The start of the 2022 school year is likely to cost families more. A significant price increase is expected on certain products. So to save money, here are 4 tips to remember.
Who says Back to Schoolsaid buying news stationery for the pupils… And this year, the bill at the checkout for families is likely to be much higher than before. In question, the price spike energy and raw materials which continue to impact many sectors, such as stationery. Recently, at the microphone of RTLthe Oxford brand, the European leader in school notebooks, has announced that its products will cost between 20 and 25% more this year on supermarket shelves.
“To make a notebook, in addition to paper, you need cover, staple wire, a little glue. The metal has increased very strongly, the plastic film to surround the pallets has more than doubled”explained to our colleagues Martial Ardant, general manager of Hamelin who bought Oxford in the 80s. “The price of paper will double in the space of a year, so we have passed on some of these increases”, he adds. To cope with this price increase, some tricks exist for save money and spend less. Here they are :
Recycle what you already have
Before shopping for the start of the school year, it may be wise to To sort, with your children, in the school things you have at home. You may be surprised to see some supplies still in very good condition and sometimes even completely new.
Buy used or at a discount price
To save money on your back-to-school budget, you can bet on used shopping. There are various resale websites and apps like Vinted, Leboncoin or Rakuten.
Buying your supplies online on specialized sites in the sector can also be a good solution. The website Rentreediscount.com is a reference in the matter. As its name suggests, it offers low prices on thousands of products (notebooks, schoolbags, pens, etc.).
And if you prefer to spend nothing and do a good deed, you will certainly find your happiness on the site Geev. It allows to donating and exchanging items which we no longer use.
Clearance stores
To have even cheaper school supplies, it is also important to target the stores where you shop. The sign E.Leclerc is renowned for displaying low and fair prices. But there are also clearance stores where it is good to do business, such as Action, Stokomani or even Noz.
Group purchases
In several departments, parent-teacher associations offer to spend grouped orders with suppliers to lower the price of supplies. The FCPE, for example, has set up “school supply kits“.
For families with very modest incomes, there are also solidarity collections in several towns which have been set up in particular by La Croix Rouge and Emmaüs. All you have to do is check with your associations beforehand to find out the exact dates and locations.
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