$30 water bottles. $20 for paper. The sticker shock is real this school shopping season
Despite hopes that high inflation is cooling, Americans are expected to spend a record amount on school supplies this year, and many families in Los Angeles are feeling the squeeze. At Target and Walmart stores over the weekend, children and their parents perused the aisles for their back-to-school essentials, such as pencils and glue sticks. For some, excitement quickly turned into ...
Despite hopes that high inflation is cooling, Americans are expected to spend a record amount on school supplies this year, and many families in Los Angeles are feeling the squeeze.
At Target and Walmart stores over the weekend, children and their parents perused the aisles for their back-to-school essentials, such as pencils and glue sticks. For some, excitement quickly turned into negotiation.
Shauna McDonnell, 49, had to put her foot down with her 6-year-old, Willow, who begged for a $30 water bottle at Target in Burbank.
McDonnell said prices have been “pretty good” at Target, but she finds herself debating whether Willow, who is about to start first grade at a public school, needs all new products.
“Do I make her
