San Diego Reader September 1, 2016 13
BestBuys –EVE KELLY
Where did the summer go? I blinked and it was suddenly August. Another blink and August was gone, too. As I shared a cocktail last night with a couple friends at Polite Provi- sions — I love their Tijuana Slowdance — we talked school supplies. “I popped into Chinaberry [in Spring Val-
ley] last week,” said Bernice, “and I picked up a little booklet full of jokes for the lunchbox. It will make the transition into the school year a little easier for Lori if I sneak a joke into her lunch each day.” Lunch Lines Lunchbox Jokes booklet of 172 jokes is $9.95. “They were also
selling fruit-scented gel pens, which she loves,” she added. “Anything to inspire more writing.” A 12-count of Juicy Scented Glitter Gel Pens is $10.95. “I will never quite feel the
same about school supplies after watch- ing my cleaning lady rescue a nub of a pencil from our trash can,” said my pal Karen. “She asked if she could have it and added that she would bring it back to her family in Mexico. I felt like such a wasteful First-Worlder.” “Should I return the fruit-scented pens?”
asked Bernice, suddenly feeling twangs of guilt. “Oh, heavens, no,” answered Karen. “It just
changed my perspective, I notice wastefulness more. So when I went shopping last week, I bought reusable sandwich bags and snack bags. Garnet Hill is selling a two-pack with nice designs. I picked up the horse design for my daughter and the red-and-black checkered for my son. They also are sell- ing snack-sized ones that stand upright, which I also bought.” Garnet Hill Reusable Sandwich Bags are $14.95 for a set of two 7-by-7-inch with Velcro closure. Their Reusable Snack Bags, set of two, run $12.95 for the 3-by-6.5-inch self-standing containers. “My favorite school-supply item is the composition notebook,” replied Margaret. “Nothing holds up quite as well.” Colored Marble Composition Notebook, 100-sheet, 50¢ at Walmart. The following morning, I polled some teens.
Moms have their favorite school supplies, and kids have their own, I figured. “I’m not par- ticular about anything except my pens,” of- fered Claire. “I like Uni-ball Signo pens, they’re smooth and you can get different ink widths depending on your preference. Micro 207 is my preference [$2.97 for two at Target].”
“I’ve found I have endless need for my pocket stapler.”
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“I like the colorful designs of the Yoobi
products,” offered Maureen. “Yoobi Face Binder Clips are fun; they remind me of the Face cartoon on Nick Junior: one has a mus- tache, one has teeth, all different faces [Target Yoobi Funny Face Binder Clips, $2.99 for the six-count]. I’m also a fan of cork tape and Washi tape,” she added. “So many uses for it, to mark important dates on my desktop calendar, decorate my binders, I love it.” Handmade Modern Cork tape, a variety set of three, is $4.99 at Target. Washi Tape is $2.99 for a roll of 32 feet at Target. “Mechanical pencils are a blessing from heaven as long as you have lead in the right size,” touted Sylvia. “The best pencils are the
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ones with the twist-up erasers.” Pentel Twist Eraser Automatic Pencil, 0.7mm, are $4.22 each at Walmart. “Rolling white-out correction tape is very
useful, but everyone will ask to borrow it,” she added. Bic Wite-out Correction Tape is $10.99 for a four-pack at Office Depot. “I like the JanSport backpack,” said Saman-
tha. “Although it’s pricey, it has lasted me a few years. It turned out to be a good investment.” JanSport Superbreak Backpack is $45 at Kohl’s. “I also always buy the 5 Star Notebooks,” she added. The 5 Star Notebook with 2 Pockets is $3 at Office Depot.
Isaac was another 5
Star notebook fan. “I like them because they don’t get all beaten up with use,” he replied, “they maintain their shape, which makes it easy
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to turn more pages and get to the back of your notebook toward the end of the school
year [$6.99 each at Office Depot]. “Also, Zebra mechanical pencils. They’re
kind of pricey but I love the weight, and the lead doesn’t break as easily.” Zebra Stainless Steel Mechanical Pencils are $3.19 each at Office Depot. “I’ve also found I have endless need for
my pocket stapler,” he added. “I always need it to staple assignments at the last minute, or staple tests so I don’t have to wait my turn for the class stapler.” The Stanley Bostitch Pocket Stapler with staples is $3.69 for a set of two at Walmart.
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