I use Geddes and Max Cowen all the time. Love them both! They have great prices and will allow you to purchase stuff on credit, if you are a Public School.
Us School Supply Store is absolutely FABULOUS!!! Order items by Monday have orders on Thursday. Shipping Fee $10.95. Sudlersville Elementary School uses them all the time.
We found that if we hit Target, Walmart, Dollar General, etc. about this time of the year, we can rack up on supplies for way cheaper than we could ever buy them and have them shipped to us. That's because they are clearing everything extra out.
For instance, right now our Target has crayons for 8 cents a box! We can sell them later for only 25 cents and still make a great profit and make friends with parents at registration! We purchased ten packs of spiral notebooks for 70 cents, etc.
We store them in containers in our PTO room until we need them at registration and in our school store.
Another thing we do is pick up used pencils whenever we see them! Students drop them everywhere, and we put them in cheap aluminum buckets and given them for free to students who ask. Imagine the good will you build among students (who then tell their parents).
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A+ Memories - Unique Keepsakes and Photo Gifts for Fundraising
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They have the coolest items that kids love while keeping the cost low and quality excellent. Very responsive family-owned company located in Orange County CA.
Their website is being updated but they can send you a lot of information via email. Good luck!
Does anyone have a name of a company that they use for their schools store? I just looked at Oriental Trading not bad but I'm looking for other options.