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School Supplies: Thinking Outside of the Big Box

Patch readers suggest local stores for back-to-school shopping.

Savvy Patch Facebook readers know there is more than one place to buy colored-ink pens, three-ring binders and stylish pocketed folders.

Here are some local merchants Patch readers recommended Wednesday for unique or well-priced school supplies. 

  • Shoprite of Middletown, Hazlet along Route 35
  • Dollar General, 175 Locust Ave, West Long Branch
  • Dollar Tree (multiple locations)
  • Walgreens (multiple locations)

Judi Fox Hernandez told her fellow Matawan-Aberdeen Patch shoppers that she shops the sales before the silly season starts. "..keep your receipt with the items than return what you don't need. That's what I always did."


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