Many may still be wondering where and how school is going to happen, but the coronavirus could push Back to School spending to record levels.
TO HAPPEN -- BUT THECORONAVIRUS COULD PUSH BACK TOSCHOOL SPENDING TO RECORDLEVELS -- THATS ACCORDINGTO AN ANNUAL SURVEY BY THENATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION.MANDY GAITHER HAS SOME TIPS TOSAVE YOU MONEY.TIPS TO SAVE-PKG WHETHER IT'SBACK TO THE CLASSROOM -- ORBACK HOME WITH A COMPUTER --THIS SCHOOL YEAR WILL BE LIKENO OTHER -- WITH ALL THEUNCERTAINTY -- THE NATIONALRETAIL FEDERATION SAYS PARENTSWITH CHILDREN IN ELEMENTARYTHROUGH HIGH SCHOOL PLAN TOSPEND NEARLY 790-DOLLARS ONAVERAGE -- TOPPING LAST YEAR'SRECORD OF EXPECTED SPENDING.BUT, THERE ARE WAYS TO SAVE --FIRST -- SHOP NOW -- BACK TOSCHOOL SALES END THE FIRST WEEKIN SEPTEMBER AND BUY EXTRASUPPLIES, SAYS JENNY MARTIN OFTHE SOUTHERN SAVERS WEBSITE.JENNY MARTIN/"IT'S GOING TOSAVE YOU A LOT COME SPRING WHENNOTHING IS ON SALE" MARTIN SAYSTHIS TIME OF YEAR YOU'LL FINDPRICES THAT BEAT BLACK FRIDAYON THINGS LIKE PRINTERS ANDCOMPUTERS.SOME SITES OFFER REFURBISHEDMODELS -- WHICH CAN SAVE BIGBUCKS.AND DON'T FORGET THOSE COUPONS.JENNY MARTIN/"TARGET ANDSTAPLES ARE BOTH OFFERING 15%OFF COUPONS, WHEN YOU REGISTERON THEIR WEBSITE AS A TEACHERAND IT IS AVAILABLE FORHOMESCHOOL PARENTS" SPEND MOREFOR QUALITY ON SOME THINGSLIKE BINDERS AND BOOKBAGS --SOME COMPANIES OFFER LIFETIMEWARRANTIES -- DON'T SHELL OUTFOR YOUR KID'S FAVORITECHARACTER -- YOU'LL PAY FORTHAT -- AND KNOW WHAT YOURCHILD NEEDS FOR SCHOOL -- JENNYMARTIN/"A CHROMEBOOK VERSUS ALAPTOP, YOURE TALKING ABOUT A$300 DIFFERENCE, SO DON'T JUSTJUMPOFF TRYING TO GRAB THE BESTLAPTOP THAT YOU CAN, REALLYJUST FOCUS ON WHAT THEY NEED."FOR TODAY'S CONSUMER WATCH, I'MMANDY GAITHER.L-A'S ICONIC "BOB'S BIG BOY"
(Part 1 of 2) School districts are scrambling to insure the safe travel of children using buses even though social distancing..
