Why Target, Why?

[nwhiker]

As I am most years, I am late getting to Target to purchase school supplies. I love school supplies, and would happily buy loads, but I try to limit myself to the stuff I think we'll use.

My usual purchases are index cards (I never know what happens to them, but when I go look for them, there are none) and college ruled composition books.

And every year I have to find the stash of 3 college ruled books, bottom shelf in the back, behind the plethora of wide ruled.

It's like... dudes. Nobody is buying the wide ruled composition books. Stop stocking as many!

Comments

[camelsamba]

the thing that annoys me about our Target is that school supplies are usually wiped out (and maybe even via clearance pricing) before the first week of school. Then a teacher says "i expect you to use this particular thing" (e.g. 3 section college-ruled notebook) and none are available. And it's not like our school district has a quirky schedule, the state mandates that school start after labor day! [state also mandates that schools provide any required supplies, but that doesn't stop some high school teachers from pulling such tricks] I suppose they are driven by national distribution schedules, but still, it annoys me.

[nwhiker]

Yes, same here. Target cleans out the whole thing before school starts usually. Which is why I go buy stuff, but invariably I am stuck going to Staples or the like or trying to find any non-generic stuff the teachers want.