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Buying school supplies gives teachers, parents and students many choices within our advance age of the digital era.

The history of buying school supplies has dramatically changed from hundreds of years ago when parents first taught their children. The educational movement began to change in the 1840s when a few states started the public school system. It was not until the 19th Century that schools were available for the public given opportunity to all.

Today, we live in a new advanced world where millions of children, teens and adults attend public-schools. With economic crisis affecting our lives, buying school supplies is a demand with school budget cuts. Check with your schools before purchasing supplies.

The advantages of advance technology are the convenience to shop from the comforts of your own home or office on-line and saving money on gas. Here are five top websites that teachers, parents and student buy school supplies:

Staples are a well-known chain of stores that offers not only school supplies to parents and students, but also supplies for teachers, office supplies, medical supplies, furniture and technology. You can you shop on-line or shop at your local community store. To find school supplies, bargains, coupons and all educational supplies at Staples website, click drafting & school supplies under office supplies.

Web support: (800) 378-2753

http://www.staples.com

Teacher's School Supply is your one-stop shopping mall for teachers to purchase all needs required to work in a classroom for children ages six months to 18 years. Known for low prices, donating 10% of all profits to local food banks, and offers incentives and motivators including educational supplies for special needs.

Customer service: (800) 477-7745. International customers E-mail: tonym@teacherssupply.com

http:/ /www.teacherssupply.com

Discoun t School Supply offers 10% to 15% off coupon with easy to follow instructions and offers grants for classroom supplies. You can purchase by catalog or their ecommerce website with free delivery on orders of in-stock orders over $79. There are four regional warehouses and free delivery in two or less days.

Customer service hours are Monday through Friday 6:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. PST (800) 627-2829

E-mail: customerservice@discountschool supply.com

Blog site: http://schoolsupply-coupon.blo gspot.com

Lakeshore Learning Materials (products designed with learning in mind) is a school supply store for both parents and teachers to teach infants to the 6th grade from pencils, erasers, backpacks to educational sale item games. Become a member, create a profile on the website and make a "wish list." Lakeshore also has a link to many educational grants.

Customer service hours are Monday Friday 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. PST (800) 428-4414

http://www.lakeshorele arning.com

EZ School Supplies has a mission "to make a positive difference worldwide in the lives of students"... offers supplies from 3-ring binders, backpacks, crayons, donations, electronics, erasers, first aid, folders & files, glue & tape, reference books, scissors and much more. You can enter your teacher in contest to win $1000 in school supplies. Customer service hours 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Mountain Standard Time)

(888) 571- 1878

E-mail: customerservice@ezschoolsuppli es.com

http://www.ezschoolsupplies.co m/shop/index.phpp

More than a hundred years later, our world has become an educational learning phenomena from minimal communication to mass media communications. Websites offer "live chats" to answer immediate questions and concerns about products and services.

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