tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post3919389548401737675..comments2024-02-11T02:09:23.512-08:00Comments on An Inch of Gray: Saving Money in a BindAnna Whiston-Donaldsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14921348961654008115noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-18926862156993724432010-11-10T07:19:09.876-08:002010-11-10T07:19:09.876-08:00I guess I am just an asshole because when I see 60...I guess I am just an asshole because when I see 60 glue sticks on a school supply list, I say, "Yeah... they're getting 10. And THAT'S generous." I've always said, I will NOT feel pressured to provide school supplies for the whole school. They can ask for donations. Sure. But that's like forcing an employee to donate to a charity because the boss deems it as worthy.<br /><br />Anyway, my point is, the way I save money on back-to-school is that I send in what I think my kids NEED and I just tell the teacher, when you run out let me know and I'll send more in. And I always do. Usually, the stuff they ask for is very minimal. I end up saving at least $10 per kid on extra supplies.<br /><br />This whole discussion is a thorn in my side.Gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00039056206420438194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-45098708914623608682010-11-07T17:50:55.899-08:002010-11-07T17:50:55.899-08:00I have to buy 60 glue sticks too! I must have just...I have to buy 60 glue sticks too! I must have just glanced at the list when I first read it because I thought it was more like 6. Big surprise when I started to check it off...Kate Coveny Hoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18006589284938683965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-10808211717111162642010-11-07T15:58:33.908-08:002010-11-07T15:58:33.908-08:00What the hell do they need 60 glue sticks for? Doe...What the hell do they need 60 glue sticks for? Does each kid have to bring 60 or is she buying for the whole class and another kid has to buy 60 bottles of Elmers? Crazy.Oona Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09951594171079633931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-7666987311788331912010-11-07T14:41:48.186-08:002010-11-07T14:41:48.186-08:00I love the first line of this post.
Also, what a ...I love the first line of this post.<br /><br />Also, what a brilliant idea. I'm totally checking thrift stores next fall. If, that is, I can remember.Stimeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09685801693683588805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-6320003894195920322010-11-06T22:36:27.999-07:002010-11-06T22:36:27.999-07:00Anna, that was my favorite bargain buy this year t...Anna, that was my favorite bargain buy this year too! I was so proud of myself when I walked through Staples and saw a binder for $8.50 but I didn't have to buy it because I had a 99 cent-er sitting at home!Diane at Perfectly Imperfect Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00028268946199140690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-32057988101233675142010-11-05T21:05:19.486-07:002010-11-05T21:05:19.486-07:00Oooo, oooo, cheap stuff at thrift stores!!! Thank...Oooo, oooo, cheap stuff at thrift stores!!! Thanks for the tip, I live for this stuff! I too, had made the same observation around back to school time. $8 for vinyl and cardboard? And that's just the solids!dearhearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05882095651280387809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-55823927878549778212010-11-05T17:16:53.682-07:002010-11-05T17:16:53.682-07:00Neglected to mention in my earlier rant...for a wh...Neglected to mention in my earlier rant...for a while, hand sanitizer was banned at our school. Apparently it's so flammable it can be used like a Molotov cocktail. We were tempted to do a science project comparing brands, but decided we all value our jobs. This was, of course, all considered in jest. We never really thought about it. It was a joke. I still value my job.Ellen aka Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892924619560880572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-77613248861312253882010-11-05T11:38:23.399-07:002010-11-05T11:38:23.399-07:00"use extra plastic grocery or newspaper bags ..."use extra plastic grocery or newspaper bags to pick up dog poop,". haha. Now I'll stop using dollar bills. sWaysToSavehttp://www.waystosavemoney.tvnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-69584033029942721152010-11-05T09:28:30.493-07:002010-11-05T09:28:30.493-07:00wow on that.
what a great idea. i have binders th...wow on that. <br />what a great idea. i have binders that i don't use anymore. i should donate them! brilliant!<br /><br />but 60 glue sticks?? <br /><br />do kids not just get their own school supplies?<br /><br />i can't imagine how expensive it is to be a teacher. 60 glue sticks probably covers all the kids who forget… or don't have one. nothing is more frustrating than doing a project with kids without the necessary supplies… but yikes. 60?purejoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07095975148508760030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-17045534967846694982010-11-05T09:27:39.239-07:002010-11-05T09:27:39.239-07:00Each year, when we put our supply lists together (...Each year, when we put our supply lists together (I teach fourth grade), I try to shave some things off. One, I hate how many markers and such go into landfills, and two, I hate clutter. <br /><br />We have nothing on our lists like wipes, baggies, or similar. Hate all that stuff. <br /><br />When my son was a kid, I'd sort through his supplies on the last day of school and save things for the following year. Less to buy. In second grade, he had to buy an index card box with tabs. It came home unused at year's end! Grrr! However, it has housed MY class' library cards ever since...<br /><br />I don't even put glue on our supply list, having collected half used glue bottles years ago, I find that's all I need. (Really, how much gluing should fourth graders be doing?) Sixty glue sticks? SIXTY? I think that teacher is taking the many extras and selling them on the school supply black market. That is just bizarre. (Hopefully she's recycling them with terracycle the way we do at our school.)<br /><br />Binders do breed! Every few years my brother cleans his office store room and donates to me the binders that are no longer needed. My kids only have one, and I wish their parents would buy the "heavy duty" type 'cause the others fall apart. But still it's just one. <br /><br />Anyway, so ends my school supply free association rant.<br /><br />And it's my day off...stop thinking about school!Ellen aka Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892924619560880572noreply@blogger.com