School people

[Moe]

I'm volunteering for an organization that's creating kits for schools in resource limited areas.

For those of you who buy (or know people that do) in bulk, for like, a classroom or four or 10, where is the best place online to get really good prices on bulk stuff for classrooms, stuff like college lined notebooks and crayons and pencils and sharpeners.

I care a little that they're not crap.  I don't want the offbrand crayons if they're not going to colour.  This is what CEP did to me.

[EmilieMadison]

Costco. And what an awesome program!

[Moe]

Online would work, I'm pricing things out to get the absolute best price.

But Costco could work.

Um, does anyone local have a Costco membership that I can use for this?

Um. Um.

[redheadk]

Are you in Houston? I have a Costco membership and I can meet up with you. The only downside to Costco is that you have to pay with cash/debit or Amex.

[redheadk]

Though I will ditto pagas' Walmart rec. I always bought all my consumables at Walmart when I was teaching even though I don't otherwise shop there.