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Start your engines Moms! It is almost that time of year again to think about getting the kids ready for school. I checked out the prices at Wal-Mart this week. They have several aisles devoted to just school supplies, making it easy to pick up everything in one trip.

There is a whole row of all kinds of insulated lunch packs and lunch boxes with the kids' favorite characters on them from $6.34 to $8.24. Back packs galore from Spiderman, Dora and Hannah Montana from $7. Hannah Montana book bags are $15. Water bottles $2.50 and insulated bottles $4.88. Locker vanity $7.88, locker kit $9.97.

Nice zippered binders that hold everything from $6 to $9.99. Ring notebooks were $4.74 and $6.47. Composition books $2.44, one subject notebook $.88, 150 sheets of notebook paper only $.50. Portfolios $.68, double pocket dividers $2.50, calculators from $8.48. Battery operated pencil sharpener $8.97, manual just $.88.

Here are some real bargains, 40 pencil erasers $.97, scissors $.55, rulers $.55, plastic pencil box $.57. Crayola markers 10/$.88, 24 count crayons $.20, 10 pens to a package or 10 pencils $.50, 12 color pencils $.88, highlighter 4/$1.50, compass $.97, glue sticks 3/$.60, washable markers 11/$.60, watercolors 16/$1.97, paper clips $.96, memo books $.62, index cards $.46. Book covers were only $.74. I saw boxes of one subject notebooks for just five cents each! How can they do that?

You should be able to outfit the whole family for just a small amount at these prices.



You will have money left over to buy them a couple new outfits to start the school year with! It doesn't get better than that! One-stop shopping! I think everyone knows where the closest Wal-Mart is to them so I won't go into that.

Now for a tip: If you go to the Summit Church on Ben Hill Griffin Parkway on Saturday, Aug. 2, they are giving away free back packs. There are only 400 so go early.