Back-to-School Shopping Guide: Where to Shop for Deals

The upcoming school year quickly approaches, which means parents are getting ready to purchase all the items their children need to be prepared for classes.

Looking around for the right deals can help you keep back-to-school shopping as affordable as possible. Rohnert Park-Cotati Patch takes a look at some of the sales you can find in local stores.

Target, 475 Rohnert Park Expy W, Rohnert Park, CA 94928

Target currently boasts many discounts on items you’re likely to find on your shopping list. If you’re in the market for new clothes for your children, kids’ tops start at $5 and kids’ bottoms at $10. Shoes were recently on sale for buy one get one free. Target also has backpacks starting at $12 and lunch bags for as low as $10.

If you’re shopping for a college-bound student, Target also has some deals for you. Examples are hangers for $2, shower caddies and laundry baskets for around $3 and a rolling drawer cart for about $11.

Walmart, 4625 Redwood Dr., Rohnert Park, CA 94928

Walmart is running specials for back to school and back to college. For students in grades K-12, you can snag deals like school uniforms with prices starting at $5.97, school supplies starting at 97 cents and backpacks that cost as little as $4.95.

If you’re getting a college student ready for the fall semester, there are plenty of deals you might want to check out. For instance, bedding starts at $34.88. Need to buy a new laptop for the school year? Walmart has some for $278.

Office Depot, 321 Rohnert Park Expy W, Rohnert Park, CA 94928

One trip to Office Depot and you could cross a lot of school supplies off of your shopping list.

Online Shopping

You might also want to consider signing up for online discount sites like Groupon.com, LivingSocial.com and NoMoreRack.com. Notifications will be delivered right to your email inbox to let you know about substantial discounts on everything from clothing and lunch bags to electronics. If there’s something on your list that’s a little too pricy in stores, you can try finding a discount on one of these sites so it doesn’t hurt your wallet as much.

Before You Hit the Stores

Prior to beginning your school shopping adventures, take a little bit of time to check out the websites of the stores you’re planning on going to. You can see who has the best prices on what you’re looking for and might even be able to find coupons you can print out for even more savings.

Editor's Note: This article was a result of user-generated content. 

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