The tax-free holiday starts Friday and goes through Sunday. Last year I decided not to battle the crowds, but I did go online and order some new uniforms for my kids, so I saved a little money.
Some people have said you get a better deal AFTER the tax holiday when items get discounted. Have you found that to be true?
Are you shopping tax-free this weekend?
Responses to “Is the tax-free holiday worth it?”
August 3rd, 2007 at 8:50 pm
…So I ventured out to Target with my daughter this evening to get school supplies for her and my son. It was crazy busy, and $138 later we still didn’t have the several packs of wide-ruled loose leaf notebook paper we needed. There was plenty of college-ruled paper to be had, but the lists say specifically NO COLLEGE RULE — retailers take note.
And I have to ask: Why do teachers ask for 12 of something when it comes in packs of 10. Need four erasers? They come in packs of three. And they want single subject notebooks that are at least 100 pages, but all the good deals are on the 70-page notebooks.
One more rant and then I’m done: Does my 4th-grade daughter really go through 74 pencils in one school year?
August 5th, 2007 at 12:20 pm
For me, not only is the tax-free weekend a great way to get bargains, but it gives me an incentive to buy extra school supplies to DONATE to the school. No, your child may not go through 74 pencils on her own, but do you realize how many supplies a teacher has to pay for out of her own pocket to get through the year? If a teacher requests more supplies than you think reasonable, it may be that you are keeping her from spending her own hard earned money to help educate your children. Personally, I think teachers are so underpaid it’s not funny, so whatever they ask for I am happy to buy. And over tax-free weekend I buy even more supplies and give it to the teacher, which they are grateful to receive.
August 3rd, 2007 at 7:47 pm
I don’t have children but I’ll be out shopping for clothes this weekend, though I’m not looking forward to the crowds. I don’t consider any discount less than 15% a “deal” but many stores are having end-of-season clearances and specials. Not paying sales tax on an item already on sale doesn’t hurt, especially if I have a coupon to go along with it. It helps that I troll the malls frequently to get ideas about what I want and what I need to keep an eye on so I can grab it once it is marked down.