Do you know any places to get cheap supplies for school?

[iceseason]

Soon I gonna start my first year at university, I have heard people spending "a lot" on not just textbooks, but also school supplies. For pens/markers, I guess products from dollar mar will do. But do you know where I could get quality binders/presentation folders etc for "super bas prix"?

Also to cut off the expenses on printing, is it better for me to get a printer at home?

[93CivicSi]

Soon I gonna start my first year at university, I have heard people spending "a lot" on not just textbooks, but also school supplies. For pens/markers, I guess products from dollar mar will do. But do you know where I could get quality binders/presentation folders etc for "super bas prix"?

Also to cut off the expenses on printing, is it better for me to get a printer at home?

Yes always have a printer at home. Makes life 10x easier.

[Free Willy]

What program are you entering? I don't think binders are necessary for most courses since you don't get many handouts. Besides, most courses have their own site on Blackboard and your profs will most likely post electronic copies of any documents up there. Just buy a notebook for each course and you're good to go.

As for a printer, yes, buy a printer if you don't already have one at home. I'd suggest a cheap laser.

[Yankees 1903]

What program are you entering? I don't think binders are necessary for most courses since you don't get many handouts. Besides, most courses have their own site on Blackboard and your profs will most likely post electronic copies of any documents up there. Just buy a notebook for each course and you're good to go.

As for a printer, yes, buy a printer if you don't already have one at home. I'd suggest a cheap laser.

True but it is nice to have one binder just in case you do have handouts or if you wish to print off the documents from blackboard. I usually just have one of those thin plastic ones that don't take up much space with simple dividers. They are usually pretty cheap.


OP, you can go to any big box store closer to when the semester starts (end of August/early September) and they will usually have sales in order to clear out school supplies and make way for Halloween displays.

[D Tension]

Its not really the printer that will set you back, its the cartridges.

[NiftyScent]

Get a cheap black/white laser printer. You'll likely do a lot of printing. I got one in first year one on sale for $40 which the included toner lasted me more than a year. I just bought a cheap $30 toner replacement which yields 1500 pages.

[iceseason]

What program are you entering? I don't think binders are necessary for most courses since you don't get many handouts. Besides, most courses have their own site on Blackboard and your profs will most likely post electronic copies of any documents up there. Just buy a notebook for each course and you're good to go.

As for a printer, yes, buy a printer if you don't already have one at home. I'd suggest a cheap laser.

I will start my bachelor in law this Sept., so I'm expecting a lot of papers to print and read... that's why I'm worried about binders and printing.

I was debating to get an inkjet or a laser printer. For the latter, to change the toner kit could be way too expensive.

[iceseason]

I usually just have one of those thin plastic ones that don't take up much space with simple dividers. They are usually pretty cheap.


OP, you can go to any big box store closer to when the semester starts (end of August/early September) and they will usually have sales in order to clear out school supplies and make way for Halloween displays.

That sounds like a great idea! Did you get them from those big box stores? By big box store, do you mean stores like Staples?

[Yankees 1903]

That sounds like a great idea! Did you get them from those big box stores? By big box store, do you mean stores like Staples?

Staples, WalMart, Zellers, RCSS, any of those stores will have sales around that time. The thin plastic binders are usually pretty cheap.

[Free Willy]

I will start my bachelor in law this Sept., so I'm expecting a lot of papers to print and read... that's why I'm worried about binders and printing.

I was debating to get an inkjet or a laser printer. For the latter, to change the toner kit could be way too expensive.

If you're doing a lot of printing, do not buy an inkjet, you'll probably only get 500 pages out of each cartridge. As someone doing two majors in the humanities, I go through 500 of printing in less than a month. A laser will get you around 2000-3000. Keep in mind, though, that the toner that comes with the printer will only be half full. Just make sure you buy a printer that comes with a refillable toner cartridge. There are sites out there that'll tell you which.

[Free Willy]

True but it is nice to have one binder just in case you do have handouts or if you wish to print off the documents from blackboard. I usually just have one of those thin plastic ones that don't take up much space with simple dividers. They are usually pretty cheap.


OP, you can go to any big box store closer to when the semester starts (end of August/early September) and they will usually have sales in order to clear out school supplies and make way for Halloween displays.

I guess you're just more organized than I am, or have fewer documents.

I just write the date/lecture # on each stapled article and keep them in various piles on my floor.

[roxx]

If you're doing a lot of printing, do not buy an inkjet, you'll probably only get 500 pages out of each cartridge. As someone doing two majors in the humanities, I go through 500 of printing in less than a month. A laser will get you around 2000-3000. Keep in mind, though, that the toner that comes with the printer will only be half full. Just make sure you buy a printer that comes with a refillable toner cartridge. There are sites out there that'll tell you which.

+1 for this recommendation... Stay away from the inkjet machines. It will cost you a fortune in ink!! Lucky to get 500 pages out of a cartridge. Not to mention the print speed is much slower and inkjet smudges easier.

[iceseason]

Its not really the printer that will set you back, its the cartridges.

Totally agree with you. Talking about this, any stores you would recommend for cartridges?

I heard about replacement cartridges can really help cut off expenses, and I googled this store, www.123inkcartridges.ca, their products are so cheap that I can't help wondering the quality.

[iceseason]

Use the printers at school. You pay for them.

I thought about that before, but someone warned me that it would be extremely expensive if I have to print a lot, and it is more convenient to have a printer at home that I could printer whenever I need to.

[D Tension]

Prices seem to be similar across the stores, even budget stores like canadacomputers.

Thought: I think they have kind of a mini-monopoly, because you usually have to buy the cartridge from the company that made the printer