Life hack: how to save on school purchases

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

A school uniform, a new backpack, trendy sneakers, textbooks - all this usually costs a pretty penny. Together with Avito, we will tell you how to find the most important things for a student at a cheaper price.

How to search

• Include filter by size - this allows you to see clothes and shoes by the child's age, height and leg size. You can also just enter the size into the search bar.
• Add subway - in order not to go across the city for an inexpensive school uniform, look for offers near a certain metro station. Several options can be noted, for example, near work and near home.
• Set a maximum price - so you will see only those things that you can afford.
• With photo only - yes, there are people who sell things without photos, and it's better not to get involved with such.

School uniform

Many schools in Russia require the obligatory daily wearing of a uniform. According to the same type of strict clothing, it has a positive effect on discipline and academic performance. In addition, children are accustomed to a business dress code. However, school suits cost a lot of money, and you need to buy at least two sets, because in just a couple of days a child can turn elegant trousers with arrows into country trousers.

To save money, school clothes for boys and girls can be ordered at. For example, if you look for a suit for a third-grader boy with a height of 140 centimeters at a price of up to 2 thousand rubles near the Novogireevo metro station, you will receive more than a dozen offers. Among them we found a good jacket and trousers for only a thousand rubles. For girls, the choice is even wider - more than 20 options. For the same money, you can take a sundress and a blouse.

• Price in the store: 1, 5-5 thousand rubles.
• Price: 500-2.5 thousand rubles.

Brand sneakers

Even if the child is not a sneakerhead and life without a new pair of fashionable sneakers is possible for him, good shoes are something that cannot be saved on. Best of all - quality, branded options. They are comfortable, there is an instep support, a leg breathes, and classmates will check it out. True, a child's leg can grow two or three sizes in a year. Buying used crosses to save money, of course, is not comme il faut. But trying to look for new ones is quite possible. Usually they are sold by those who ordered shoes over the Internet, but made a mistake with the size. Moreover, they offer, significantly discounting from the original price.

• Price in the store: 8-15 thousand rubles.
• Price: 3-7 thousand rubles.

A shift in our school is required with a white sole so that the linoleum does not rub off. Finding such shoes or shoes is not easy, but sneakers are welcome. It is most convenient to take models with Velcro so as not to waste time tying laces.

Alina Pavel's mother, 3rd grade

Backpack

Textbooks, office supplies, shift, sports uniform - the weight of the backpack of a modern first-grader reaches 5 kg, although it should not exceed 1.5 kg. To preserve posture, it is best to choose a backpack with a rigid orthopedic back. You can find it for 500 rubles - an excellent Herlitz. A new one costs several thousand!

• Price in the store: 2, 5-7 thousand rubles.
• Price for: 1-3 thousand rubles.

I don’t skimp on some things. For example, I bought a backpack for my daughter a good and high quality one. We have been wearing Herlitz for the third year, washable in a typewriter, and will live as much, if not more.

Ksenia Inga's mother, 5th grade

Skiing for physical education

Prepare the sleigh in the summer - we are sure that when the snow falls, sellers will hike prices. While it's far from winter, you can buy used skis from a well-known manufacturer, for example, the Norwegian Madshus or the Austrian Fisher, at the price of the Chinese no-name. The brand kit will last for a long time, and most importantly, the lessons will be enjoyable.

We certainly want Fischer and are ready to follow them anywhere within Moscow. There are 220 advertisements for the sale of children's skis from this company. We found an option with sticks and boots for 3 thousand rubles.

• Price in the store: 5-15 thousand rubles for a set with sticks and boots.
• Price: 1-7 thousand rubles for the same set.

In the summer we missed the parents' meeting because we were on vacation. When the first snow fell, the school announced that it was time to bring skis. This information took us by surprise! I really didn't want to buy inventory of poor quality, so we decided to search on - they often sell good and almost new things, especially for children. Found a pair of steep Fisher skis complete with poles and boots for only 1,500 rubles! Apparently, someone skated one season and grew up. This year, I plan to buy skis for my youngest daughter in advance, but I will still look for them. In two years it will grow up - and I will sell it in the same place.

Masha is the mother of Daria and Alexandra, 2nd and 1st grades

Cool smartphone

A modern schoolboy is more likely to forget a backpack at home than a smartphone. After all, there is VKontakte, and Instagram, and PUBG Mobile, and vidos with pranks, and, finally, photos of your favorite cats. In short, you need a smartphone with a large screen, a normal camera, and powerful enough to play. For example, Xiaomi Redmi Note 7. There is an option for 8,500 rubles.

• Price in the store: from 14 thousand rubles.
• Price: from 8, 5 thousand rubles.

In our school, you cannot use gadgets during lessons, but my daughter still has a smartphone. We bought her an inexpensive Xiaomi for her birthday. She likes to run Instagram, and when she does her homework, she can play.

Galina Alexandra's mother, 7th grade

Notebook

A modern student cannot do without a laptop. You need to write essays, make presentations, search for information on the Internet, master IT technologies, learn current skills - processing photos and videos, working in office applications, creating websites. Therefore, learning requires something more serious than a cheap typewriter. Within 15 thousand rubles. Instance on Intel Core i5 and with 6 GB of RAM can be found for 13 thousand.

• Price in the store: 15-30 thousand rubles.
• Price: 6–20 thousand rubles.

The daughter is studying online. You don't need to buy a uniform or textbooks, you only need a computer to access the site. Everything reads from the screen, educational materials with pictures and are divided into lessons. Plus, in the 1st grade, everything is sounded. We bought a laptop so as not to sit at home all the time and to be able to visit my grandmother. The power of the device is not important if you do not play. But it's important for Photoshop to work.

Rita is Alena's mother, 3rd grade

a printer

It will help you not to go broke on the printout of essays, educational materials, and it is more convenient to make cribs before the exam. A laser printer can be found within 3 thousand rubles.

• Price in the store: 3-10 thousand rubles.
• Price: 1-5 thousand rubles.

My daughter sometimes lives with me, and sometimes with her father. They sent her to an online school - this is a forced measure. In order not to sit constantly at the screen, I bought a used printer and print educational materials to the maximum. The printer is laser, it is cheaper to refuel.

Julia Olya's mother, 3rd grade

Tutorials

It happens that there are not enough books at school or there are simply no necessary ones. Sometimes you want two sets - for example, if a child goes to visit grandparents for the weekend. Or it may be that the student simply lost the book. Buying new textbooks is expensive. For example, "Mathematics" by S. M. Nikolsky for the 5th grade and "Physics" by A. V. Peryshkin for the 7th grade cost around 600 rubles each. Therefore, it is reasonable to look for used textbooks for, and a year later - sell them there.

• Price in the store: 400–2,000 rubles.
• Price for: 100-1,000 rubles.

I sell children's things in excellent condition - a suit bought at one time, shoes that the child did not want to wear. Used things, but I distribute whole things. And I myself am not ashamed to borrow from those who give - for this there are groups on Facebook and announcements on free boards. It is useful to ask sellers what else is on sale (of the same size - from the same child). If you take a few things, they will definitely give something "to the load" or make a discount. I always buy used textbooks. And then I sell it.

Julia Anton's mom, 7th grade