Experts say $527 is the average that families are expected to spend on back-to-school shopping.
The hope is that families can save some serious cash on back-to-school shopping."School supplies for my daughter she'll be a kindergartener," said Yuli Wang.
It's that time of the year, shelves are stocked with school supplies, and for 10 days in New Jersey, the 6.625% sales tax is non-existent for certain items."It's great to ease the pain of the school supplies demand everything they need going back to school," explained Rose Bevilacqua of Haddonfield. All of the supplies come at a cost. According to the national retail federation, total back-to-school spending is expected to match 2021's record high of $37 billion, or more than $800 for households with kids k-12.
The savings are applied both online and in stores. School supplies included in the tax holiday range from pens and pencils, to notebooks, sports equipment, art supplies, and even computers that cost less than $3,000."You got to like split the stuff within weeks... next week I'll get shoes, following week more tops so it is hard," said Zamiah Bonilla of Camden.
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