Brandi McGrath usually buys quality, long-lasting school supplies for her 9-year-old son and his teachers. But sharp increases in the cost of folders, pencils and other products have forced her to cut back and search for cheaper alternatives.
"It’s insane how expensive things have gotten," said McGrath, 48, of Salt Lake City. "I’m looking for every sale I can."
In Daytona Beach, Florida, Karin Kaiser was similarly struck by the cost of back-to-school shopping this year.
"It is crazy," she said, estimating that she and her husband spent way over $100 on just notebooks and looseleaf paper for their two daughters. "That's not counting what we had to pay for back-to-school clothes, shoes, haircuts."
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