The Back-to-School Shopping that Never Was
By Glinda
I’ll admit it.
I didn’t really do any back-to-school shopping.
Despite all the hype that builds up in August and September about needing to stock up on clothes, I asked myself, why? Besides, school started for us back in July.
I don’t live far from major shopping centers, so there was no marathon shopping trip needed due to lack of access. I could see how that might be an issue in smaller cities, but wouldn’t internet shopping be sort of a blessing in that case?
Also, I don’t live in an area of the country that has an early fall. In fact, there are Thanksgivings where we are able to still dress in sandals, capris, and short-sleeved shirts. So I felt utterly no compunction to buy a bunch of long sleeved shirts, sweatshirts, and pants when they would just take up valuable real esate in the Munchkin’s dresser until late October.
So I seem to be just sort of piecing his wardrobe for fall and winter here and there, whenever I see a good price. Can you say a pair of Skechers for $15? Or Ralph Lauren pants for $10? Yeah, patience rakes in the deals for sure.
But the sad part is, I’m still pretty sure he has a better wardrobe than I do.
September 11th, 2008 at 11:40 pm
I was stoked when I learned we didn’t have to buy any school supplies whatsoever–not even writing utensils–because our kids’ school provides it all. Then I was a little bit sad, because shopping for school supplies is a time-honored tradition.
We did, however, have to buy school clothes for my daughter since she doesn’t have a uniform this year. I gotta admit, it was pretty exciting.
September 12th, 2008 at 12:40 am
The only back-to-school shopping we used to do was for school supplies.
September 12th, 2008 at 1:03 am
I totally have the same philosophy. Grab while the getting is good, stash it like a chipmunk for when it fits, don’t face the crazy back-to-school crowds. We only ended up running out for (very few) supplies, we also had that on hand.
September 13th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
I usually try to buy when stuff is on sale, but we did do a little bit of back to school shopping this year. My kids’ wardrobes surpassed mine years ago… (and they’re only 4 and 6!) 🙂
September 13th, 2008 at 4:27 pm
I didn’t really see the stores go hot-wild with Back! To! SCHOOL! stuff this year either. I wonder if that’s because, given the economy, they didn’t expect most people to spend a ton on clothes.