tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post642673699922817514..comments2024-03-26T07:07:14.304-07:00Comments on Teacher Tom: She Might Even Inspire YouTeacher Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14606781724784785338noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-3749347814278741832012-03-01T16:54:56.757-08:002012-03-01T16:54:56.757-08:00I have figured this out recently with glue sticks....I have figured this out recently with glue sticks...I purchased some glue sticks that don't really glue all that well, in the hope of saving some money for the school....sadly, since the glue sticks aren't all that gluey, we end up using MORE of them...lesson learned. Spend a few extra dollars on GOOD glue sticks so the kiddos aren't all sad that their things arent sticking.indymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00428015407458217681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-43321964040344908612012-03-01T13:22:47.312-08:002012-03-01T13:22:47.312-08:00oh so true. The £1 shop is my new best friend and ...oh so true. The £1 shop is my new best friend and we even have a 99p store across the road from one which we also pop in to! I just can't help myself!!!Piphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00621297473976978463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-15898284702944192422012-03-01T13:15:28.615-08:002012-03-01T13:15:28.615-08:00Yes, it's a dilemma, M & M. I don't bu...Yes, it's a dilemma, M & M. I don't buy a lot at dollar stores, but stretching the budget . . . I do systematically avoid Wal-Marts and Targets for those reasons, but I do pop into dollar stores (especially Daiso) on occasion. Thrift stores are great, of course!Teacher Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14606781724784785338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-69692234720494585762012-03-01T08:56:38.499-08:002012-03-01T08:56:38.499-08:00I always love your ideas and your attitude, Tom. ...I always love your ideas and your attitude, Tom. I really struggle with buying things from dollar stores in general though, because they come at such a high price in other ways (environmental and ethical for two, especially since so much is made in China by workers who are generally taken advantage of in horrifying ways). I try to shop instead at thrift stores, where things are just as cheap but I feel like I'm actually helping instead of contributing to the problem. In the case of bulk things like bunches of electric toothbrushes, I just don't know what the solution is. Do you ever struggle with this dilemma?Magic and Mayhemhttp://magicandmayhem.homeschooljournal.net/noreply@blogger.com