Where can you buy cheap school Supplies?

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  1. chill543's Avatar
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    Re: Where can you buy cheap school Supplies?
    (Original post by JamalAhmed)
    I have 5 brand new BIC pens. All I got with the simple saying "I do not have a pen" in exams.
    ahhh exam times, the time, to stock up on new bic pens
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    Re: Where can you buy cheap school Supplies?
    (Original post by chill543)
    ahhh exam times, the time, to stock up on new bic pens
    Yes, especially the Bic cristal pens. Amazon 1 for £9. School 5 for nothing. And they say mock exams are worth nothing to me. No - For Bic, I will go the extra mile
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    Poundland - 4 BIC Cristal (Red, green, blue and black) pens £1.
    A pack of blue (black is also available) Round Stic BIC pens (10 pens) £1


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    Re: Where can you buy cheap school Supplies?
    asda have some great deals atm,
    in the 2 for 3 pound bit they do 20 blue pens for like, £2, or £3 for 40!
    for the paper go to tesco and get the pucka bad 400's for like £4
    some good deals at asda though, 2 for one on the sharpes and ect. take a look
    also £1 for 24 pencils

    staples also have a 60% off deal as far as i know?
    aldi have got some good deals, 90p for 160 (2x80) sheets of paper (wich ar 60gsm, but havent checked them out, dont look paper thin though tbf)
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    Re: Where can you buy cheap school Supplies?
    Honestly, I wouldn't reccommend buying cheap school supplies as they don't last that long. I've bought cheap lined paper and ball point pens and the paper is so thin that it falls apart after flicking through the pages in a binder and the pens sometimes don't work at all or they run out quickly. The best paper is by a brand named Oxford, it's really thick so your ink doesn't sink through onto the other side of the page. I just look round different supermarkets when my parents go food shopping during the summer and then pick up whatever they have that's on offer and then I end up with everything I need.
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    Re: Where can you buy cheap school Supplies?
    Our school actually retailed the vast majority of the stuff you listed. The school doesn't look to make profit, either, so you can get certain things like calculators and folders for a couple of quid cheaper than elsewhere.

    I guess it just depends on the size and availability of your institution.
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    Re: Where can you buy cheap school Supplies?
    eBay, Wilkinsons.
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