are homeschoolers, LOL* and going in and snatching up all the lovely markers, crayons and pencils ;)

  • Sandra
    Jul 28, 2008 at 11:34 am

    My favorite part is just the fact that it is a new beginning…with a brand new notebook, pencils and erasers… just the smell of the supplies makes me wish I was back in school again!

    owatz (AT) telus (DOT) net

  • Debra Ford
    Jul 28, 2008 at 11:45 am

    I actually love back to school shopping. I’m a teacher myself, and I always get the feeling that September gives the whole family the opportunity for a brand new start….a fresh beginning. It’s a great feeling knowing you have the chance do great things in the upcoming year!

    Thanks for the generous giveaway. Who couldn’t use wonderful supplies?

  • danandmarsh
    Jul 28, 2008 at 11:48 am

    My best part of shopping for school supplies is getting it done!! :)

  • Sara Breuninger
    Jul 28, 2008 at 12:00 pm

    my favorite part of shopping in general is finding great deals!

  • Erin
    Jul 28, 2008 at 12:16 pm

    As a teacher, I love back to school shopping because it lets me know that school is right around the corner…which is a little sad too. :)

  • janie
    Jul 28, 2008 at 12:37 pm

    my favorite part is having it all over and done with. this year that won’t happen until after openhouse for my son. that should be sometime teh week before school starts. he’s in middle school and they don’t publish a list like the elementary schools do

  • Angela Palmer
    Jul 28, 2008 at 12:45 pm

    I love school supply bargains… I hate uniform shopping. Nothing fits right and the stores are just crazy.

  • Melissa
    Jul 28, 2008 at 12:46 pm

    My favorite part is stocking up with the great deals. My least favorite part is buying something on the supply list that is difficult to find and the kids never end up using!

  • Estelle Steenbergen
    Jul 28, 2008 at 12:47 pm

    My least favorite part is school clothes shopping. Ugh, my soon to be 13 year old is sooo picky. She just HAS to have the coolest and lastest styles of clothes. Lucky for me she’s not so picky about notebooks and folders and such, so I can at least get a little break there.

  • Debbie
    Jul 28, 2008 at 12:50 pm

    I love school supplies! I teach 4th grade, and my own kids are not old enough for school yet, so I just love all the good deals!

  • Teri
    Jul 28, 2008 at 12:59 pm

    As a teacher, I still get excited about back-to-school shopping! I get so happy making a pencil box full of goodies for each of my preschoolers. I hate the fact that school supplies are out right after the 4th of July, though…isn’t that a depressing way to celebrate the summer being half-over? At least wait until August, please?

  • Tiffany
    Jul 28, 2008 at 1:11 pm

    I have two to buy for this year- this would be so great!

  • ppreacherswife
    Jul 28, 2008 at 1:12 pm

    ALL of it is my favorite. I LOVE school supplies. I go crazy when shopping for my kids, THEY tell ME to slow down!

  • Mary_Freebies
    Jul 28, 2008 at 1:12 pm

    Guess what! I am going back to university next September. *Gasp!* I actually can’t wait to shop for school supplies. I don’t care, but I love those copybooks and all the cute supplies.
    What? I am old for this stuff? NOOO!

  • carol
    Jul 28, 2008 at 1:17 pm

    Great prize! I would love to win this. It would really help with our long list of supplies this year that need to be bought. I love back to school shopping, it’s a fun time for me and my kids together and Iam always excited to see which bags and lunch boxes they pick. Thanks for a chance.

  • majellamom
    Jul 28, 2008 at 1:18 pm

    I always loved getting new school supplies as a kid, and I’m really looking forward to school supplies for my kids. We are homeschooling our eldest starting this fall, so I am sure we would love this set!

    The thing that was the worst for me at school shopping time was - since my mom is a teacher, she would always have a zillion really bad quality really ugly pencils…I always had the worst looking pencils…sometimes with chew marks from other people! YUCK!

  • Mommie Daze
    Jul 28, 2008 at 1:19 pm

    Well, I always see the back to school stuff in the stores and want to buy it, but I don’t have anyone in school yet. There’s just something about new pencils, and blank notebooks waiting to be written in. A new year of fresh starts and possibilities. If I win this I have some friends I’ll give it too.

  • Heather
    Jul 28, 2008 at 1:20 pm

    Well, basically I hate back to school shopping because it means my kids are going to be gone all the time - and I’ll become Mom’s taxi service again. But if I HAD to pick a favorite part - I guess it would be clothes shopping with my daughters for their new back to school clothes.

  • Soha Molina
    Jul 28, 2008 at 1:30 pm

    My favorite part is the clothes shopping, my least favorite part is when my daughter is tired and we still have a lot more shopping to do, FOR HER.

  • Sarah
    Jul 28, 2008 at 1:36 pm

    We’re fairly new to back to school shopping, but my favorite part is getting those rock bottom prices (5 cents for a box of crayons?)!
    sdyjak@gmail.com

  • Shilo Beedy
    Jul 28, 2008 at 1:39 pm

    My favorite is helping he pick out school supplies. My least favorite is the busy store isles with so many people.

  • Kam A
    Jul 28, 2008 at 1:45 pm

    My favorite part of back to school shopping is buying clothes for my son. I love helping him pick out things!

  • Leslie S.
    Jul 28, 2008 at 1:45 pm

    I can not stand the crowds.People will push and shove for the good deals.

  • Sue
    Jul 28, 2008 at 1:49 pm

    I think I love the ‘potential’ of those brand new clean notebooks and shiny new binders … Ready for all that fun and knowledge (hopefully!). Not so sure my children love ‘em as much as I do though :)

  • Carol
    Jul 28, 2008 at 1:53 pm

    I love shopping for my kids, especially when they want to go eagerly!

  • Cassandra
    Jul 28, 2008 at 1:56 pm

    I love snagging good deals and stocking up on school supplies and checking out the new trendy items–it is quite reminiscent of my own school days.

  • Michelle
    Jul 28, 2008 at 2:09 pm

    My favorite part is finding good clothing deals for my daughter!

  • Toni
    Jul 28, 2008 at 2:14 pm

    I love the great deals you get during the back to school sales

  • Chelsey
    Jul 28, 2008 at 2:25 pm

    I love school supplies — new pens, pencils, books etc and finding good deals on clothes for the kids!

  • Sandy
    Jul 28, 2008 at 2:35 pm

    I homeschool..so the best part is getting only what I want to get! Yeah… =)

  • Ginny
    Jul 28, 2008 at 2:46 pm

    My least favorite part is actually trying to find items in stock. The deals end up getting so good that you can’t find the stuff you need. I’ve already experienced that with the folders & notebooks my daughter needs for 6th grade & it isn’t even aug yet, ugh!

  • Jill K. (Little One's Baby Gifts)
    Jul 28, 2008 at 3:07 pm

    Being a teacher, my least favorite part of back to school shopping is that it means my summer at home with my boys is coming to an end.

    Thank you!

  • Kelly T.
    Jul 28, 2008 at 3:14 pm

    With the prices of school supplies these days I can certainly use this.

  • Jean@workingmomma247
    Jul 28, 2008 at 3:14 pm

    I’ve been looking for this site forever! I could not think of the name of it. I need all the school supply help I can get for 2 boys.
    My favorite back to school shopping thing is for sure the clothes shopping even if it’s not for me!

  • amy delong
    Jul 28, 2008 at 3:35 pm

    I love shopping for the clothes!

  • Amber S.
    Jul 28, 2008 at 3:37 pm

    I actually love shopping for school supplies! I love getting great bargains and the supply sales that are held just can’t be beat!

  • Kristine
    Jul 28, 2008 at 4:03 pm

    I’m a little nerdy and always liked school supply shopping and getting my backpack all ready with my stuff. Now that I’m a mom I still love to go school supply shopping! Not sure that my kids feel the same way I did, though.

  • Audrey
    Jul 28, 2008 at 4:20 pm

    My favorite part of shopping is getting new things. I get tired of the same old stuff and love the freshness of having those new items. I know the kids enjoy the new supplies also.

  • Storm
    Jul 28, 2008 at 4:26 pm

    I love all the bargains that can be found this time of year! (as evidenced by Mommy’s new laptop that’s on the way from Dell! LOL)

  • Amber @ BGH
    Jul 28, 2008 at 4:49 pm

    Neat! As a homeschooling mom, I have it a little easier with school supplies (like I don’t have to supply some other teacher with kleenex and red pens because I AM the teacher!) but we still need all the basic stuff, too. I love shopping for school supplies but not the actual shopping part - it’s the NEW-ness of the stuff. I’m a weirdo when it comes to new pads of paper and unopened pencils. Breathe it in. Smile.
    One of the things I miss about growing up in public school is the back to school shopping for supplies, backpacks, school clothes, etc - so I try to do all the back to school stuff for my kids, too. Even though we just finished one year two weeks earlier and are moving right into the next after a short break. It lets us get in on the excitement, too. :)
    Thanks for the giveaway!

  • Karen
    Jul 28, 2008 at 5:08 pm

    We are just entering the school supply party this year as my son enters Kindergarten. I have been watching sales and stocking up as we go along, because his school doesn’t give the lists until the first day of school so we have NO IDEA what he will actually need. I figure they don’t expire, so I just stock up on all the good deals as I see them;) Thanks!

  • Kirsten T
    Jul 28, 2008 at 5:26 pm

    What a great idea! My favorite part is finding really great sales. My least favorite parts are the crowds and taking the list of suggested items the school sends home, buying the stuff, sending it in to school only to have half of it sent back home. They should update their lists!

  • Shelly
    Jul 28, 2008 at 5:32 pm

    I love when the stores start all of the sales and I can get supplies REALLY cheap!

  • Smellyann
    Jul 28, 2008 at 5:33 pm

    I LOVE back to school shopping! I adore all the new supplies. Going over them with the kids is so much fun. I still get giddy and excited! Great giveaway! Thanks, I hope I win! Stop by and enter mine, too!

  • Fedora
    Jul 28, 2008 at 5:56 pm

    Oh how fun! We’ve been doing some school supply shopping to fill some extra backpacks for kids who can’t afford new ones, and our kids have been having a blast helping to pick supplies out for other kids. Thanks for the giveaway!

  • Diana
    Jul 28, 2008 at 6:14 pm

    Well, I’m new to this, first year for us but so far, it’s been the incredibly excited look on my daughters face when she’s looking at all of the school stuff! So cute!

  • Kristen
    Jul 28, 2008 at 6:26 pm

    Thanks, this is great!

    ryankristenwilson@msn.com

  • Peculiar
    Jul 28, 2008 at 6:31 pm

    We homeschool, but obviously, we still need school supplies. These would work just fine for us. What I like about school shopping is the fact that I can come school shopping before the public/private school crowds or after because my girls are home and there is no deadline. I usually stock up and keep a supply closet at home so that I’m not in the packed aisles at the store. I hate that, and most of the time, there is some weird supply on the teacher list that you can’t find anyway, and it’s frustrating. On homeschool mommy/teacher’s list, I know what I need for them, and I know what I’m looking for. No frustration. It’s been great to be back homeschooling again. That’s my story. Thanks for the chance to win.

  • Stephanie
    Jul 28, 2008 at 6:34 pm

    This is easy for me. I’m a teacher in a Title 1 school. I buy supplies for 30 kids! I LOVE B2S shopping because I get to buy all the supplies for my class.

  • Mechelle
    Jul 28, 2008 at 6:37 pm

    I love back to school shopping because it always reminds me how much I used to love school. It was always so exciting getting pick out that special notebook or folder.
    The only thing I hate now is that my daughters school waits so long to post the list of needed supplies so we have to scrounge around at the last minute.

  • Shay
    Jul 28, 2008 at 6:42 pm

    The best thing about back to school shopping is that I get a stippen from my school to shop with!

  • Rebecca
    Jul 28, 2008 at 6:45 pm

    I LOVED getting new school supplies as a kid. There’s nothing like a new box of crayons. I HATE the crowded back to school aisles at Walmart!! What a creative prize! Thanks for the opportunity to win!!

  • Amity
    Jul 28, 2008 at 6:54 pm

    My favorite part about back to school shopping is the new fresh and crisp school supplies..I am quite obsessed actually..hehe.

  • Karen
    Jul 28, 2008 at 7:17 pm

    My least favorite part of back-to school shopping is trying to decipher the supply list. I mean, just what in the world is a “Spacesaver box”????

  • Chrysa
    Jul 28, 2008 at 7:25 pm

    I like seeing the new products that are out each year for back-to-school.

  • Darcy from LWM3B
    Jul 28, 2008 at 7:29 pm

    Ohhhh… I know some boybarians that would go gaga over something like this in the mail.

    Thanks for this give-away! Hope I win. :)

  • Tiff@Three Peas
    Jul 28, 2008 at 7:37 pm

    Count me in. School will be back in session befoe you know it!

  • Tonya
    Jul 28, 2008 at 7:38 pm

    My daughter is starting Kindergarten this year so I don’t have many experiances. I love taking her to pick out the little things she likes ( I always liked picking out my folders and stuff with the cute designs) So far my least favorite is not getting a school supply list untilt he first week of school! Im a planner and would like to have it done!

  • Stacy
    Jul 28, 2008 at 7:52 pm

    I just love how excite kids can get about going back to school when they can get nifty new supplies.

  • Heidi
    Jul 28, 2008 at 7:53 pm

    My favorite part of school shopping is watching the kiddos get all excited about what they want to buy to wear. The least favorite: Spending the money of course!

  • Ann
    Jul 28, 2008 at 8:00 pm

    what a great idea. my oldest is only 4 1/2 so I haven’t had to officially go school supply shopping yet. But that doesn’t mean I don’t make up an exscuse to go. Just today I was at Office Depot checking out all there great deals on school supplies. I know next year this will come in handy.

  • Alyce
    Jul 28, 2008 at 8:31 pm

    I get excited about school shopping because it brings back memories of how enthusiastic I was as a kid to start each new school year.

  • Heather
    Jul 28, 2008 at 8:42 pm

    I love snagging all the bargains I can as I homeschool my kids. The crayons and markers ect - also make great last minute gifts when your child is unexpectely invited to a birthday party!

  • Kathleen
    Jul 28, 2008 at 8:45 pm

    I’ve always loved back-to-school shopping for all the pens and pencils and crayons and paper and erasers and markers and EVERYTHING. When I was a kid, my favorite stores were office supply store. I guess probably it would have really been art stores, but my mom managed an office, not an art school, so I made do with what I had available to me. :)

    Of course, then I didn’t want to USE any of it…

  • Janice J
    Jul 28, 2008 at 8:45 pm

    My least favorite part of back to school shopping is the cost, with 4 kids to buy for it does get expensive. I try to buy a few things each week in the summer, things I think they will need.
    Thanks for the giveaway!

  • Redneck Diva
    Jul 28, 2008 at 9:16 pm

    School supplies are expensive! I LOVE the idea of getting supplies shipped right to me!

  • Jessica C
    Jul 28, 2008 at 9:17 pm

    I love how the stores lower prices for a week or two I grabbed so many 5 cent notebooks we should be good on that all year.

  • Lisa Sharp
    Jul 28, 2008 at 9:33 pm

    My least favorite is the lack of eco-friendly items. I don’t buy them for my kids as I don’t have any but my husband just got a job as a teacher in a small school so I’m sure he can find a kid that really needs supplies!

  • World's Greatest Mommy
    Jul 28, 2008 at 9:57 pm

    My favorite part is buying new crayons. I usually tuck in an extra box for myself. I just love fresh new crayons.

  • michelle b.
    Jul 28, 2008 at 10:13 pm

    Well my kids are homeschooled but I love buy school supplies at really cheap prices.

  • misty
    Jul 28, 2008 at 10:22 pm

    Fave part - who doesn’t like new things? Least favorite - the cost. Thanks so much for the opportunity.

  • Lucie
    Jul 28, 2008 at 11:23 pm

    I love back-to-school shopping the first three times or so. After going back again and again and not finding what we need, that’s when it gets frustrating. For the most part it is a fun time to spend individual time with my children - and having 4 that is so important.

    Please enter me in this contest! Thank you.

    Blessings,
    Lucie

  • melissa c
    Jul 28, 2008 at 11:25 pm

    favorite part is getting a new planner for the year and worst has to be the how much money it can cost

  • Caryn B
    Jul 28, 2008 at 11:42 pm

    Least favorite part…the expense…favorite part? Shopping for new items…

  • Michelle
    Jul 29, 2008 at 12:27 am

    My favorite part of shopping is seeing the new styles.

    -Shelly
    http://shellydelight.etsy.com
    http://myspace.com/shellydelightjewelry
    shellydelight@gmail.com

  • Jaime C.
    Jul 29, 2008 at 12:41 am

    The best thing about back to school shopping is the fashion show the kids put on after they get all their new clothes!

  • Molly Capel
    Jul 29, 2008 at 1:05 am

    My fave part of school shopping is stocking up on CHEAP essentials- crayons, pencils & paper.

    I dislike looking for backpacks, though. It is hard to please the 4 of my 5 boys that are in school.

  • Kim
    Jul 29, 2008 at 1:47 am

    It’s funny but even though we “Homeschool” we still get VERY excited about walking down the school supply aisle and smelling the erasers and touching the rulers and getting a new box of crayons. Okay I”ll stop I’m starting to get excited again. It was my favorite part of school growing up lol. That and picking out your new lunch pale. With 3 kids homeschooling we would gladly take that off your hands lol. Count me in!
    blessings,
    Kim

  • Sweetpeas
    Jul 29, 2008 at 5:07 am

    We homeschool, but I still make sure to take advantage of the sales & stock up on stuff we’ll need during the year. I always love me a good bargain!

  • Sonya
    Jul 29, 2008 at 5:26 am

    My favorite part: new backpacks (when needed, those Lands End and LLBean packs last forever!)

    Least favorite: specific needs (like: graphing composition notebook )

  • Leah
    Jul 29, 2008 at 5:40 am

    We homeschool, but I LOVE shopping for school supplies. I take advantage of this time of the year to stock up on lots of goodies. I love seeing fresh new notebooks and pencils and crayons in nice clean pencil boxes. :-)

    I do NOT like getting in the crowd to dig through bins for the bargain stuff!

  • Nessa
    Jul 29, 2008 at 5:58 am

    My favorite part of back to school shopping is shopping for supplies. I get giddy around freshly sharpened pencil, lol. I love organizational supplies, so folders, boxes, binders they are all kinda my thing.

    My least favorite part is school CLOTHES shopping. Ick! Makes me sad just typing about it. My son thinks his butt looks big in everything and my daughter wants to be a nudist. It makes for quite an experience trying to clothes shop with them.

  • Richelle F
    Jul 29, 2008 at 6:04 am

    I’ve always loved getting new school supplies. There is just something about a fresh notebook and new pencils!

  • Liz
    Jul 29, 2008 at 6:04 am

    I love back to school clothes shopping. It’s the expense I don’t like.
    fivewinks at cox dot net

  • diane d.
    Jul 29, 2008 at 6:08 am

    I love the Staples commercial that comes on this time of year with the father going through the store happily collecting school supplies and singing . . . “it’s the most wonderful time of the year . . .” :)

    Thanks for such a great giveaway! :)

  • Piseco
    Jul 29, 2008 at 6:16 am

    I don’t have a funny story… but we do always stock up on notebooks to last us the year, and sometimes longer!

  • Angie
    Jul 29, 2008 at 6:17 am

    My least fav. part is when there is that one obscure item that you just can’t find. Like a plastic 3 brad folder in BLUE, it’s gotta be blue and you can find every color of the rainbow but blue!

    Love it! I’d love to be entered!

    Thanks,
    Angie

  • Kimberly
    Jul 29, 2008 at 6:48 am

    My favorite part is that all of our schools have finally gone to uniforms (yea!). My least favorite part is that the schools always publish the school supply list and I try to get a head start but then each individual teacher has their own list (completely different, of course!).
    Thanks for the chance to win your great giveaway!

  • Gretchen H
    Jul 29, 2008 at 7:12 am

    We homeschool and this is right up our alley. I hope we win.

    Have a bloggy day

  • Colleen
    Jul 29, 2008 at 7:40 am

    My favorite part is lining up all the pencils and notebooks, everything fresh and new. Yes, I’m a dork, but I still love the smell of new books! Hope you have a great week!

  • Mary Emma Allen
    Jul 29, 2008 at 7:42 am

    I haven’t done back-to-school shopping for some time, but may have to this year for the grandchildren since my daughter is very ill. This will bring back memories of the thrill of school shopping in my childhood. My sister and I always got new “back-to-school” dresses. (Yes, girls HAD to wear skirts and dresses in those days, not pants, jeans or shorts.)

  • April D
    Jul 29, 2008 at 8:19 am

    Maybe I am weird, but I love every part of school shopping! I get all giddy shopping for pens and pencils and stuff like that! I can spend hours at office supply stores just wandering around. My least favorite part? School clothes shopping with my 6 year old because he HATES it. Would love to be entered in your giveaway, thanks so much!

  • Susan Sunderlin
    Jul 29, 2008 at 8:27 am

    What a perfent idea!
    When I go back to school shopping, I love buying Mommy (me!!) a new set of pens or markers, always on sale, to unlock my inner child!

  • Sara Adams
    Jul 29, 2008 at 8:50 am

    I love back to school clothes shopping. Thanks!

  • amy
    Jul 29, 2008 at 9:01 am

    i love the new smell of all the aupplies :) thanks! aebg1974 at bellsouth dot net

  • Vicky
    Jul 29, 2008 at 9:03 am

    Wow, so glad I found this blog. I have a teen (leaving for college in less than two weeks) and a tween, who is starting jr high in a couple weeks. Yes, Yes, YEs, i can use school supplies. And, you are now part of my google reader list!!!

  • tammy mcmurray
    Jul 29, 2008 at 9:15 am

    Boy,this is a great idea.I have four kids and back to school shopping can become overwhelming but it’s worth it to see how excited the kids get with their new supplies.I love to shop for goodies very early in the year and get the folders for 10 / $1 or ruled paper dirt cheap.I love the glittery pencils for my daughter.It brings back some good memories from my own youth.Thanks for this great opportunity to win.

  • CMerie
    Jul 29, 2008 at 9:18 am

    I’m weird. I just love shopping for supplies. I like looking at all the pencils and pens and paper and folders.

  • Nancy
    Jul 29, 2008 at 9:24 am

    I like finding the supplies really cheap.

  • yessenia c.
    Jul 29, 2008 at 9:24 am

    well this one time about two years ago i went back to school shopping on one of those days where everything is on sale so it was completely PACKED, one thing you should know..i’m a very clumsy person i trip a lot over my own shoelaces or on air hehe really that’s true so don’t make fun of me, actually you can it’s okay i don’t mind hehe, um.. i was looking for a three inch binder that we were required to get and i had such a hard time trying to find one because pretty much all they had were one inch binders, but then i saw it way high up on this shelf thing and because i’m five two i couldn’t reach all the way up there, which was about a foot higher than i could reach, i saw this little ladder somewhere off to the side so i got it and started to climb it…well i kinda might have leaned a little too far on one side of it so it ended up tipping over and causing me to fall right on these stacks of sheets of college ruled paper!!!! it was sooo embarrassing especially since it happened in front of some people from school it was horrible but after getting over the fact that it was so embarrassing i just laughed along with everyone else : )

    great give away hope to win!!!

  • Sandra
    Jul 29, 2008 at 9:55 am

    I make it easy by purchasing next years supplies when things go on clearance. No mad rush!!

  • brandi
    Jul 29, 2008 at 10:03 am

    I love the deals find like 1 glue and pencils 5 cent paper packs ect

  • Melissa
    Jul 29, 2008 at 10:04 am

    My favorite part of back to school shopping is buying school supplies. I just get so excited seeing new crayons, pencils, and erasers!

  • One Scrappy Gal
    Jul 29, 2008 at 10:25 am

    I’ve got a little princess about to start kindergarten and a little boy going to a special needs program. This would be a great start to the school supply shopping for them. A wonderful giveaway. Here’s hoping!!

  • sue Thompson
    Jul 29, 2008 at 10:50 am

    Love back to school shopping, the bargains, the smells of new paper and the new beginnings!!

    Thanks for the chance to win

    Sue
    marklovessue@numail.org

  • Audra Marie
    Jul 29, 2008 at 11:14 am

    My kids and I love new office/school supplies. We get excited over new pens, new notebooks, etc. I know - totally weird. Simple pleasures I guess. :) This is a great supply pack. :)

    Thanks for the chance to win! :)

  • Dddiva
    Jul 29, 2008 at 11:29 am

    UGH what I hate about back to school shopping is every dang body thinking they are the only people in the world taking up whole aisles and sticking stuff wherever if they decide not to get it. People are rude, obnoxious and clueless. And of course they NEVER have everything on the list, not one store, not one time.
    She loves it so much we are having a giveaway of our own and she is personally picking out a backpack and bunch of supplies for the winner.
    Would love to win some I didn’t have to pay for myself so am entering yours. :)
    What I love is that the littlest Diva ADORES everything about it touching stuff, picking it out, smelling it for crying out loud.

  • Charity
    Jul 29, 2008 at 11:46 am

    I love getting it all done in one trip.

    Thanks

  • Josie
    Jul 29, 2008 at 1:11 pm

    My favorite part of back to school shopping is all the pens and markers go on sale! I’m such a nerd, I love those things! lol.

  • Shannon
    Jul 29, 2008 at 1:21 pm

    I just love back to school shopping, not the fighting with the crowds, but I LOVE to replenish all the crafty goods my kids have used over the last year. Nothing like new bottles of glue, full boxes of crayons and new construction paper!!!

  • Alka
    Jul 29, 2008 at 1:39 pm

    I like shopping around for the best deals at back-to-school time but the crowds stink at the end of it. IT really hurts when the prices go up a couple weeks before school starts! New stationary is always pleasing.

    Thank you!

  • Elizabeth P
    Jul 29, 2008 at 2:36 pm

    I love the return to routines, the new of everything.

  • Mia J.
    Jul 29, 2008 at 2:49 pm

    This is my first year getting school supplies so I am looking forward to getting a lot of nice new supplies and am hoping to get some good deals. It would be awesome to be able to win some of the things we need.

  • Peggy Gorman
    Jul 29, 2008 at 3:38 pm

    My favorite time of year,all the back to school shopping ,new clothes, the start of all new friends. Great giveaway, count me in

  • marybeth i.
    Jul 29, 2008 at 3:54 pm

    I like trying to hit the sales! The lists get longer each year.

  • Christina
    Jul 29, 2008 at 3:54 pm

    My least fav part of back to school shopping is the huge crowds.

  • geri
    Jul 29, 2008 at 3:59 pm

    Please include me!!!! Great giveaway!
    Thanks
    gerijones64@hotmail.com

    I hate the mess people leave while digging thru supplies at the mega sales!!! I feel like I need to clean before I shop!

  • Tabitha
    Jul 29, 2008 at 4:08 pm

    I actually love shopping for school supplies. I try to buy extra things when I see them on sale during the year so that when the big rush hits I don’t have to do as much. But…I could spend all day just looking at paper products and writing utensils!! I only have one in school this year but I bought some fun at home school supplies for my little one too:)

  • Erin
    Jul 29, 2008 at 4:38 pm

    This is my first year as a school aged mom, and I haven’t even begun shopping. The hubby is going to kill me when he see’s the bills this month. I love letting my 5 yr old pick out her own things, but I don’t like paying for them!

    Thanks for the great contest

  • Sherri B.
    Jul 29, 2008 at 5:39 pm

    My least favorite part of school shopping are the teacher lists. I know that they are supposed to be helpful, but most of the time my kids don’t even use the stuff on their lists. Plus, does it really matter that much if the binder is 2″ or 3″? Also, the expense gets worse each year!!!!

  • Dan Smith
    Jul 29, 2008 at 5:55 pm

    Prices for school supplies are reasonable

  • Jennifer Saake, author, Hannah's Hope: Seeking God's Heart in the Midst of Infertility, Miscarriage & Adoption Loss
    Jul 29, 2008 at 6:40 pm

    I love to see the excitement on my kids faces as they feel and smell and see all their new supplies for the new year. :)

  • Susan Smith
    Jul 29, 2008 at 6:54 pm

    I like letting my kids pick out their own school supplies

  • Jeanine
    Jul 29, 2008 at 7:07 pm

    what a great idea. My favorite part of back to school shopping is knowing that my daughter will be seeing her friends again soon and that makes her real happy. I hate how they get the list of supplies the first day of school and then have to fight the mobs to get a 1 1/2 inch (certain color) binder and the rest of the supplies.

  • Tara
    Jul 29, 2008 at 7:28 pm

    I always loved trying to match stuff. I always wanted to get the really cool folders lol Great giveaway! Trying to teach my little boy this year..

    cloudspassby78@yahoo.com

  • Bailey's Leaf
    Jul 29, 2008 at 7:33 pm

    Kid in preschool so truly, I’m a horrible mommy since I don’t buy her new school clothes.

    I do recall that school buying season had a smell. A very specific school type of smell. I can’t describe it, but the school smelled the same way. It can’t just be me that noticed it.

    Yuck. I hated that smell!

    Thank you!

  • Sarah Z
    Jul 29, 2008 at 7:42 pm

    Back to school shopping is like Christmas shopping.. too many people, long lines… yikes I am scared!

    Thank you!!

  • Leah
    Jul 29, 2008 at 8:27 pm

    My favorite part of school shopping was always the fresh set of crayolas. Thanks for a great giveaway!

  • Jackie @ Family Daze
    Jul 29, 2008 at 8:43 pm

    I love everything about buying school supplies. I love the smell of paper, all the pretty pens and pencils, new notebooks, etc. What I don’t like is how much it costs! I have seven kids in school!

  • Valerie
    Jul 29, 2008 at 9:16 pm

    Least favorite: Everything runs out quick!

  • Sharon Fairclough
    Jul 29, 2008 at 10:10 pm

    I love the purchasing of the new book bag, I also love when Target reduces their school supplies a few weeks after school start and I purchase enough stuff to last through the year

  • Tanya Moyer
    Jul 29, 2008 at 10:43 pm

    I actually like all the back-2-school shopping: school supplies, lunchboxes, backpacks, clothes. I enjoy it all. I don’t like the girls actually going back to school - I always miss them! We end up having such a great time over summer, that I’m always sad to see it end! Great giveaway! Thanks for offering it!
    ~Tanya
    the4moyers(at)msn(dot)com

  • kathy eller
    Jul 29, 2008 at 11:34 pm

    Something about the Going back to School season is so magical and bursting with possibilities.

  • Jennifer M
    Jul 30, 2008 at 12:12 am

    I have how crowded the stores are and all the inventory ends up in a jumbled mess.

  • judy brittle
    Jul 30, 2008 at 1:37 am

    My favorite part is finding all the great deals on school supplies this time of year. My worst is when you make a list of everything thats on sale and the store is out of most of the items.

  • Katie
    Jul 30, 2008 at 4:31 am

    I looove getting things cheap, that’s probably my favorite part of back to school shopping. 22 cent glue! 5 cent paper! 10 cent pencils! Heaven!

  • Jennifer Still
    Jul 30, 2008 at 4:55 am

    My least favorite part about back to school shopping is that it means that I’ll be without my babies all day again very soon. My favorite part is how excited they get over little things like lunch boxes.

  • Kristin